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John, Founder and CEO of GreenTead Farm NGSource: UGC
Running a business in Nigeria comes with lots of challenges, including the need to upscale, make profits, track accounts, and still solve personal problems.
For many small business owners in Nigeria, access to funding remains one of the biggest barriers to growth.
To bridge this gap, PalmPay launched the PalmPay Hustle Grant initiative to support small businesses with the capital they need to grow, expand operations, and unlock new opportunities.
John Adekunle Akinloye, Founder and CEO of GreenTead Farm NG, emerged as one of the beneficiaries of this initiative.
How farmer found out about the PalmPay Hustle Grant
John, who studied Fisheries and Aquaculture at the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), identified an opportunity to reduce post-harvest losses by processing fresh tomatoes into paste, thereby extending the shelf life of a highly perishable crop.
The young man started his farm in a small plot beside his residence,
