Find Out Task 7 of Connect Nigeria’s 55 Weeks of Giveaways Here!

Welcome to a new week! Are you ready for this week’s task? We are giving away a brand new Apple TV to this week’s winner. Do you want to be this lucky winner? Task 7 List at least three small businesses (salons, supermarkets etc.) you’ve used this month. The more businesses you list, the better your […]

5 Amazing Supermarkets You Should Visit Today

Here is this weekend’s selection of great supermarkets around Nigeria to make your shopping enjoyable and fruitful: 1. Galaxy Supermarket Etegwe Epie, Off Melford Okilo Road, Yenagoa, Bayelsa +234-703-554-7648   2. Ikeoluwa Supermarket 16, Iganmu Road, Sari Iganmu, Apapa, Lagos +234-803-615-3120   3. Gifco Cards And Gifts Supermarket W4, Ahmadu Bello Way, By Katsina Round […]

Business Profile: Webble

Webble delivers a space where merchants can establish an online presence for their businesses, and it does this with a unique package that offers a custom branded e-commerce site and payment integration. Webble allows the merchant to participate in the growing e-commerce industry as well as to reap the profound profits from this yet to […]

Save More and Grow Bigger! Get 70% Off Your Annual BusinessDay Subscription

Great news, entrepreneurs! Connectnigeria.com, in partnership with BusinessDay News, is offering Nigerian entrepreneurs an incredible discount that is guaranteed to help them save more and grow bigger. For as low as N25, 000 per year,  you can purchase an annual subscription of BusinessDay newspapers, delivered straight to your office or home. If you do the Math, that’s […]

Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry Launches Data Centre to Support SMEs

During the Abuja International ICT Conference and Expo 2015, the president of the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), Mr. Tony Ejinkeonye, said that the chamber has developed a database to assist its members and other businesses benefit from global trends in business development. He said: “You cannot separate business from ICT. We are doing this […]

First NYSC Enterprise Funding Fair to Hold on 15th October

The first NYSC Enterprise Funding Fair will hold tomorrow, Thursday 15th October 2015 at the NYSC Camp Ground, Iyana Ipaja, Lagos from 8 a.m to 2 p.m. The funding fair is targeted at NYSC members who are participating in or have completed the NYSC Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurial Development (SAED) programme and are looking for financing, investment and partnerships […]

GTB Launches $15 Million SMEs Development Scheme

Guaranty Trust Bank Plc. has launched a N3 billion (about $15.2 million) scheme in partnership with Agence Française de Development (AFD) to promote Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) development in Nigeria. According to a statement issued by the bank in Lagos, the initiative is designed to boost financing for business start-ups and development projects in […]

Yudala to Create Millionaires Through YUBOSS

Chairman of Yudala, Nigeria’s first true composite online and offline retail chain, Sam Ojo, has disclosed that Yudala is focused on creating employment for thousands of Nigerians and Africans by extension through its entrepreneurial scheme known as YUBOSS. YUBOSS is a league of emerging entrepreneurs who want to be their own bosses. Through Yuboss, the company […]

5 Amazing Supermarkets You Should Visit Today

It is another splendid weekend to relax, spend time with loved ones and buy all you would need next week. Here is this weekend’s selection of great supermarkets around Nigeria to make your shopping time enjoyable and fruitful: 1. Galaxy Supermarket Etegwe Epie, Off Melford Okilo Road, Yenagoa, Bayelsa +234-703-554-7648   2. Ikeoluwa Supermarket 16, […]

Business Profile: No Left-Overs

Have you ever really looked for a great place to get good food, without worrying about the hygiene behind its preparation? Worry no more because no matter what your needs are: whether you just need lunch delivered to you at work, your kids at school or even large preparation for your family on a rather tiring weekend, […]

Business Profile: Atlantic Springs

Ever wondered if there are companies in Nigeria that provide smart solutions to their customers’ problems, either by automation systems, by providing business consultancy tailored to their needs, or helping businesses become more efficient and avoid unnecessary costs? Well Atlantic Springs is the answer to your questions.                 Atlantic Springs designs, develops and installs a […]

The Nigerian Economy: The Role of SMEs

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) as defined by the National Council of Industries are business enterprises whose total cost excluding land is not more than two million naira (N2, 000,000) only. The Federal Ministry of Commerce and Industry defines SMEs as firms with a total investment (excluding cost of land but including capital) of up […]

Economist Intelligence Unit Lists Nigeria as an Investment Hotspot

According to the Economist Intelligence Unit’s report on Enabling a More Productive Nigeria: Powering SMEs, Nigeria is now an investment hotspot for some of the world’s largest brands: General Electric, Unilever etc. The report added that for the country to reach its full potential, it must overcome some challenges by creating economic diversification, employment and a more […]

OneDot and Connect Nigeria Host Africa’s First Phone Photography Conference in Lagos

Connectnigeria.com, in partnership with OneDot Photography, held the very first Phone Photography Conference in Nigeria, in line with its ongoing #1MillionSMEs campaign. The event took place at the Protea Hotel, Ikoyi on 23rd May, and was organized for an exclusive number of guests. OneDot Photography is a proudly Nigerian photography company which specializes in a […]

BusinessDay and Union Bank Host SME Market Access Event

Nigerian newspaper, BusinessDay, in partnership with the Union Bank of Nigeria Plc and others, held the 2015 SME Market Access Conference on the 20th of May. The event served as an open forum for speakers and attendees to rub minds on how to promote SMEs in Nigeria. Guest speakers and panelists in attendance were an […]