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July 12, 2020 / 02:00PM / Lagos SME Bootcamp / Header Image Credit: Lagos SME Bootcamp
The
Lagos SME Bootcamp is one of Nigeria's largest gathering of SMEs with the
objective of enhancing their business management capabilities in order to
reduce their risks of failure and better position them for strategic growth,
given that 90% of MSMEs fail within the first five years of commencement. The
Bootcamp was founded in 2018 by Ayo Bankole Akintujoye and Seun Durojaiye to
support SMEs who cannot afford the services of professional consultants and yet
need those capabilities the most. MSMEs in Nigeria provide 96% of Businesses
and 84% of employment and contribute a total of 49% to the country's GDP in the
last five years. Therefore, given the strategic importance of MSMEs to the
economy, such initiative as the Lagos SME Bootcamp is important to ensure their
growth and sustainability to the benefit of the Nigerian economy.
Unanticipated
global forces are defining a 'new normal' for our economy in a rapidly changing
global market for goods, services, labour, and capital. In this complex and
challenging times, the biggest challenge facing businesses is how to adapt
swiftly, be self-sustaining, and take advantage of a landscape in which the
basis of competition is changing at an increasing speed. The goal of the Lagos
SME Bootcamp is to reshape the way SME owners think along this borderline, discuss
key issues, originate new ideas and help them better understand the respective
markets they play, in a bid to push the frontiers of their business and keep it
thriving sustainably. It features intensive sessions on business management
capabilities such as financial management, tax management and structuring,
business planning, brand management, capital raising, technology for SMEs,
regulatory compliance, people management, business modelling etc.
Previous
editions of the Bootcamp have featured top business and thought leaders such as
Akin Alabi, Founder of Naira Bet and Author of Small Business Big Money; Kate
Henshaw, Entrepreneur and award winning actor; Lola Esan, Director People and
Organization, EY West Africa; Funke Oladoke, Partner Deloitte West Africa;
Andrew Nevin, Partner and Chief Economist PwC; Joshua Chibueze, Co-founder
PiggyVest; Tosin Olaseinde, Founder Money Africa amongst many others.
The
third edition of the Bootcamp also doubles as the first virtual edition and is
scheduled to hold on Saturday, July 25, 2020, at 11:00 am. It promises to build
on previous learnings by featuring industry leaders such as Mr Babatunde Irukera,
CEO, Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC); Nkiru
Olumide-Ojo, Regional Head, Marketing & Communications Standard Bank Group
& Founder, The Lighthouse Women Network; Yinka Ogunnubi, Leading Financial
Advisor and Group Treasurer, CFAO; Nkechi Oguchi, CEO, Ventures Park; Tunde
Omotoye, Co-Founder HumanSquad; Damilare Zaccheus, Founder, OGZ Foundation;
Adesuwa Opedun, Regional Business Development Lead, Vertical Markets,
SystemSpecs; and Oluwakitan Babalola, Engagement Coordinator, Convention on
Business Integrity.
The
event would host a gathering of Five hundred SME owners who share a common
interest in learning how to build solid capabilities for moving their
businesses forward by harnessing practical solutions for sustainable business
growth.
The
third edition is organized in partnership with Paylink.ng, Proshare, MSME
Standards and OGZ Foundation. Participation at the Lagos SME Bootcamp is free,
but requires attendees to register on the Lagos SME Bootcamp website at www.lagos-sme.com.
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