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April 5, 2019
300 innovators storm Kaduna for SMEDAN talent hunt
About 300 innovators from four states – Akwa Ibom, Enugu, Gombe and Kaduna – yesterday stormed Kaduna State to take part in the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) talent hunt in fashion, arts and craft. ... Read More »
April 05, 2019 0
April 2, 2019
OUR THOUGHTS: Its Amazing how Facebook is Aggressively Driving the Narrative in Creating a Society that Encourages and Makes it Easy for Women to Start and Grow a Business.
Speaking during the ”SheMeansBusiness” dinner in Lagos, Dzinoreva said that Facebook was collaborating with ”She Leads Africa” to intensify female entrepreneurship training in Nigeria. She said that training would be intensified through its ”SheMeansBusiness” programme that was launched in Nigeria ... Read More »
April 02, 2019 0
April 1, 2019
OUR THOUGHTS ON THE LAGOS CLUB OWNER’S THREATS TO PUBLISH NAMES OF CELEBRITY DEBTORS.
Richard Nnadi, the owner of popular Lagos club, Escape Lagos, has threatened to release a list of celebrities and politicians owing the club on April 1. In a statement on his Instagram page, Nnadi said the club had gone bankrupt and eventually had ... Read More »
April 01, 2019 0
April 1, 2019
THE BITTER SWEET STORY OF NIGERIA’S POTENTIAL
The Chinese Entrepreneurs Quietly Reshaping Nigeria Much has been said about Nigeria’s potential over the years. There is little or no controversy over that. Our huge infrastructure deficit has also been a subject of debate with no way out in the nearest possible ... Read More »
April 01, 2019 0
October 31, 2017
5 Entrepreneurs in Africa Who Started a Successful Business with $100 or Less
1. Heshan de Silva (Kenya): In 2007, Heshan de Silva dropped out of school and as things got worse for him in the US, he joined his parents back in Kenya to get his life back together. Aged only 18 at ... Read More »
October 31, 2017 0
July 17, 2017
NASD Set to Launch Platform to Ease SMEs Funding Challenges
FOLLOWING the dearth of cheap capital in the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, MSMEs, in the country, the NASD OTC Securities Exchange Plc, has announced plans to create a window, Enterprise Platform, that will enable MSMEs access funds to ... Read More »
July 17, 2017 0
February 15, 2017
BA Offers SMEs Reduced Travel Cost
British Airways says it aims to help businesses beat the current economic recession through its initiative known as On Business Loyalty Programme. According to the airline, the On Business Loyalty Programme is targeted at businesses and savvy business travellers and ... Read More »
February 15, 2017 0
BA Offers SMEs Reduced Travel Cost
British Airways says it aims to help businesses beat the current economic recession through its initiative known as On Business Loyalty Programme. According to the airline, the On Business Loyalty Programme is targeted at businesses and savvy business travellers and ... Read More »
February 15, 2017 0
February 14, 2017
INTERVIEW: How SMEs Can Make Profit in Recession
What is the common challenge entrepreneurs’ face in attaining business sustainability in Nigeria? These days, a lot of the conversation around entrepreneurship and starting your own business has been less and less about starting to make a profit, but more ... Read More »
February 14, 2017 0
February 1, 2017
Investment Ministry Secures $600,000 AfDB Grant For SMEs’ Expansion
African Development Bank( AfDB) has approved over $600,000 grant to Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment in support of expansion of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the country. Minister of State for Industry, Trade ... Read More »
February 01, 2017 0