July 20, 2020

Women To Get 60% of N220bn SME fund – CBN

The Central Bank of Nigeria has said that women will be given 60 percent of the N220bn Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Fund as part of its developmental role and mandate of promoting a sound financial system. It stated that two percent of the wholesale component of the fund would go to economically active […]

July 15, 2020

Lagos SME Bootcamp Set to Hold Virtual 3rd Edition on July 25

The Lagos SME Bootcamp, one of Nigeria’s largest gathering of SMEs with the objective of enhancing their business management capabilities in order to reduce their risks of failure and better position them for strategic growth, given that 90% of MSMEs fail within the first five years of commencement. The Bootcamp was founded in 2018 by […]

July 11, 2020

Reasons SMEs Fail in Nigeria

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) create and sustain national development in relation to job creation all over the world and for this reason, they are considered key players in modern-day poverty alleviation, economic emancipation and total well-being worldwide. Most times, they do all these with little or no formal education, and while tackling various infrastructural […]

July 9, 2020

Lack of Business Clinic Hampering SMEs’ Growth – Ale

The Association of Water Well Drilling Rig Owners and Practitioners (AWDROP) has identified environmental challenges, lack of business clinics and other problems associated with the Coronavirus pandemic as major constraints to the growth of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the country. The AWDROP National President, Mr Micheal Ale, who raised this concern when […]

June 22, 2020

SMEs in Nigeria: Expectations vs. Reality

Let’s begin by stating a very interesting fact about SMEs in Nigeria. Do you know that there were 41.5m MSMEs registered in 2017 NBS/SMEDAN National Survey? There are so many small business ideas running in the minds of potential business owners. However, research shows that some people who start businesses end up frustrated before the […]

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March 3, 2020

Make Money from Bees

Oparah Adaugo Chioma  This article will expose you to how to make money from our wonderful social insects, bees. And before I proceed, I will like you to have some background knowledge of bees. Bees are social insects that live in a colony, consisting of a queen, drones and workers. There are different kinds of […]

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February 18, 2020

Five Government SME Intervention Funds You Should Know About

Boluwatife Okeowo Credit (loans) availability remains one of the most pivotal keys to building a sustainable enterprise. Businesses are funded by two major means; equity and loans. While it is most desirable to start and expand your business through equity, sometimes it makes more financial sense to take a loan to support the cash flow […]

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February 11, 2020

Four Reasons Every Entrepreneur should be a Public Speaker

Rois Ola The life of an entrepreneur involves speaking to customers, employees, suppliers and most importantly speaking to sell their products and services. While having a fantastic product is very important, the ability to convince potential buyers and investors about the product is perhaps much more important. The mastering of effective communication, especially to a […]

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December 3, 2019

8 Simple Ways to Improve your Business

Rois Ola As a business person seeking success, revenue increase and improved productivity,  you must make consistent effort to enhance your business, maintain business visibility and achieve sustainability. Simple things like monitoring your cash flow, using social media to market your products and asking for help and coaching in weak areas are some of the […]

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November 5, 2019

7 Essential Instagram Marketing Tips to Improve your Business

Daniel A. Ogiku Instagram marketing includes any promotional strategies and tactics a brand or business uses on Instagram to reach its target market. Acquired by Facebook in August 2012, Instagram is currently one of the most popular social networks in the world, dominating the photo-video sharing space with over 60 million photos posted daily. The […]

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