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The mentorship training has been very productive so far and we are glad to write a report on the fourth week of the programme.

For the fourth week, the participants were mentored by CEFE from the Entrepreneurship Centre in person of Mrs Agatha on Go-to-market strategy which had to do with defining a unique value proposition for a product, developing a business model canvas (BMC) to outline a strategy for success, identifying the target market, competition analysis and so much more.

The coordinator brought a template to show the participants what BMC (business model canvas) looked like and it's just a plain sheet where key points or important things which includes value proposition to customer relationship, customer segment, key partners, ICT infrastructures, key activities, key resources, cost structures, revenue streams and channels.

BMC is a layout guide for a startup founder to arrange in a strategic order the important part of their business.

The coordinator stated that "if you have value without a market, then you don't have value" which meant that marketing is key in portraying value.

She also made mentioned that "a business owner should be an opportunity seeker, a risk taker and a problem solver."

The participants as developing founders were given points on how to deal with difficult customers, were given recommendations on platforms for e-marketing and were also given points on how to engage and retain their customers.

With the lecture they received, the participants now had enough knowledge on how to treat their customers and were eager to implement marketing strategies in their startup journey.

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Friday, the 4th of August marks the end of our 6-week journey of the tech startup incubation program.

Thank you all to our beautiful and amazing partners and mentors that made it happen. To the talented founders and talents, well done.

We proceed to the 48 hour hacakthon.

To learn more about the program if you have missed out on the previous post, check out this link: https://provarex.com/futec-startup

We may think it's just code we are writing but there's more to it. The legal and compliance areas. This is what Fateemah from is coming to make clear to us at the tech startup incubation program.

Join us this Friday, 3pm and learn more abt general tech compliance.

Time: 3pm
Date: 4th August 2023
Venue: Entrepreneurship Center, the Federal University of Technology Minna

You are all invited.

It's today, live at the Entrepreneurship Center 3PM with Memunat (HajiaPHP)

As we are wrapping up the 6-week tech startup incubation program in FUTMinna, it's very important to understand how to get some money to push that idea to product market fit.

It's not easy on an empty account.

Learn the processes it takes to have the funding to build at an early stage from an experienced founder and a mentor, the founder of Kuagi Resources. HajiaPHP 🙌

We are making this open to others who aren't participants in the program to learn within this last week.

Date: 2nd August, 2023
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Enterprenuership Center, The Federal University of Technology Minna. Niger State. 🇳🇬

For more information or direction, call 07016669841, 08189274937

We are delighted to report the successful mentorship training activities conducted during the second week of the FUTEC Tech Startup Incubation Program.
The participants received guidance from two mentors, Mr. Isreal Kizito and Bello Abdulkudus Onuchi on idea validation and product design prototyping, respectively.

Mr. Isreal Kizito shared a framework for idea validation. He emphasized the need to write down ideas, immerse oneself in a problem to find a solution, and let ideas go through stages of development. Identifying a target market, being passionate, and building trust were also key points he highlighted for success.

Bello Abdulkudus, an experienced product designer, highlighted the significance of creating user-centric solutions. He guided participants through the design thinking process, using techniques such as user personas and wireframing to design products that align with user needs and preferences.

The participants had an engaging session where they were divided into groups to practice what they had learned from the mentors and apply those principles and techniques. Group One generated an idea, group two designed a problem statement, and the third group came up with a fantastic solution to the idea generated from the problem statement.

Overall, the participants demonstrated extraordinary commitment during the mentorship sessions. They are well on their way to piloting their journey from idea concept to idea validation and building a product that meets the needs of the targeted end users in their startup ventures.