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By Sodeinde Temidayo David
The founder of MSME Africa, Mr Seye Olurotimi, has emerged as the winner of The Entrepreneur Africa Award (TEA) for Media Innovation.
The renowned Nigerian MSME expert was honoured for using his media platform to continuously drive smart information and engagements.
Mr Olurotimi is a Marketing Communications and SME Branding expert and is passionate about enterprise development and has worked with hundreds of entrepreneurs.
He is an International Partner of the World Business Angel Investment Forum and the convener of the widely attended MSME Dialogue and a member of the MSME Community of Practice of the Nigeria Economic Summit Group (NESG).
Speaking at the presentation of the award to him at a ceremony held at the Oriental Hotel, Lagos, Mr Olurotimi expressed his excitement and gratitude for the honour, stating that it was a call to do more both on himself and on the company.
‘’Even though I have been named as the recipient of the award, I know it is in recognition of the work we collectively do at MSME Africa and I will therefore dedicate it to our formidable team at MSME Africa who daily put in the work to better the lots of entrepreneurs especially those within the Micro, Small and Medium-sized business (MSME) bracket,” he said.
He also disclosed the company progressed as it has reached over 226,000 users, curated about 400 opportunities and provided daily, timely and relevant information about happenings and developments within the MSME, Entrepreneurial and Startup Ecosystems in Africa.
He added that the MSME Africa team has also provided tools and resources for entrepreneurs to thrive and grow through its media platform, events community and other initiatives.
Mr Olurotimi won the prize after a competition with four other nominees in the category.
The award event was held amidst lots of pomp and pageantry in the presence of notable players within the entrepreneurial ecosystem, celebrities and public figures.
According to the organisers, the award was in different categories and there were 1,223 entries for the award out of which 127 official nominees were qualified.
MSME Africa is Africa’s leading news media, opportunities, capacity building, business articles and resources platform for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Startups and entrepreneurs.
The platform aims to be a major voice for MSMEs in Africa, fostering the culture of entrepreneurship, building the capacities of entrepreneurs and influencing policies on issues that affect Entrepreneurs, Startups and MSMEs.
MSME Africa attracts daily traffic from budding entrepreneurs, business leaders, founders, CEOs, directors, industry icons, as well as other players and stakeholders within the MSME space.
