The Officials. |
As
part of her drive to contribute to the growth of economic drive of the Nation,
Heritage Bank Plc has continued to support The Next Titan Season-six; in
ensuring that the entrepreneurial targets of the Nigerian youths are attained.
The
Next Titan entrepreneurial reality TV show sponsored annually by the Heritage
Bank Plc has unveiled the top 16 contenders for the season-6 of the show.
Speaking
at the Premiere Night in Lagos on Sunday, where the top 16 were unveiled,
the Regional Executive, Lagos and South West, Heritage Bank, Dimiri
Dike, said the programme was one of the ways the bank drives social and
economic change as a responsible corporate citizen.
Dike
said: "On the economic level, you know that entrepreneurship drives
employment, it drives social change, so we are really doing it for both social
and economic change. And also, time it was in the past when a lot of people
entered entrepreneurship without proper training. This platform, the Next
Titan, offers you a very good beginning.
"Some
of the advantages and benefits that entrepreneurs in the past never had are
what these ones are enjoying. So this is an opportunity for them to be schooled
and at least stand the fighting chance from the perspective of knowledge
and experience of those that had gone before them to succeed".
Advising
the top 16 contenders, Dike said: "First, be yourself, you have to be
humble. The fact that you made it to the top 16 doesn't mean you are better
than those who didn't get here. It could have been just one thing or
another. So, if you now go and be thinking that you have now
arrived, that lack of humility could be your undoing.
"And
more importantly, enjoy the experience because even after you have won; it
is the memories of your journey to victory that will keep you going, long after
you have become a successful entrepreneur".
Giving
insights into some changes in the programme, the Executive Producer, Next
Titan, Mide-Kunle Akinlaja, said: "One, the prize has changed from
N5million to N7million. Then two, we are improving in all areas,
content-wise, trying to make the show more entertaining and at the same time
not allowing the entertainment to water down the essence of the show, which is
entrepreneurship. So, generally, we keep improving".
The
winner of the show will be announced in December at the Grand Finale in Lagos.
the
competition.
The
16 lucky candidates were selected from among 50 contestants who made it to the
Bootcamp after the auditions that saw thousands of Nigerian young entrepreneurs
jostle for selection at the audition centres in Lagos, Port Harcourt,
Enugu and Abuja.
The
contest is out for the N7 million cash prize staked for grab by the chief
sponsor, Heritage Bank, and a brand new Ford car donated by Coscharis
Ford Motors.
The
cash prize has been increased to N7million from N5million in the last five seasons.
Having
emerged top 16 contenders, the entrepreneurs will proceed to the Next Titan
House where they will be involved in a-10 week entrepreneurial and social
service tasks including trainings and mentorship under the guidance and
supervision of astute business leaders who serve as judges.
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