Akintayo marks birthday with three books
04 February 2023 |
3:03 am
In commemoration of his birthday, the GMD/CEO of Gtext Holdings Dr. Steven Akintayo launched three new books and gave grant awards to SMEs last weekend in Lagos.
In commemoration of his birthday, the GMD/CEO of Gtext Holdings Dr. Steven Akintayo launched three new books and gave grant awards to SMEs last weekend in Lagos.
This followed the launch of the Stephen Akintayo Foundation’s $5 Million for five years grant from 2023 to 2027, in order to support 1000 SMEs.
The initiative rewarded the first set of beneficiaries with $5000 each at the multiple ceremonies that took place in their Omole office in Lagos, and in Dubai respectively last weekend.
It would be recalled that a couple of weeks ago, Dr. Akintayo had announced plans to roll out the SME grant starting from January 2023, with the focus of the month being Agriculture. The first set of beneficiaries and recipients for January include Victoria Adeyeye of Phenacoconut Product and Yetunde Taiwo of YT Foods, both of whom were visibly excited to have won $5000 each.
In the same vein, Dr. Akintayo further rewarded the highest salesperson of the year 2022 for Gtext Holdings, Martha Onsachi who got the gift of a brand new car on the same day.
The books lauched at the event include: Becoming a Billionaire Land Banker, Billionaire Habits For Entrepreneurs, and Billionaire Habits For Pastors.
Speaking at the event, Dr Akintayo said: “The whole concept of entrepreneurship is always finding a way where there is no way, creating value amid challenges and constantly looking for opportunities. So, as much as I am grateful to God for how far we have come as a business, we must begin to raise entrepreneurs who are serious about their business. I started this company 15 years ago with just N1000, so I understand what it means to start a business without funding or capital, just trying to struggle to make it work. This is why we are working only with businesses that have started.
“Our grant is to scale up especially for starters who have demonstrated value. Ultimately, what is important is the success rate of those that get it, this is why we are not just supporting them with the fund, but also with mentorship,” he said.
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