OVERVIEW OF TGBC: Introduction
The Teenagers Growing Business Club (TGBC) was founded by a teenager in 2014 and supported by The Growing Businesses Foundation (GBF) and Growing Businesses Capital (GBC). TGBC delivers its programs on the platforms of GBF and GBC and is focused on bringing together teenagers with business ideas in order to discuss their initiatives, provide information around busin
ess principles and mentorship to young entrepreneurs as well as career coaching. Sustainable Economy and Empowerment:
With the alarming rise in the level of youth unemployment and the ever-widening gap between the rich and the poor, it becomes imperative for efforts geared towards developing this important demography to be intensified. Encouraging entrepreneurship in Nigerians at an early stage increases the chance of success for enterprises in Nigeria’s business space and helps to reduce the poverty level in future. The Teenagers Growing Businesses Club is a hub that supports teenagers with business ideas in Nigeria and across Africa. Teenage business owners are provided valuable resources and support to ensure sustainable economic development through enterprise creation. Did you know? that while most teens spend their youth honing work skills in entry-level jobs, others get that spark to succeed at an early age. From playing the stock market to starting up their own companies, check out these teens who created wealth and created jobs before turning 20 and are a part of the reason why we celebrate the workers day. Mike McDonald: This Canadian with a knack for gambling started toying with online poker at the age of 15. He was feeling pressured to get a job by his parents, but he didn't want to do the usual teen gig. He was a millionaire as a teen and today is worth more than $5 million. Mark Zuckerberg: Many people forget that when Facebook's founder started swimming in wealth, he was a young college student. Almost everyone knows the story of Facebook, and Zuckerberg's now one of the wealthiest people in the world, at around $20 billion, regardless of age. Ama Edozie: A teenager and founder of Teenagers Growing Businesses Club (TGBC) out of a strong desire and passion for teenagers to have the right knowledge with respect to entrepreneurship and business and went ahead to start up the teenagers club which is currently impacting lives positively through job and wealth creation. There's no shortage of useful advice out there to help even the very young make strong business decisions. There is also no minimum age to become a millionaire, as these "kids" know firsthand
Now who says teenagers can’t do business yes we can.
