ENTREPRENEURSHIP

  Google has said it has redoubled its commitment to women across Africa, as it announces plans to train 20,000 women in the year 2020, . This was revealed by the Head, Brand & Reputation, Google, Mrs Mojolaoluwa Aderemi Makinde, at the ‘Women Will’ event held in Lagos, which was...

  Fidelity Bank Plc has reaffirmed its readiness to assist women entrepreneurs in the country take their businesses to the next levels of growth by making available to them, low-cost intervention funding and transactional platforms, and tailored business advisory and capacity building services. The Managing Director/CEO, Fidelity Bank Plc, Nnamdi...

  *VP cites tax free, reduced tax provisions, $20M Technology Fund, & N90B soft loans for agribusinesses *"There is so much to learn from the Vice President"---Ebonyi Gov Impressed by the steady progress made in the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) sector, the Federal Government is ramping up efforts...

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, today announced a $25 million local-currency investment in a risk-sharing facility to expand Union Bank’s lending to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria. The facility, which will cover as much as 50 percent of the risk of the bank’s loans to...

Sterling Bank Plc, Nigeria's leading commercial bank, has announced the creation of The Business Hub (TBH) in Lagos as part of its effort to support and promote small scale enterprises (MSMEs) and skills development in Nigeria. The Business Hub was created in line with the bank’s strategy to create an...

    First Bank of Nigeria Ltd on Thursday tasked Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) operating in the country on capacity building for them to remain relevant and competitive in the future. Mrs Olufunke Smith, the bank’s Group Head, Retail Banking, Lagos Island 1, stated this at the FirstBank SMEConnect...

Zenith Bank Plc, has reaffirmed its commitment to support local Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) with the introduction of the ‘Zenith Bank SME Digital Workshop’ to provide free digital training for business owners. The initiative, which is being organized in partnership with social media giant Facebook, will provide free...

The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SEMEDAN) says review of National Policy on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) will engender socio-economic development if seamlessly implemented at national and state levels. The Director-General of SMEDAN, Dr Dikko Radda, made this observation at the National Stakeholders Engagement for ...

Ondo State Government in conjunction with Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) and Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has started training over 360 youths on different business enterprise. The three-day entrepreneurship programme organised by the Ministry of Youths and Sports Development with SMEDAN started on Monday and...

  The Nigerian Association of Small Scale Industrialists (NASSI) has urged the Federal Government to sign the Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency (SMEDAN) bill to enable it operate more effectively. Chief Solomon Vongfa, NASSI National President made the call on Friday in Abuja when he led a delegation of...