Tony Agenmonmen urges fresh NIMN graduates to be entrepreneurs
The President and Chairman of Council of National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria (NIMN), Tony Agenmonmen Fnimn, has charged fresh graduates of the institutes to think like entrepreneurs in order to enhance their value addition to their organisations and the nation’s economy.
The NIMN President said this at the 9th convocation/graduating ceremony of the Institute held at the Lagos Chamber of Commerce institute (LCCI), complex in Lagos. The President who was represented by the second Vice President NIMN, Prince Olufemi Kolapo Oyewole, urged the graduating students not to be narrow-minded in the career pursuit, adding that they must always explore new marketing avenues that would bring healing to the larger economy of Nigeria.
He also stressed on the need for constant upskilling, saying that is the only way by which thy would remain relevant in the ever evolving marketing profession. “I enjoin you to always upgrade and update your skills and competence, and have the right attitude. Cultivate the insatiable hunger to acquire skills and knowledge that will enhance your competitiveness and differentiate you from the crowd.
“I want to urge those of you yet to be gainfully employed to develop the entrepreneurial spirit and the discipline to scan the environment for business opportunities which can be successfully exploited and converted to commercial success,” the NIMN President said.
Mr. Agenmonmen urged the fresh graduates to play by the rules guiding marketing practice, in whatever space they found themselves, adding that this would enhance the equity of the practice in the country.
He explained that the graduands were being offered the institute’s certificate having scaled through series of tests and examinations conducted by the institute and found worthy in character and learning.
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