Yaounde lnternational Business School Masters students marvel jury with solution-driven business plans.

The business plans are proposing solutions to several underperforming sectors of the economy. Among them were agricultural value chain addition, logistics, digital infrastructure among others. 

Lecturers and administrators of the institution comprised the panel before which the students presented and defended their business plans. 

Among the team of officials were; the President of YIBS, Acho Godfred Taku, alongside lectures and administrators viz; Dr Ntingwa Nkeng, Manyi Beryi T. Atam Sab, and Dr Tembng Victor

Speaking at the session, the President of YIBS, Acho Godfed Taku, said, is a requirement for the students to be conferred their certificates and to set the stage for investor interest in the business plans.

Key issues that saw the panel and candidates discoursing on the relevance of the projects were; financial feasibility, operationalisation, intentional positioning and risk management among others.

The panel took delight in what it said were the business plans and projects aligning with market realities and the need of the population. The candidates brandished finished products such as cassava flour, fresh fufu and garri under the Golden Roots Brand. 

Others updated the jury on organic and liquid fertilizers produced under the company name RE-GROW among others. 

The key business plans unveiled by candidates were; a day care business named CARENEST 24/7 Childcare, Domestic Staffing and Managed Childcare, Golden Roots Cassava Processing, Catfish Farming, and Baby Blossom.

The panel was particularly interested in a business plan titled: "Building an Engine of Trust for Verified Professionals and SMEs".  Officials of YIBS said the project stands out because it addresses varied hurdles in the private sector.

CARENEST 24/7 Childcare also won admiration. The group of students behind the project said it will solve the problem of urban family support. They said the business plan seeks to offer all-round care to infants in addition to overnight care for kids of people who are busy overnight.

According to Ndekeh Jenifer Tanse, Masters student specializing in Accounting, Audit, and Control, CARENEST 24/7 Childcare, is a home away feeling for users.

Through it, he said they seek to offer “…infant care, babysitting, after-school supervision, and specialised overnight boarding for parents who travel frequently”.

Tanse noted that market research revealed “there is currently no local institution that fully integrates structured overnight boarding with daily after-school services”.

The candidate told The Guardian Post that: “The jury was very impressed by our presentation and recognized it as business idea capable of solving real societal challenges”.

YIPs president, expressed great satisfaction and commended the group behind the business for the quality of work done.

Taku remarked that the candidates showed dedication and concrete post-defense support pathways to sustain their business plans. 

On the relevance of the exercise, he said: “YIBS is actively working to connect these project teams with prospective financing partners and angel investors”.

He promised to follow up the business plans and ensure YIBS provides an incubation office space, “…for selected teams to begin building their businesses while actively seeking external investment”.

The President of the school charged the candidates to effect the changes which the jury recommended. This, he said, will set the stage for sustainable job creation.

Senior lecturer at YIBS, Dr Ntingwa Nkeng with specialty in Banking, Finance, and Entrepreneurship, said the originality of the business plans stands out as they solve several problems facing society.

Dr Ntingwa noted that the defense was aligned with key business principles which the candidates have been taught. 

He explained that “…by the time students graduate from YIBS, we expect them to accurately identify existing societal problems and construct business plans to solve them”.

The Senior Lecturer noted that the public actually buys solutions. He remarked that wherever there is a problems, there is also an economic opportunity which a service can exploit.

Dr Ntingwa declared that every business founder or startup person must show that their venture solves a problem and has a profitable financial model.

This article was first published in The Guardian Post Edition No:3878 of Friday August 14, 2026