Small business owners in Ibadan will convene from September 21 to 22, 2016 for the first phase of a four- day Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Workshop organized by Sterling Bank Plc.
The Bank in a statement released last Friday explained that the workshop would provide participants with the opportunity to fully appreciate the concept of entrepreneurship, enhance their managerial capacity and equip them to navigate the challenging operating environment.
With the second phase billed to hold at the same venue from September 28 to 29, 2016.
The Bank had organized similar workshops in Lagos, Port Harcourt, Kaduna and Onitsha with over 300 MSME members trained. Similar workshop was also organized last month for members of the Lagos Chapter of the Nigerian Association of Small & Medium Enterprises (NASME).
The Bank said the programme will cover Basic Accounting Skills, Customer Service and Team Building, Sales and Marketing, Essentials of Business Plans and Human Resources Management among others.
The Bank came up with the workshop to support MSMEs in the country and enable them grow to become established institutions, given the potential role they play in economic development.
It said: “SMEs remain the pillar of any growing economy and the operators in the sector must be well positioned and equipped for accelerated growth and positive impact on the economy”.
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