When you think of Nigeria and the women impacting the world stage, names like Stella Okoli and Folorunsho Alakija come to mind. In the last few years, many stories have been written about women entrepreneurs in Nigeria. Many success stories have been featured on blogs and other online platforms. But only a few people know of this particular story of a woman entrepreneur who has made it big.

Mrs. Wenenda Ndu-Ajikeru is the Founder of WomeninPortharcourt, an Online Business Community that connects entrepreneurs with potential corporate clients via social media. She started the business in 2018 with a vision of shaping the future of business owners in Port Harcourt by providing development opportunities, fostering valuable connections, and facilitating member success through business and career growth.

Although the scale of the vision has expanded over the years as it has grown beyond the boundaries of Port Harcourt, the values on which she founded the company on has been maintained. The mission, however, remains to empower women in Port Harcourt. WomeninPortharcourt remains committed to empowering business owners in Port Harcourt to achieve success on their terms.

She strives to provide opportunities for women to connect with and support each other and deliver programs that contribute to her members’ personal and professional development, meeting their needs at the right time in the right way.

The “Women in Port Harcourt” community has grown to over 27,000 members and drawn an audience of nearly 80k on Instagram and 60k Facebook users. Through her company, she has successfully conducted transactions in millions between business owners and their clients.

She has also been able to host the Biggest Entrepreneurs Meetup Event in the South-South—a skill acquisition training for both men and women that has encouraged entrepreneurship among Nigerians across all sectors of the economy.

Mrs. Wenenda G. Ndu-Ajikeru emphasized the importance of recognizing and promoting one another, pursuing growth and learning, supporting business owners, and exposing businesses to their potential clients, which were the values on which she founded her company that set her up for success.