With research showing that if governments harness the full economic potential of the Internet, Africa could add $300 billion to its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2025, the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwunmi Adesina, and other experts have charged Africans to embrace technology. According to them, with 70 per cent of all…

Connect Nigeria has announced plans to expose and equip thousands of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to social and technological innovation to grow their businesses. The Chief Executive Officer, Connect Nigeria, Emeka Okafor, explained that lack of access to fund is not the only hurdle hindering the growth of the SME sector but operators’ unfamiliarity…

The Bayelsa Microfinance and Enterprise Development Agency (BYMEDA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with SureAid Development for Economic Stimulus to boost Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) ecosystem in the state. SureAid is a microfinance investment organisation working with a number of charities. The agreement was signed during the Small and Medium Enterprises, (SME)…

Vconnect, Africa’s leading lead generation and management system for SMEs, has announced it will be hosting a masterclass series for Nigerian SMEs in the first quarter of 2019, aimed at upskilling over 400 such professionals.

Mr. Ifie Sekibo is the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Heritage Bank. As the leader of the institution that defied high level competition, focused on technology-driven banking and entrepreneurship development, he is a strong believer in latent ideas inherent in Nigerians, but waiting for opportunities. In this interview with select finance journalists, he insisted that…

The ImpactHer Organisation, a nonprofit foundation focusing on training African female entrepreneurs, just concluded another training program at Canton Concourse, 12 Land Bridge Avenue, Oniru Estate, in Lagos, to help build sustainable and scalable businesses. It was organized to bridge the gender business-financing gap and help African female entrepreneurs realise their full economic potential, and…

There is a popular saying that time is money. Time is your most valuable and scarce asset as an entrepreneur and you must spend it wisely. Time is the currency of productivity in every business. Personal and business time management as a small business owner will directly affect the input and output of your business.…

Business Structuring works in all kinds of businesses and even in a small business. This is probably the most important step to take when it comes to business growth and expansion. Creating a structure that works is all about management of the scope of work and expectations. Structure in the business will give you as…

Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) has joined the SME Finance Forum, which is a global membership network.The forum brings together financial institutions, technology companies, and development finance institutions to share knowledge...

The IVH SME Fair 2018, designed to showcase emerging and existing entrepreneurs in all sectors of entrepreneurial ventures in the Lagos small and medium scale (SME) industry, including fashion, arts/craft, creativity, homes, real estates, financial services, lifestyle, wellness/fitness, technology, household gadgets, food, drinks and entertainment open market holds on December 1 to 2, this year.…

The Federal Government will continue to invest in the Nigerian people, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said on Thursday at the launch of the National Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) Clinic in Kaduna. Osinbajo said: “The Federal Government is making a difference in the lives of the people including small business owners across the country…

The Nigerian American Chamber of Commerce (NACC), and the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), have harped on the need for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), to adhere strictly to international standards to be competitive at the global market. The Director General, SMEDAN, Dikko Radda, said the ability of SMEs to compete…