Masterpiece Resource Development Centre (MRDC), research and product development platform, is to empower entrepreneurs through its 10th R.I.S.E. conference and trade expo next month in Lagos.
Speaking at a news conference in Lagos, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Mrs Modupe Oyekunle, said the conference: ‘R.I.S.E. – Reinvent, Innovate, Strategise, Expand,’ will focus on how to empower entrepreneurs with potential and help them to become more successful by giving them knowledge and skills to be effective.
She said MRDC was set up for discovery, development and deployment of youth and women entrepreneurs.
‘MRDC is a world-class entrepreneurial coaching nonprofit organisation committed to discovering, developing, and deploying entrepreneurs.
‘We build capacity, mentor, create platforms for networking, and foster a collaborative ecosystem where entrepreneurs support one another.
‘We realised we need those who could not only train but also guide others based on real-world experience.
‘Through training, mentorship, advocacy, and strategic partnerships, MRDC nurtures sustainable businesses that make lasting impact locally and globally,’ she said.
She said MRDC identifies need to build a strong internal faculty of trainers to deliver impactful mentorship grounded in real-world experience.
The initiative, she noted, culminated in MRDC’s adoption of ILO’s globally recognised Train-the-Trainer certification, which has elevated quality of business support it offered.
MRDC Chair, Abiola Popoola, said the centre is empower ing entrepreneurs to be more effective in their bid to accelerate national development.
He added that the essence is to empower entrepreneurs with much potential and help them be more successful by giving them knowledge and skills to be effective.
His words: ‘Part of the thing that MRDC is set to do is to encourage and empower entrepreneurs through three Ds. That is to discover their talents, develop their talents and and to deploy their talent.
‘In order words ,we want them to optimize their talent and focus on what they have passion for.
‘Entrepreneurs, by their nature, are full of energy and ideas and they want to keep the road running, but how they go depends on how much effort they have given to the journey,’ he said.