Idongesit Umoh is the founder of Idong Harrie Limited. A handmade footwear and accessories manufacturing and retailing company in Lagos, Nigeria. We offer a wide range of durable, stylish yet affordable fashion products.
I started my business as a hobby but as time went on, and I saw how people started paying me money for my products I decided to get more serious and look for ways to turn my hobby into a viable business. I also saw a gap in my industry. People were spending so much money importing foreign shoes and accessories when we could produce such here using genuine materials that can match world class standards. Most of all, I started to see my business as a way of creating employment opportunities for youths. I saw a way I could do my part of building the nation's economy.
* Top 10 ten Winner: Easy Business Millionaires Hunt 2014 (Grant)
* Top 10 ShellLive Competition 2014 (Grant)
* Top 1000 TEEP 2015 (Grant)
* 'The One' sponsored by Mara Mentor (Award)
* Meet the Executives by Sterling Bank (2016) Grant
* Women X Scholarship program Sponsor by World Bank
* Road to Business Growth for Women sponsored by the Cherie Blair Foundation
Words for every young girl and women:
While in the early process of running my business as a hobby, I had faced so many challenges especially gender based ones and I created this quote to motivate me
'The business world doesn't understand GENDER but PRINCIPLES'.
Apply business principles into your business and see it flourish.
https://www.idongharrie.com
Instagram: @idongharrie
Phone number: 08095177557
