Nigerian Woman Among Leading Women Entrepreneurs Honoured in New York
Yewande Zaccheaus, CEO and owner of Eventful Limited was among the nineteen of the world's most promising women entrepreneurs recognized yesterday at the fifth annual International Women's Entrepreneurial Challenge (IWEC) awards conference in New York. Eventful Ltd, a leading events planning and consulting company in Lagos, Nigeria. Eventful Ltd is regarded as a pace setter for both corporate and retail events in Nigeria with an annual revenue of close to 3 million dollars USD. Yewande recently received an award from Today’s Woman Magazine, the foremost magazine in Nigeria, in recognition of her contribution to the events planning business. She is the current Chairperson for Women in Management and Business (WIMBIZ) and has inspired many new members to join this very well respected women professional group in Nigeria. She has developed initiatives in WIMBIZ, including mentoring programs with a wide reach. Under her watch, Vital Voices Africa Hub recently conducted a roundtab...