The Ekiti Enterprise Development Agency 2012 Work Plan outlines 14 key projects to implement that year to empower youth, develop businesses and industries, and generate employment and revenue for the state. The projects include empowering 1000 youths through business training, mapping local enterprises, establishing industrial parks and distribution centers, and setting up cashew, cassava and steel processing factories. The overall goals are to attract investors, promote entrepreneurship, and harness local economic opportunities to create jobs for Ekiti residents.

1. Ekiti Enterprise Development
Agency (EEDA)
2012 WORK PLAN
OSKA SEYI AIYELESO

2. 14 Key Projects to be implemented in
the year 2012

3. Project Details
S/No Project Objective Output Benefits Timelin
s e
1 GCCC to BOI To 1000 Employm Jan –
projects & empower Empower ent Dec
other donor/ youths in ed youths generatio 2012
Financial different by year n.
Institutions businesse end
s&
vocations
2 Enterprise To Simple Graduate Feb-
Development/ develop implemen s of our June
Consultancies various table vocational 2012
& Feasibility business business schools,
Studies plans plans for Developm
centered interested ent
around Entrepren centers
locally eurs will have
available direct
opportunit access.
ies for Collapse
local business

4. Project Details
S/No Project Objective Output Benefits Timelin
s e
3 Mapping of Robust Compreh Effective March
Enterprises data base ensive planning. 2012
of directory Incentive
Enterprise of SME´s Managem
s in the in the ent.
State State Revenue
generatio
n visibility
4 Entrepreneurs To Provision March -
Empowerment empower of June
Scheme beneficiari Tricycle 2012
(Tricycle) es to
beneficia
ries
5 Establishment of To create a Well laid Attraction June -
Industrial parks dedicated out of Dec 2012
& Enterprise business business investors.
Zones environmen locations Generation
t across the across the of
State State employme

5. Project Details
S/No Project Objective Output Benefits Timelin
s e
6 Hosting of To attract Successf Opening June
International investors ul up of the 2012
Industrial / to the hosting State to
Business State of the investors.
summit summit Revenue
generatio
n
7 Establish & To drive 3 Training April -
Equip 3 Entrepren functiona centers July
Centers for eurial l and well for 2012
Entrepreneuria capacity equipped unemploy
l Development developm centers ed youths
ent in the
State
8 Establishment of Empowerm A Employme May
Farmers ent of Ekiti functional nt 2012
Enterprise youths in Farmers generation.
Academy & various Academy Massive

6. Project Details
S/No Project Objective Output Benefits Timelin
s e
9 Establishment To make About 5 Improved March -
of Distribution Ekiti State functiona economic Sept
centers / a l depots activities. 2012
depots reputable operated Employm
distribution by ent
hub for Multinati generatio
major onals n.
multination Revenue
als generatio
n
10 Establishment To Fully Employm Sept
of Cashew & harnessed functiona ent 2012
Cassava the l generatio
processing potentials processi n.Revenu
factories of the ng e
State in factories opportunit
this area at y
Aiyede,
Orin,
Emure

7. Project Details
S/No Project Objective Output Benefits Timelin
s e
12 Establishment To Fully Improved August
of Toyota establish a equipped economic 2012
Showroom / well & activities.
workshop equiped functiona Employme
automobil l nt
e Sales/ showroo generation
Service m and . Revenue
center in worksho generation
Ekiti p
13 Establishment To attract Establish Employme TBD Dec
of The Palms shoprite ment of a nt 2012
Shopping Mall and other well generation
( Including premium functiona and
Shoprite) retail l improvem
shops to shopping ent of
Ekiti mall economic
activities
14 Establishment Industrializ A well Employme TBD Dec
of Steel Rolling ation of functiona nt 2012