Chipper Cash was founded in San Francisco in 2018 by Ugandan Ham Serunjogi and Ghanaian Maijid Moujaled. The company offers mobile-based, no fee, P2P payment services in seven countries: Ghana, Uganda, Nigeria, Tanzania, Rwanda, South Africa and Kenya. Parallel to its P2P app, the startup also runs Chipper Checkout — a merchant-focused, fee-based payment product […]
Accessing financial support either in form of a grant or loan is one of the challenges that most SMEs in Nigeria face. Small businesses need financial support for various reasons ranging from raising business capital to expanding it. Typically, if your business has less than 500 employees, it is regarded as an SME. So, if […]
The twenty-first century marketplace is digital. This year has emphasised this salient reality. Technology has ingrained itself into every stratum of human society. We see technology play out in quotidian interaction across sectors, states, and geographical regions. Technology and the digital space are proving to unite individuals even more than family ties. With a few […]
This Day reports, The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has warned applicants of the MSME Survival Fund to be wary of extortionists and refrain from giving money to anybody to access the funds. Speaking in Jalingo, Taraba State, during a town hall meeting to sensitise artisans and transport business operators on […]
If you are an SME owner in Nigeria and you don’t know about NIRSAL, you are missing a lot. This body presents SMEs in Nigeria with so many benefits. In this post, we will discuss NIRSAL, its mission and vision, its benefits, and how to get loans from them. About NIRSAL NIRSAL is an acronym […]
Personality influences leadership and leadership revolves around people. Top leadership experts and coaches believe that everything about leadership is considered from the perspective of the people. How well do you relate with people? How efficiently do you communicate? Are you a team player or do you favour lone ranging? How do your values, principles, and […]
The IB PLC Hero’s Foundation Kickstart programme is open only to Nigerians between the ages 18 to 35 who live and have their businesses in Abia, Anambra, Bayelsa, Benue, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Enugu, Imo and Rivers states. The ultimate goal of the programme is helping to build a young prosperous society by helping to create […]
Why should SMEs get loans? The truth is that Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) play a big role in the economy. Although these SMEs grow in numbers, there are major setbacks such as lack of adequate capital and funding. As a business expands and gains a competitive advantage, the existing capital may not be enough […]
Vanguard reports The Nigerian Bankers Committee, NBC, has called on owners and operators of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises, SMEs to acquire the needed education and skills to sustain the growth of small businesses in the country. NBC which made the declaration during its webinar conference with speakers drawn from different business organizations with the […]
Just like you, many business owners need bodies that offer loans without collateral. Are you thinking of expanding your business and establishing a broader market presence to boost your brand and sales? Then it must have occurred to you that you need capital to carry out that expansion. There are various ways you can raise […]
