A budding entrepreneur with unique business idea of turning trash into beautiful furniture, Mrs. Marvis Marshal-Idio, has won the Heritage Bank-sponsored entrepreneurial competition show, The Next Titan Season 3.
The star prize is N5million from Heritage Bank, which is the headline official sponsor of the competition, and a brand new car from Coscharis Motors.
Impressed by the commitment and tenacity shown by contestants in this year’s edition of the entrepreneurial reality TV show, Heritage Bank has restated its commitment for small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria. The bank said the scheme is a veritable platform through which the financial institution is propagating its campaign for youth empowerment programme in the country.
Ifie Sekibo, managing director of the bank, who was represented by Mrs. Ori Ogba, Divisional Head, SME & Retail, Heritage Bank; at the final of Season 3 of The Next Titan held in Lagos on Sunday, said he was satisfied with the degree of commitment shown by each contestant who participated in the competition.
He said Heritage Bank instituted The Next Titan with a view to igniting the entrepreneurial spirit in the youth.
His words: “At Heritage Bank, we have discovered that SMEs have a crucial role to play in nation building process anywhere in the world. This is why at Heritage Bank we shall not relent in our support for young entrepreneurs who have a clear projection of their future plans.”
He stated that that the bank’s participation in the show as lead sponsor is to reinforce its promise of supporting the sector and fighting unemployment in the country.
Meanwhile, Mr. Mide Kunle-Akinlaja, the Executive Producer of the Next Titan commended the bank for the support given to the reality show.
“I want to thank the management of Heritage Bank, headed by the indefatigable and visionary entrepreneur, Mr. Ifie Sekibo, for sponsoring this innovative show.
Heritage Bank has been greatly visible in the area of making future leaders in Nigeria. We are indeed grateful to Heritage Bank for being the major sponsor of the show”, Kunle-Akinlaja stated.
According to him, the basic objective of the scheme is to demystify entrepreneurship and present it as a viable career options to millions of young talented graduates especially in this era of unemployment ravaging the nation.
The Next Titan reality TV show is a 10-week programme designed to ignite the entrepreneurial spirit of Nigerians. It gives an opportunity to young talented Nigerians who fall within the age bracket of 18-39 years with great, innovative and unbeatable business ideas, to compete against one another in real-life entrepreneurial challenges in a bid to ultimately win N5million and a brand new car to start a new business or support existing business.
Season 3 auditions held in Abuja, Port-Harcourt, and Lagos with over 50,000 contestants participating.
