SMEDAN trains associations, others on business devt., service provision

The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) says it has trained Business Membership Organisations (BMOs) and trade associations on business development and service provision for economic growth.

The Director General of SMEDAN, Charles Odii, at the capacity building on Wednesday in Kano, said that the training would facilitate the economic growth of the nation.

Odii, represented by Jafar Bashir, State Manager of SMEDAN, said it was equally to create a sustainable and systemic change in the business environment.

He said that it was also to identify some challenges hindering the growth of small businesses in the country.

The training has the theme: “Scale up of Business Membership Organisations, NGOs and Trade Organisations business activities with Business Development Service Providers Intervention.”

He said that the agency was poised to improve service delivery, productivity and enhance capacity of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).

“The primary objective of the capacity building is to address challenges confronting Business Membership Organisations (BMOS) NGOs and Trade Associations,” he said.

Odii stressed the role of MSMEs in the development and growth of the Nigerian economy.

One of the participants, Shema’u Abdullahi, who is into leather business and Head of Madafa Women and Youth Development Association, thanked the organisers for the training.

She identified electricity as one of their challenges and appealed to the government to intervene in power supply to ease their businesses.