Nigeria Prepares to Celebrate Women’s Entrepreneurship Day

LAGOS CITY, Nigeria - Nov. 9, 2015 - PRLog -- As November 19th Women Entrepreneurship Day is quickly approaching, preparations are underway globally with over 100 ambassadors representing countries across Asia, Europe, North America, Central America, Caribbean, South America, the Middle East and Africa to host their local activities.

In Nigeria, Tori Abiola, is the Nigerian Ambassador for the second year for this global initiative; will be coordinating special seminars for Female entrepreneurs, which will be free to attend and will feature leading entrepreneurship experts and business leaders.

At the United Nations on 19th November, Nigeria will be represented by Amina Mohammed.

Women’s Entrepreneurship Day has been supported by women such as Mo Abudu, Ego Boyo, Betty Irabor, Toju Foyeh, Ngozi Edozien, Toyosi Akerele, Kemi Ajumobi, Yinka Davies, Audu Maikori, and Central Bank of Nigeria.

The day will partner with female entrepreneurship and professional association, as well as utilize the network and reach of WOWe (Women of West Africa Entrepreneurship) the largest social media following for Nigerian female entrepreneurs to promote the day.

The day will be supported by PWC, Ecobank, where the global head quarter event will be held at the United Nations in New York and will feature participation from Amina Mohammed, one of the three female Ministers in Nigeria.

“It's inspiring to see women coming together in such a manner as we look forward to the November 19th celebration at the United Nations and having it live streamed in 144 countries and 111 top universities and colleges worldwide,” - Wendy Diamond, Founder of Women’s Entrepreneurship Day (WED).

Diamond continues, “This year we’ve added a new element of having regional ambassadors representing their designated regions and who have been working diligently on the ground with the individual ambassadors in their respective countries to launch the WED on the 19th of November in a supporting, celebratory and empowering manner building on what was done last year."

From seminars, to public events, to videos of messages and tips to entrepreneurs and women everywhere, WED 2014 achieved massive success with the participation of 35,000 members and worldwide partners.  We look forward to a more massive global impact during WED 2015!

Women’s Entrepreneurship Day is a worldwide movement that carries throughout the year in support of female entrepreneurs on every continent. The defining goal is to empower women and their businesses, as well as gather a think tank of women leaders, which will ultimately create an amplified merged message to expand businesses with social good initiatives in communities locally and globally.

When women are provided economic empowerment, they outspend men on their family’s health, nutrition, and education by threefold; 90% women to 30% men. Together as a global community we can make the planet a better place!

“Empowering women worldwide and investing in their futures helps to drive and promote economic vitality and security locally and globally,” says Wendy Diamond, WED’s founder. “Twenty-first century leadership skills, such as cooperation, communication, and sharing are more commonly associated with women. We want to celebrate the unwavering positives that women entrepreneurs bring to the global economy as well as inspire and support future generations of women entrepreneurs.”