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Top 10 Nigerian SMEs of 2022
April 19, 2022
Throughout 2022, Connect Nigeria reviewed a sizeable collection of SMEs. We selected them from several industries—engineering, IT services, Human Resource management, software development, travel, event management, and many more. Although they varied quite significantly with respect to their sizes, they all had at least one thing in common: they were riding the waves of … Continue reading Top 10 Nigerian SMEs of 2022
2019 CN’s Top 100 Emerging SMEs: Veekay Continental Products
April 19, 2022
Despite the challenging conditions in which they operate, Nigeria’s manufacturers continue to power on. They put out edibles and tools that sustain the country’s people and economies, and employ a considerable segment of the adult population. Veekay Continental Products is one of the fast-rising companies in this category. They are food products and household goods … Continue reading 2019 CN’s Top 100 Emerging SMEs: Veekay Continental Products
Connect Nigeria Launches 2019 Edition of Top 100 Emerging SMEs
April 19, 2022
In partnership with Union Bank, Hot FM Lagos and Kunle Ladejobi & Co., Connect Nigeria’s annual Top 100 Emerging SMEs campaign kicked off in earnest on 23rd September 2019. Launched in 2018, the aim of the campaign is to present the most authentic list of emerging businesses and startups from various industries, bringing to the … Continue reading Connect Nigeria Launches 2019 Edition of Top 100 Emerging SMEs
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ConnectNigeria’s Top 100 SMEs: Organic Shoppe
April 19, 2022
Organic Shoppe isn’t your average e-commerce store. It’s unabashedly pro-healthy living, pushes for sustainable agriculture, and presents itself as involved in social justice causes. This combination of concerns is usually enough to attract health-conscious, ethically driven customers, as it has for Organic Shoppe. Those interests have also put this online shop in the national spotlight, … Continue reading ConnectNigeria’s Top 100 SMEs: Organic Shoppe
ConnectNigeria Invites You To Choose Nigeria’s Top 100 SMEs
April 19, 2022
ConnectNigeria is shining a spotlight on Nigeria’s emerging and medium scale businesses with its Top 100 SME contest. The competition, which is currently ongoing, is bringing the socially impactful strides made by the best of the country’s SMEs into sharper focus, and triggering conversations about the crucial role these businesses are playing in keeping the … Continue reading ConnectNigeria Invites You To Choose Nigeria’s Top 100 SMEs
SME100 Rewards 25 Young Nigerian Entrepreneurs
April 19, 2022
A leading Nigerian youth-driven entrepreneurship and capacity building center, SME100 has rewarded 25 young Nigerian entrepreneurs under the age of 25 at a ceremony in Lagos. The award derives from a selection process in which organisations from different sectors, set up by young entrepreneurs under the age of 25, recorded impressive growth within two years … Continue reading SME100 Rewards 25 Young Nigerian Entrepreneurs
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4 Wealthy Nigerian Businessmen With No University Degree
April 19, 2022
Who made the list? Find out below… We recently shared the story of Mrs. Nike Davies-Okundiaye, the founder of Nike Art Gallery who never went to school and yet, has taught at the highly prestigious Harvard University.We found her story to be truly inspiring, and in this article, we will shine the spotlight on other Nigerians who … Continue reading 4 Wealthy Nigerian Businessmen With No University Degree
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AI EduHack: Transforming Education Through Innovation
April 19, 2022
On April 17th, 2024, mark your calendars for an event that could reshape the future of education in Africa – the AI EduHack set to take place at the prestigious Amadeo Event Center in Enugu State, Nigeria. This one-day hackathon, commencing at 03:00 AM and culminating at 09:00 PM, promises a vibrant fusion of … Continue reading AI EduHack: Transforming Education Through Innovation
Flour Mills of Nigeria Prize for Innovation Competition 2024
April 19, 2022
Applications for Season 3 of the Flour Mills of Nigeria Prize for Innovation Competition are now open. Do you run an SME operating in or developing solutions for the food and agro-allied sector? Or are you a student (undergraduate or postgraduate) with an innovative idea that could help transform the food and agro-allied industry … Continue reading Flour Mills of Nigeria Prize for Innovation Competition 2024
Top 10 Nigerian Brands of 2023
April 19, 2022
The year 2023 has been a not-very-straightforward period for Nigerian brands. Multiple crises converged to impede progress for many an enterprise. But despite the hiccups that most SMEs and larger companies faced, there were success stories that shone through. In this article, in no particular order, we’ll explore the top 10 Nigerian brands that … Continue reading Top 10 Nigerian Brands of 2023
The Ugwumba Enterprise Challenge 2023: Up to ₦1.5 Million on Offer
April 19, 2022
The Ugwumba Center for Leadership Development in Africa has launched the Ugwumba Enterprise Challenge, an idea-pitching competition which offers grants of various amounts as prizes to top competitors. This contest exists to shine a spotlight on some of Nigeria’s brightest and potentially impactful business and social enterprise ideas and present their initiators with funding … Continue reading The Ugwumba Enterprise Challenge 2023: Up to ₦1.5 Million on Offer
How Joining Club Connect Helps Your Business in Tough Times
April 19, 2022
If you’d like to enjoy the advantages that accrue from being a member of a business club, you should consider joining Club Connect. It’s a community of emerging businesses and startups which grants members several exclusive privileges. They include the chance to network with business executives, access funding opportunities, advertise to tens of thousands … Continue reading How Joining Club Connect Helps Your Business in Tough Times
The MasterCard Foundation AgroHack Challenge
April 19, 2022
The MasterCard Foundation is organizing the AgroHack Challenge for Nigerian entrepreneurs in the agriculture space. The MasterCard Foundation is in collaboration with ProvidusBank and the Enterprise Development Center. If you have an idea that sits anywhere on the agricultural value chain, you could enter the competition for a chance to win up to ₦1 … Continue reading The MasterCard Foundation AgroHack Challenge
7 Admirable Women Living Their Best Lives at Home and at Work
April 19, 2022
In recent times, women have expanded the realms of business in which they thrive. The number of industries they aren’t active in is shrinking; more of them are also taking leading roles in the corporate world. Read more about Women As we celebrate Mother’s Day, we pay tribute to admirable women; women who are … Continue reading 7 Admirable Women Living Their Best Lives at Home and at Work
Brands We Love: Dataflex
April 19, 2022
Just as their peers elsewhere in the world have done, Nigerian businesses are increasingly adopting technologies that enable them to achieve more across their operations. They are doing so because they have witnessed the benefits that these tools can yield: lower costs, higher output, better quality outcomes, and increased revenues and profits. The technologies … Continue reading Brands We Love: Dataflex
