Considering Umuigbo traders, her untapped potentials and current circumstances, this proposal aims at going beyond discussing challenges and making proposals to governments but to also presenting specic strategies developed by UMUIGBO WORLDWIDE and they include:
Position ALA IGBO and her traders as the light of the Nation, by encouraging self
sustenance .
• Showcase and Celebrate prominent Made in ALAIGBO Brands and successful traders
3. Detonate a psychological reminder of the need to be proud of our own and support the
need for mass Exodus of manufacturing and production companies down to South
East.
4. Create/establish a channel for discovery, development, growth and international
Market acceptance for the local brands.
5. Reposition ALAIGBO and her goods and products as a standard in the world thereby
creating global brands meriting world recognition
The purpose of the UMUIGBO TRADERS CONFRENCE is to:
• Inspire a new generaon of traders, industrialists and manufacturers
• Revitalize and strengthen established trade routes and industries
• Create atmosphere for networking and synegy
• Aract new and emergent industries
• Promote Investment in Industries, Manufacturing, and Services • Encourage entrepreneurs to build, make, and grow product brands in ALAIGBO • Promote zero tolerance for product piracy, counterfeing, and more.
•
Protect Made in ALAIGBO brands
• Build Partnerships with SON, NAFDAC, DSS, ICPC, and more to protect consumers.
• Strategic development and deepening of pan – African Export Promoon
• Encourage the people and government to “Buy Made in ALAIGBO” goods and services.
Create specific and defined opportunity paths for trade and commerce in the Igbo
states
– Demonstrate that Alaigbo is where dreams come true
– Foster pride and confidence in the abilies of the average Igbo indigenes
[home and abroad] to aspire for greatness
• Demonstraon of good governance – a standard/model for other states and by
extension the world at large
– Achieve global recognion for best pracce
Opportunity for foreign investment and infrastructural development
• Growing human capital income for states
• Sustainable Soluon to grassroots economic problems (working from the boomup)
– Database of all acve parcipang igbo brand
• Leaving a posive legacy that would always be connected to the current
administraon (emoonal bridge between the people and its government)
The strategic objecve of the traders conference is to leverage the power of the Igbo state to launch renaissance in trade, manufacturing sector, revitalise ailing industries, aract new innovave emergent industries, strengthen vital local supply chains, create environment for maximum industrial producon, deepen the ulizaon of human capital, provide more jobs and accelerate the expansion of capacity for sustainable economic
growth
EstablisIh UMUIGBO TRADERS ASSOCIATION In each igbo state
• Develop Made inAlaigbo intellectual properes as assets for the global campaign, including official seals, cerficaon, logos, Cliparts, stock photos, films, documentaries, etcetera, to gain shares of public hearts and minds.
• Encourage Igbos to imbibe the made in Alaigbo mentality
• Register all contractors to the state, local government, and all government agencies to assure that they ” Buy Made in ALAIGBO ” goods and services as a first priority without prejudice.
• Create the Made in Alaigbo Seal of Quality Excellence as part of the labels for all goods made in Igbo states. • Idenfy the Top 100 Traders and brands in Igbo State for pan – African Export into 54 countries
• support the development and expansion of local supply chains for industries and manufacturers support the parcipaon of women and organized cooperave
Mr. Governor to sign an Execuve Order Mandang traders and entrepreneurs to recognize “Make in Alaigbo”.
• The State Execuve Order should mandate all agencies of government to “Buy Made in Alaigbo” and to offer incenves for people to do the same.
• Alaigbo State funds should be used to procurement and support Aligbo Industries, traders businesses, professionals, and workers
Keep the entire scheme within the government by securing a written contract [partnership] between Ala igbo States, Government and the Consulting Team
• Ownership of the scheme (full credit)
• Provide the work space (ofce) for execution of the scheme
• Provide team support (nancial allocation to cover logistics and expenses)
• Provide support to secure partnerships, involvement, authorization &
permits, stationery for credibility in liaising with other relevant authorities
Grant Full support of the government and cooperation of its
constituting ministries
• Covers providing authorization (stamps, seals, stationery, etc.)
• Representation at event/functions relating to the scheme
• Agree revenue split ratio from all funds generated during execution of
the scheme – Consultants vs. Government at ?
Prepare skilled SME and craftsmen for the outside world
• Development of Standard process protocol for production to ensure
optimum/premium standards – boldly bear the MIA stamp
• Improve the orientation amongst local manufacturers (why make
imitations products when you can create new line of premium products
that each better consumer appeal)
• Improve product ranking locally thereby leading to more prot for the
SME owner/manufacturer and elicit interest of corporate nancing
(banks, corporations, etc.)
Achieve local / international exposure and growth (sales)
• Invitation for foreign investment in industry expansion & infrastructure development
• Database (pool) for planning (avenue to impose tax – revenue
generation)
• Achieving development for local skilled manufacturers (business training,
nance management, branding and online marketing models, etc.)