500 Businesswomen To Participate In Port Harcourt Entrepreneurship Summit

No fewer than 500 businesswomen are expected to participate in the forthcoming Women Entrepreneurship (WE) summit in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.

The summit, which is part of the Port Harcourt Fashion Experience Festival, slated to begin on October 24, 2024, will attract no fewer than 10,000 buyers and participants.

Addressing journalists in Port Harcourt yesterday on behalf of the organisers, director of Communication, Oby Ivy- Fakae, said apart from the WE summit, other phases of the festival include exhibition, runway show and festival party.

Ivy-Fakae stated that while the exhibition will be an attempt to showcase Port Harcourt to the world, the festival party will feature top musicians and celebrities, especially those from the South-South geopolitical zone.

She said: “This is called Port Harcourt Fashion Experience Festival. It has phases; Exhibition, Runway show, WE Summit (Women Entrepreneurship), Festival Party, called After-party.

“Exhibition is open, WE Summit is for women only doing business in Rivers State. It has grant aspect to encourage women businesses. It has been found that most struggling businesses belong to women. They will get free booths to exhibit.

“The Festival Party would feature top musicians, celebrities, etc, from home and outside especially the south-south and east areas. The exhibition is to show what Port Harcourt can offer.”