From left: Akintunde Marinho, COO/Head Digital Marketing, Vanguard Spark Vanguard Spark Rookie of the month for August- Olamide Orekefe, Mr. Ben Akabueze, Lagos State Commissioner for Economice Planning and Budget and standing with the Vanguard Spark Team – (extreme right) and Ikenna Onuorah, CEO/Marketing Director Vanguard Spark during the presentation of N100,000 grant to the fashion designer.
After winning the August Rookie contest to become the Rookie of the Month, Olamide Orefeko, a marketing student at Babcock University and CEO of Lami’s Clothier, a fashion outfit, received “The Spark”- an incentive to kickstart her business success- from The Spark: Sage, Honourable Ben Akabueze, the Lagos State Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget. Precisely on the 26th of September, 2014, Olamide was empowered with a 100,000 naira cash grant and a personal counselling session with the Commissioner. This is definitely her first step to making a statement in the fashion industry.
With the Ignite, Connect and Achieve vision of the Vanguard Spark platform, Olamide is set to take advantage of its opportunities to grow a business beyond her wildest dreams. As a youth inspired by excellence and with a deep love for seeing things beautiful, she is on a mission to create a fashion trend that not only makes females look good but also feel good.
As the latest big thing in town, Olamide was assured by the Commissioner of free access to him and also that he was available to counsel and direct her. Honourable Ben Akabueze also asked for her business plan and gave his word to always stand in support with Vanguard Spark to ensure that she becomes and remains a success.
From left: Akintunde Marinho, COO/Head Digital Marketing, Vanguard Spark; Olamide Orekefe, Vanguard Spark Rookie of the month for August; Mr. Ben Akabueze, Lagos State Commissioner for Economice Planning & Budget and Ikenna Onuorah, CEO/Marketing Director Vanguard Spark during the presentation of N100,000 grant to the fashion designer.
In order to make work easier, neater and faster, Olamide has been working tirelessly to get an industrial sewing machine in order to take advantage of the festive season around the corner. But one setback was no funds. However, with this cash grant of 100,000 naira, she screamed and said, “Wow, I’m so going to get my very own industrial machine right away”.
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