Heritage Bank Limited and the Entrepreneurship Development
Center of the Pan-African University have partnered to bring together top chief
executive officers to discuss emerging horizons for Small and Medium
Enterprises in the country. The CEOs will, among other things, discuss with the
SME operators on a variety of issues during the 9th EDC annual SME conference
holding in Lagos next month. Speakers at the programme, which is being
sponsored by Heritage Bank, include the Executive Director, Heritage Bank, Mrs.
Mary Akpabome; the CEO of Centre for Leadership, Prof Pat Utomi; the Founder
and President/CEO, Coscharis Group, Dr. Cosmos Maduka; and the CEO, Design
Options, Mrs. Ifeyinwa Ighodalo. Commenting on the programme, the statement
quoted the CEO of Heritage Bank, Mr. Ifie Sekibo, as saying, “Partnering with
EDC to organise this conference is part of our efforts to help SMEs get better
and bigger, which is one of the strategic objectives in our acquisition of
Enterprise Bank. “Each of these CEOs have proven track record in various
business endeavours that are nationally acclaimed. We believe that their
testimonials will serve as a big boost of inspiration for SME operators that
would attend the conference.” The statement noted that over the years, Heritage
Bank had partnered with the EDC and other organisations to help SMEs build
competence, access new opportunities and develop necessary leadership skills
required for success in the business world. These, it said, include the
Heritage Bank SME Clinic, Heritage Governance Model, the Paris Club Credit
Scheme and the Enterprise Stories, a radio programme that focuses on stories of
successful entrepreneurs. The sponsorship of the Annual EDC SME Conference is
to complement the initiatives, which are aimed at promoting SME development in
Nigeria, according to the statement. It said Heritage Bank, since inception in
2013, had been at the forefront of promoting SME development in the banking
industry, adding that to demonstrate its commitment to SMEs, the bank designed
and offered an array of products and services based on the perceived and
expressed needs of SME businesses.
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