FCMB empowers SMEs in Ogun

First City Monument Bank (FCMB) has restated its commitment to the productivity and profitability of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) through funding, capacity building, advisory and other forms of support.

The supports are meant to boost their overall contributions to economic development.

FCMB, rated as the number one bank for SMEs in Nigeria in the latest Banking Industry Customer Experience Survey report by KPMG, gave the assurance at a free  capacity building and empowerment programme it organised for women entrepreneurs in Ogun State.

This was done in partnership with the Office of the First Lady of the State, Mrs. Bamidele Abiodun. It is a follow-up to similar ones organised by the bank in other parts of the country since 2018.
The programme, themed, ‘’Supporting Women Businesses to Scale Up in 2020’’ and under the auspices of FCMB’s SME Advisory and SheVentures initiative for women entrepreneurs, was attended by hundreds of existing and start-up entrepreneurs across Ogun State, seasoned professionals from the Bank of Industry (BoI), National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), among others.

It focused on business and skills development, marketing, finance, taxation, cost and revenue management, business plan writing, in addition to other topical issues.

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