The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), has trained 90 Entrepreneurs in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and empowered the trainees with startup equipments.
The Director-General of SMEDAN.Mr. Olawale Fasanya, made this known on at the National Skill Development Initiative (NBSDI closing)’s ceremony in Abuja, on Tuesday.
Fasanya stated that the NBSDI was a national program created to give entrepreneurial and vocational skills as well as equipment to support young people’s involvement in successful initiatives. He was represented by Mrs. Mary Kolawole, the FCT SMEDAN Manager.
Fasanya emphasized that the program was designed to reduce poverty while pleading with the recipients to make appropriate use of the resources.
‘Having acquired improved knowledge in business practice and service delivery, access to finance, equipment, and other business resources, it is essential that you put them in proper use to promote your businesses, generate wealth and contribute to the national economy,” Fasanya said.
He expressed delight that at the end of the entrepreneurship program which started on Nov 29, the beneficiaries can fill the capacity gap of the youth.
“The program is being implemented across the country where a total of 3, 330 entrepreneurs were impacted with entrepreneurship skills, vocational skills, and empowerment materials at the rate of 90 entrepreneurs per state and the FCT.
“It was in a bid to support MSMEs in a practical way that SMEDAN developed NBSDI aimed at providing entrepreneurship and vocational skills and equipment to the artisans.
“The 90 entrepreneurs in the FCT are engaged in fashion, car wash, and leather works,’’ he said.
