Austin Nweze Centre for Business & Social Entrepreneurship
The Centre
The Centre for Business and Social Enterprise Development, CBSED, at Fled International Leadership Institute is renamed as Dr. Austin Nweze Centre for Business & Social Entrepreneurship – ANCBSE.
It is in memory of late Dr. Austin Nweze, who before his death in January 2024, was an advocate of entrepreneurial leadership in Nigeria, even while he lectured at the Lagos Business School of the Pan-Atlantic University, Lagos, Nigeria. He was also a visiting Faculty member at Fled Institute.
Activities
The Centre promotes entrepreneurial education and the development of social entrepreneurship.
The Austin Nweze Centre hosts training programs, workshops, seminars, and trade shows to empower small business and promote social entrepreneurship in Nigeria.
It carries out research in support to MSMEs, Non-governmental Organizations, and the Social Sector.
It engages in public discourse on the challenges of small businesses and how they contribute to social-economic development of communities.
The Austin Centre is one of the five existing Centres at Fled International Leadership Institute.
Funding Support
Support for the work at the Centre comes from private donors, Fled Endowment for Leadership Education, and consultancy services it renders to the public.
Individuals and organizations that wish to support the Centre, please contact:
The Director
Dr. Austin Nweze Centre for Business & Social Entrepreneurship
Fled International Leadership Institute
Plot MF 57 Cadastral Zone
Karu Site, Abuja – Nigeria
Tel/Whatsapp: +234-708 015 7176
Email: austincentre@flededu.org