The Boss Room
“How I Started My Interior Decoration Company, Ivy League Collections With Little Capital”- Uchenna Ibe
Uchenna Ibe is the founder and lead designer of Ivy League Collections Limited, a delightful contemporary and traditional textile inspired Interior design and soft furnishing company.
The company designs, manufactures and sells ready-to-use home furnishings throughout retail stores Nationwide. Ivy League collections was featured on the Bank of Industry (BOI) Impact program, as a leading SME in the manufacturing and Interior space and ranked first for the past 16 years in GAME stores, Next Cash and Carry superstores Abuja and Port Harcourt.
Uchenna is a member of the Nigerian Association of Small and Medium Enterprises(NASME), Women In Management, Business and Public Services (WIMBIZ), African Women Entrepreneurship Cooperative (AWEC), IMPACTher Ambassador for Nigeria, amongst other professional bodies
In 15 years, she has empowered and trained 212 women and men in acquiring tailoring and design skills. She presently has 25 permanent staff and 6 marketers in 12 States throughout Nigeria.
Ivy League C Collections Limited is a household brand for corporate Turkey interior and wholesale bedding supplies and related items. It specializes in theme design, branding and contract manufacturing for hotels, stores and organizations.
Uchenna is a graduate of Geography and Urban and regional planning and holds a Master of Business Administration in Entrepreneurship Walden University USA.
She is a strong advocate for healthy lifestyle, she also creates awareness for early detection of breast cancer in partnership with Care Organization Public Enlightenment (COPE) Nigeria as part of her company’s corporate social responsibility.
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Watch her interview in the link below, with Mercy Obidake on the Bossroom Show, where she spoke about starting Ivy League Collections, Funding, Spirituality & Business, etc.
