ENTREPRENEURS TO GRAB $10,000 AT GTBANK, SHE LEADS AFRICA PITCH COMPETITION

In the continuous search and supporting Entrepreneurs both big and small in 2015, She Leads Africa has partnered with the Foremost Institutional Bank, GTBank, and the launch of her second annual Entrepreneur Showcase for the most talented female entrepreneurs in Nigeria and Africa in Diaspora.

The flagship of the event is the premier platform for young female entrepreneurs looking to grow and scale their businesses across Africa. Participants in the competition will vie for US $15,000 in cash prizes, media features in international news outlets, and exclusive meetings with top investors.
The 2014 edition received nearly 400 applications from 27 countries for just 10 finalist positions. The top finalists were featured in Forbes, Ventures Africa, Venture Burn and several other international news outlets. They also had the opportunity to pitch their businesses to a panel of leading business personalities including Aliko Dangote, Hakeem Belo-Osagie, Audu Maikori and Omoyemi Akerele. Empowers

Based on the fact that female entrepreneurs are often underestimated, hindered and overlooked, GTBank and partner found the need to empower the zealous entrepreneurs in the continent.
This year teamwork championed by GTBank is to illuminate on women who are driving Africa's growth through leadership, commerce and innovation.

Corroborating the need of empowering female entrepreneurs, Yasmin Bello-Osagie, Co-founder, She Leads Africa says, “ We decided to launch She Leads Africa because we saw a critical gap in the market - no one was investing in high growth female entrepreneurs. Through our Entrepreneur Showcase we not only give exceptional entrepreneurs a space to connect with investors and the media but we also provide them with training and mentoring to ensure that they are able to take advantage of the experience."

Affirming the effect of the competition, the 2014 winner, Cherae Robinson founder of travel startup Tastemakers Africa stated "participating in the She Leads Africa pitch competition literally changed my life and my business, by putting me on a rocket ship towards success." "I was able to hire my first employee with my winnings and I continue to receive support from the team nearly one year later," she concluded.

Application window has been specially extended for SME businesses listed on the GTBank SME MarketHub until 27th July 2015 at 11:59pm. Businesses from any industry are eligible to apply as long as there is one woman on the founding team between 18-35 years old. To apply please visit www.smemarkethub.com/she-leads-africa and don't forget to attach your pitch deck.
Considering the fact that there is nothing like concrete plan, paying attention to dreams, nurture it and taking advantage of every opportunities, Anals Nin urges “ Throw your dreams into space like a kite, and you do not know what it will bring back, a new life, a new friend, a new love, a new country”.

Job Opening Customer Service Executive at MetroBlue LAUNDROMAT

CUSTOMER SERVICE EXECUTIVE
Metroblue Laundromat, a budding laundry service outfit in the heart of Ikeja, invites applications for the position of a Customer Service Executive who will make every day a satisfying experience for our customers.
Slot: 1

Summary
The Customer Service Executive is a brand ambassador of LAUNDROMAT to her customers, effectively engaging them with experiential services that will guarantee retention. She will ensure that Laundromat optimizes her services to suit the customer thus providing a friendly and customer-centric environment.

Such an individual must be a good listener, have a positive attitude and be flexible. Must also be a person ready to take responsibility for results, possess outstanding people skills, knotty problem solver and ensure a win-win situation always. She must be ready to work weekends.

Job Description

• Own and solve customer queries and internal challenges with a proactive approach.
• Anticipate and identify customers’ needs and provide appropriate solutions.
• Resolve conflicts and manage customer expectations.
• Communicate effectively in verbal and written formats with external and internal customers.

• Keep a profile of customers and appropriately document customers’ activity thoroughly.

• Manage crisis logically with good judgment to ensure win-win situations.

• Make appropriate decisions on behalf of the customer quickly and effectively.

• Effectively prioritize work to ensure efficiency.

• Research continuously on customer needs to provide cutting-edge services.
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• Perform all duties and responsibilities in a timely and efficient manner in accordance with Laundromat’s established policies and procedures to achieve overall objectives of this position.

• Submit comprehensive weekly reports on business/customer activities to the Chief Executive Officer.

• Other duties as assigned.


Education, Knowledge and Skill Requirement

• A minimum of a HND or its equivalent in any discipline. A professional qualification in customer relations, communication and allied areas will be an added advantage.

