30 results
- 22 Jul 2021
Ecobank Group, Microsoft Upskill Africa’s Small and Medium Enterprises to Succeed in a Digital Economy
Ecobank wants to help SMEs reach their full potential and play a vital role in driving Africa’s economic resurgence. Ecobank Group, in partnership with Microsoft, LinkedIn, GitHub and Ecobank Academy…
- 24 Jan 2023
Union Bank Reiterates Support for Small Businesses at BusinessDay Top 100 SME Conference
Union Bank, Nigeria's leading financial institution, has reiterated their support for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in the country to drive increased growth and development. This commitment was…
- 3 Jun 2022
African Guarantee, AfDB Empower Youth MSMEs in Nigeria
The African Guarantee Fund for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, with the support of the African Development Bank’s Youth Entrepreneurship and Innovation Multi-Donor Trust Fund, has launched a…
- 27 Jun 2024
World MSME Day: Moniepoint Celebrates MSMEs as the Backbone of Global Economies and SDG champions
Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises, MSMEs have continued to demonstrate remarkable resilience and adaptability, in facilitating economic growth and development across borders in spite of…
- 21 Mar 2022
IFC, African and European Partners Launch Alliance to Support SMEs in Africa
To support a stronger private sector, entrepreneurship and the growth of small and medium-sized businesses across Africa, African, European, multilateral and bilateral partners today launched the…
- 12 Dec 2023
Union Bank Pledges Improved Access to Capital for Small Businesses @BusinessDay 100 SME Conference
Foremost financial institution, Union Bank of Nigeria, has reiterated its commitment to providing easy access to capital for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in the country to boost the growth and…
- 29 Oct 2013
Ericsson Launches App Award 2014
Ericsson for the fifth consecutive year has announced “The Ericsson Application Awards”. Students and small- and medium-sized enterprises from anywhere in the world are invited to submit Android and…
- 10 Aug 2017
Nokia Bell Labs Leads Project To Develop Next Gen 5G Platform-as-a-Service
Nokia Bell Labs is to lead a consortium of industry vendors, operators, IT companies, small and medium-sized enterprises and European academic institutions to build over the next 24 months the Next…
- 25 Mar 2025
Five WhatsApp Business Features Every Small Business Should Be Using
Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMBs) are the backbone of most economies accounting for 90% of businesses, over 70% of employment, and 50% of global GDP, according to the United Nations.…
- 12 Jun 2019
WorldRemit Unveils New Product for Business Payments to Ghana
Through the WorldRemit website and app small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can now quickly and securely transfer money to pay employees and contractors in 140 countries including Ghana Leading…
- 15 Jun 2022
Google Celebrates International SMB Month with an eCommerce Summit and Digital Marketing Scholarships
Google has announced new initiatives to support small retail businesses in Africa as part of a month-long commemoration of International Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Businesses Day in June. This…
- 27 Jun 2023
Top 5 Tips to Strengthen SME Cybersecurity
As the global community commemorated the United Nations' ‘Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day’ yesterday, June 27, Kaspersky called on SMEs across Africa to rethink their approach to…
- E-Business16 Aug 2026
NiRA Explores Measures to Make .ng Domains Affordable, Safer for SMEs
Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) is exploring measures to make internet domain names more affordable and accessible to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
- 17 Sept 2020
Mastercard, NetPlusDotCom and Innovectives Partner to Provide Digital Payments to 1 Million MSMEs
Mastercard, NetPlusDotCom and Innovectives have announced a milestone in their partnership to provide micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Nigeria with digital payment tools to…
- 7 Oct 2024
Better Digital Payments Infrastructure is Facilitating Access to New Markets for Enterprise
By Doreen Lukandwa, Head, Commercial Strategy at Onafriq Saying that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of economies in East Africa is an understatement. SMEs make up the…
- 5 Sept 2019
ITC, Visa Partner to Empower Women-Led Businesses to Trade Globally
The International Trade Centre (ITC) and Visa have launched a partnership to increase the participation of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and women-led businesses in international…
- 2 Dec 2025
Moniepoint MFB Launches Moniebook to Transform MSMEs Operations
Nigeria's definitive bank for small and medium-sized businesses, as well as their customers and employees, Moniepoint Microfinance Bank has launched Moniebook, a comprehensive all-in-one…
- 11 Nov 2025
Proparco, Ecobank Seal €10m Trade Finance Deal for SMEs
Proparco and Ecobank Group have signed a €10m trade finance guarantee for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Africa The €10m trade finance guarantee facility was signed for Ecobank Chad to…
- 22 Aug 2025
KONGA103.7FM Spotlights SMEs With Unmatched Media Reach
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) often face challenges in gaining visibility and scaling their operations in Nigeria’s vibrant but highly competitive business landscape. Against this…
- 22 Oct 2019
Carbon Launches Financial Services Platform for Businesses
Carbon, Nigeria’s foremost digital financial services company, has launched Carbon for Business, a digital financial services platform that provides startups, small and medium-sized enterprises…
- 26 Feb 2023
MasterCard, NowNow Partner on Cybersecurity
MasterCard Trust Centre has announced plans to partner with Nigerian fintech startup, NowNow to tighten cybersecurity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). According to the organisation, the…
- 5 Dec 2024
EBRD, AfDB Group to Strengthen Collaboration in Support of SMEs in Africa
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the African Development Bank Group are strengthening their strategic partnership to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)…
- 24 Nov 2013
Entrepreneurs Converge at Connect Nigeria e-Business Fair
Owners of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) seeking to exploit new business opportunities converged at 2013 e-Business Fair organised by Connect Nigeria. Representatives of banking…
- 23 Jun 2023
IFC Announces New Projects to Support MSMEs Through the Alliance for Entrepreneurship in Africa
IFC has announced four new projects to support micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Africa and globally. The projects will help businesses address food insecurity across the…
- 6 Feb 2024
FCMB Launches Accelerator Programme to Empower One Million SMEs
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. Partnering with SkillPaddy and other…
- 28 Feb 2024
Microsoft, Orange Unveil Africa SME Digital Transformation Plan
Microsoft and Orange are collaborating to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Africa adopt digital technologies and further contribute to the economic development of the continent. The…
- 25 Jul 2023
Mastercard Partners with Alerzo to Digitize SMEs in the Nigerian FMCG Space
Mastercard, a global leader in financial services, has joined forces with Alerzo, Nigeria's leading technology service provider, to address the challenges faced by small and medium-sized enterprises…
- 20 May 2016
ICT SMEs Are Vital for Socioeconomic Growth- ITU
ICT-enabled entrepreneurs and small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have a particularly relevant role in ensuring economic growth in a sustainable and inclusive manner, Houlin Zhao, ITU…
- 14 Dec 2022
Bank of Industry, IFC Partner to Empower MSMEs
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Bank of Industry (BoI) have partnered to strengthen trade and boost access to finance for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in…
- 5 May 2021
Stanbic IBTC Partners LSETF to Support SMEs
Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc has announced its partnership with the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSEFT) to train small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in entrepreneurship through a series of…