Archives Tag: SME

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Video Of The Week: How To Start A Small Business In Nigeria

April 19, 2022

Starting a business requires a feasible idea, reasonable capital; detailed research and clear-cut objectives that will help you reach your goal. In this video, Sharon Ojong discusses these requirements and how you can maximize them in establishing a stable business.

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Applications

Apply For OXFAM-EDC SME Development Program

April 19, 2022

Young Nigerian entrepreneurs are given the opportunity to apply for the OXFAM-EDC SME Development Program. The deadline for application is 14th April, 2018. The program supports Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) that have a social or environmental impact strategy outlined to help grow their company, create more employment opportunities for the youths as well as increase … Continue reading Apply For OXFAM-EDC SME Development Program

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Books BUSINESS Website Review

Websites We Love: rhbooks.com (Roving Heights)

April 19, 2022

Roving Heights was created to provide access to an eclectic range of books. With the dream “to make books the new cool”, Tobi Eyinade founded Roving Heights in August 2015. Passionate about African books from a young age, Tobi Eyinade realized that there was limited access to good books and, in a bid to fill … Continue reading Websites We Love: rhbooks.com (Roving Heights)

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BUSINESS

Why Co-working Spaces Are The Future for Small Businesses

April 19, 2022

If you’re an observer of Nigeria’s startup and emerging business scene, you’re probably already aware of the co-working frenzy that’s gripping Lagos. Every year, a dozen or so co-working spaces spring up across the city, bringing with them the promise of a modern, affordable and efficient way to work. Away with the shackles of the … Continue reading Why Co-working Spaces Are The Future for Small Businesses

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Business Ideas Tip of the Day

Tip Of The Day: How Brand Storytelling Can Grow Your Business

April 19, 2022

Old style advertisements were a mashup of product descriptions, lists of advantages derivable from product use, and a plea (veiled or obvious) to the advert’s recipient – viewer or listener – to purchase the product. Pretty straightforward. If you’re still doing that today, there’s a big chance that your spending on advertising will deliver less … Continue reading Tip Of The Day: How Brand Storytelling Can Grow Your Business

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The Unspoken Rules Of Business Growth: Clarity, Capital and Connection

April 19, 2022

I have been studying the interconnection of The Three C’s in business and I would like to share a few observations: Capital Every time I am interviewed about small businesses in Nigeria, I am asked how business owners or aspiring business owners can raise capital to start or grow their business. I usually suggest they … Continue reading The Unspoken Rules Of Business Growth: Clarity, Capital and Connection

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BUSINESS

How Gidicartel Secured A 1 Million Dollar Investment At #Cnbizfair

April 19, 2022

If you go for a one-day SME event, and end up securing $1,000,000 (One Million United States Dollars) investment, then you must have done something different, actually, you must have done something phenomenal.  This is the story of Ajibola Odukoya, CEO of Gidicartel; an online e-commerce platform, who secured a million-dollar investment from a New York-based investment firm … Continue reading How Gidicartel Secured A 1 Million Dollar Investment At #Cnbizfair

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Events

6 Ways To Make Great Connections At the Connect Nigeria eBusiness Fair

April 19, 2022

It’s not just enough to want to attend the biggest SME Event in Africa, you have to strategize on how to maximize the opportunity. Because the Connect Nigeria eBusiness fair is free, it might be easy to take the show for granted and show up unplanned. However, the testimonials from the previous editions is an … Continue reading 6 Ways To Make Great Connections At the Connect Nigeria eBusiness Fair

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BUSINESS

European Investment Bank and UBA Partner to Provide €60 Million Facility to Private Enterprises

April 19, 2022

The European Investment Bank will be working in conjunction with the United Bank for Africa to provide about €60 million worth of financial facilities to small and medium enterprises in Nigeria. This agreement comes under the EIB’s Nigeria Private Enterprise Investment Facility, an initiative of the European public finance institution to support the growth of … Continue reading European Investment Bank and UBA Partner to Provide €60 Million Facility to Private Enterprises

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BUSINESS Events

BusinessDay to Host SME Market Access Forum in October

April 19, 2022

This year, BusinessDay will tackle a major conversation on the role SMEs play in economic diversification in its forthcoming SME Market Access Forum. The event, which is set to hold at 10 Degrees, Oregun, Ikeja on the 18th and 19th of October, will provide capacity building workshops, free advisory services from experts and opportunities to meet with … Continue reading BusinessDay to Host SME Market Access Forum in October

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Emvirtue SME Economy Exhibition to Focus on Innovation

April 19, 2022

Exhibitions have become a common ground for showcasing products and services in Nigeria. Year after year, not less than 500 different kinds of exhibitions take place, generating an increase in consumer engagement, product penetration, and worthwhile networking amongst service providers. There are industry-specific exhibitions which are most common, e.g. Pharmaceuticals, Fashion, Art, Engineering, Construction, and … Continue reading Emvirtue SME Economy Exhibition to Focus on Innovation

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Youth Entrepreneurship Summit and Expo Nigeria 2016

April 19, 2022

Youth Entrepreneurship Summit & Expo Nigeria will convene heads of Government MDAs, leaders of financial institutions and entrepreneurs to discuss key issues facing SMEs in Nigeria on July 12, 2016 at Eko Convention Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos.

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Events

BusinessDay and Union Bank Host SME Market Access Event

April 19, 2022

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 … Continue reading BusinessDay and Union Bank Host SME Market Access Event

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Events

Business Solutions Provided at NASME’s 2nd Annual SME Forum

April 19, 2022

The Nigerian Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (NASME), in collaboration with The Republic Media, hosted the 2nd edition of Nigeria’s Annual SME Forum for Retail and Distribution Trade on 28th March, 2015. The event took place at the Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos. It was well attended by various SME owners and representatives of solution … Continue reading Business Solutions Provided at NASME’s 2nd Annual SME Forum

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BUSINESS News

Diamond Bank Trains MSMES on Cash Budgeting

April 19, 2022

Diamond Bank Plc, a leading player in the Nigerian retail banking space, has, through its Diamond BusinessXpress Seminar, provided training in cash budgeting for budding entrepreneurs. As part of its effort to increase the capacity of Micro, Small and Medium-scale Entreprises (MSME), the seminar  held in Owerri, Imo State marks the bank’s 40th edition of the … Continue reading Diamond Bank Trains MSMES on Cash Budgeting

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