• Creative customer engagement tactics

• Administrative skills required including excellent communication/interpersonal skills and reporting.

• Fluency in Windows Operating Systems and Microsoft Office tools

• Vast knowledge on conflict management and customer retention.

• Critical thinker and ability to make independent judgment

• Ability to think and act proactively and anticipate requirements of customers.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Emotional intelligence, attention to detail, accuracy and security consciousness.


all applicants should sedn their CV to Samuel.isichei@live.com

Exciting Launch of Yezz Mobile into the Nigerian Market

Yezz Mobile was designed and birthed in Miami USA five years ago and has experienced tremendous success in the Latin American markets over the last few years. This success has led the US based company Yezz to expand its distribution footprint into Europe and also Africa, a key growth focus region for the company.

"The African market offers considerable growth prospects”, says Robert Schiano,Yezz Managing Director in EMEA, studies show that the number of smartphones sold by 2017 will double to 350 million units. With Yezz brand, we have the ambition, portfolio and capabilities to be a major player in Africa in the mobile phone sector. With Nigeria being one of the most significant markets in Africa as well as globally, we are highly motivated to showcase the Yezz brand offering to the discerning Nigerian consumer.

Yezz is proud to announce that TD Mobile has been selected as the preferred and exclusive distributor of Yezz in the Nigerian market. TD Mobile, a subsidiary of Technology Distributions, has an exemplary track record in terms of software, hardware, accessories and peripherals and enjoys prime status as one of the biggest distributors of mobile devices across the West African region. We believe that the partnership between TD Mobile and Yezz is well placed for success. TD Mobile will make the product range available for sale exclusively online via Konga.com for the launch period, as well as through key partnership with Yudala and Key Opcos into selected open channel retail outlets throughout Nigeria.

Choice - Whilst Yezz has a broad product range, much research has gone into selecting the key devices which will appeal to the needs and aspirations of the Nigerian target consumer. This research has been validated by key operators, distributors and consumers. Based on this, Yezz will spearhead this charge with key smartphone products which provide the right balance of features, value for money, performance and design to win their hearts. To do this we will be giving consumers a choice of Yezz devices to suit whichever operating system the consumers prefer, starting off with Android and Windowsphone devices, and to be followed shortly thereafter by a Firefox range of devices. In addition, most of the Yezz devices coming into market will come standard with between 3 to 4 additional colour covers. This will give consumers confidence that their device looks fresher and newer for longer.
Yezz Billy 4.7 – This device offering is the thinnest Windowsphone on the market, packed with solid performance features and quality Qualcomm chipsets that establish this Windowsphone as a quality device to the discerning consumer. This combined with a superlight weight of 120 grams and a 4.7 inch screen will be a winner for the consumer looking for an alternative Windowsphone to the current offerings in the market.

In addition to this there will be a Yezz Billy 4 device for consumers looking for great value for money. This is a great entry level Windows smartphone device packed with class leading features including a 4 inch screen and quality at a highly competitive price to the end consumer.

As weight and thinness are key design differentiators for the Yezz brand, we will be leading the Android Kit Kat charge with two very key super thin and superlight devices positioned to consumers who want a product they can confidently showcase to their friends, family and associates.


Yezz Andy 5T – Our ultrathin Android 5T at 6.9mm and 123 grams really provides a unique coolness factor in terms of its design. Packed with a powerful 13mp main camera and 5mp selfie camera, combined with a highly useable 5 inch touchscreen, we see this as a highly desirable alternative to the existing offerings in the market, particularly in terms of design.

The Andy 6M is the perfect answer to consumers who want a device that is the perfect balance of value for money and gaming capabilities. With its 6 inch screen, 13mp main camera and 5mp selfie camera, as well as 2400 mAh battery, it ticks all of the right boxes for the target consumer.

In addition to the above devices, we will be offering the broader Yezz range into the key channels to cater for differing consumer demand and affordability requirements; this includes devices such as our entry-level C21 feature phone which is part of our mainstream smartphone device offering.

More information on these devices can be obtained at Konga.com

Finally, Yezz stands for Quality. We are confident in our brand as well as our products’ durability, and are offering our consumers a class leading 24 month warranty on all of our product range. Peace of mind should be part of the deal.

To learn more about Yezz, feel free to click onto our corporate website www.sayyezz.com

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