Beneficiaries Spotlight Series Interview with Blessing Aniefiok

Meet Aniefiok Blessing, Co-Founder of Dynalimbs Technology. Her company is dedicated to providing affordable, functional, and cosmetic prosthetics and orthotics to Nigeria’s physically disabled population, helping to improve their quality of life. Let’s dive into her journey and the impact the Growth4Her Accelerator program has had on her business.

Interviewer: Can you please introduce yourself and tell us a bit about your business?    

My name is Aniefiok Blessing, I’m the Co-Founder of Dynalimbs Technology. We are aimed at providing affordable, functional and cosmetic Prosthetics and Orthotics services to physically disabled population across Nigeria to enhance effective and quality living.  

Interviewer: What motivated you to join the Growth4Her Accelerator program?  

As at the time I found out about Growth4Her, what motivated me to join is that it is focused on women entrepreneur, being one myself, I was looking for a platform to provide me with the support and resources to grow myself and business. I basically joined with the mindset of learning and growing.  

Interviewer: Were there specific challenges your business was faced with prior to joining the program? How did the Growth4Her Accelerator program help you overcome these challenges you faced in growing your business?  

Before joining the Growth4Her program, as one still very new in the entrepreneurial economy, the major challenge for me was managing and scaling our operations, access funding and scale our communication, our values and missions to investors and organizations who provide funding.  The solution that stood out for me was the mentorship, beyond the general classes, the one-on-one mentorship I had with my mentor, Mr Segun, helped me to redefine our business model, reconstruct our pitch deck and make our solution more attractive to our audience, people living with disability. I was able to still maintain a relationship with him being the Founder of Founders Institute, he even shared more materials and resources with me even after the program that have been very helpful to me.    

Interviewer: Since completing the Growth4Her Accelerator program, how has your business grown or changed?   

We’ve seen significant growth in our customer base. Another very important help my mentor provided for me was running through our financial data and he gave relevant counsel and advice to help us have our books in check. To every company that’ll grow, it’s important we keep our books. Financial management being the core part of business growth, we’ve worked on that to a great extent.   

Interviewer: What advice would you give to other women entrepreneurs who are considering joining the Growth4Her Accelerator program?  

 My advice for women Entrepreneurs considering this programme is for them to go for it! Because it is complete and intense, you will learn a lot. And while you’re at it, ensure to dedicate your time to the training sessions as they would help you skyrocket your business