SMEs’
14 Mar 2024
As part of its vision to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), Dun & Bradstreet, a global provider of business data and analytics, has launched new variants of its flagship product called the ‘D-U-N-S RegisteredTM Seal’.
13 Mar 2024
Female entrepreneurs have advised small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) operators and would-be business owners to focus more on acquiring requisite skills and invest in self-development to enable them to build prosperous brands that would stand the test of time.
12 Mar 2024
Nigria’s statutory body for the control, supervision and regulation of credit management profession, the National Institute of Credit Administration (NICA), has said that availability of loans at low interest rates
8 Mar 2024
Successful female business entrepreneurs have advised Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) operators and would-be business owners to focus on meeting specific needs and self-development to create a path towards building prosperous brands in the short and long-term.
28 Feb 2024
The House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on Small and Medium Size Enterprises (SMEs) to holistically investigate the cancellation of $2.4 billion worth of forward contracts sold to manufacturers by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Recently, CBN had announced the invalidation of approximately $2.4 billion worth of forward contracts sold to manufacturers. According…
21 Feb 2024
In a bid to find lasting solutions to numerous economic crises bedeviling the country, the National President of Al-Hayat Relief Foundation, an Islamic Cooperative Society, Dr Asif Olatubosun Azeez
18 Feb 2024
Rack Centre,West Africa’s Leading Carrier and Cloud neutral data centre, has completed its transformative digital skills training programme, which empowered 150 Youths and Small and Medium Enterprises
11 Feb 2024
Impact investors have emphasised the importance of engaging a broader audience, particularly SMEs, to ensure the successful and impactful implementation of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) standards in Nigeria.
10 Feb 2024
The last five weeks have been an agonising period for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), especially artisans – welders, frozen food operators, barbers, among others – due to the disruption in power supply in some parts of the country.
7 Feb 2024
First City Monument Bank (FCMB) has launched an accelerator programme to upskill and grow over one million small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria.
29 Jan 2024
Small and Medium-size Enterprises (SMEs) and other entrepreneurs across the country, yesterday, voiced their frustration over skyrocketing electricity tariff and associated costs, which affect their businesses.
26 Jan 2024
The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has secured a ₦1 billion matching fund from the Katsina State Government to boost small businesses in the state.
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