{"id":44498,"date":"2020-11-08T17:06:11","date_gmt":"2020-11-08T16:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=44498"},"modified":"2020-11-08T17:06:11","modified_gmt":"2020-11-08T16:06:11","slug":"firstbank-host-sme-webinar-enlightens-entrepreneurs-on-ways-to-rebuild-their-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/firstbank-host-sme-webinar-enlightens-entrepreneurs-on-ways-to-rebuild-their-business\/","title":{"rendered":"FirstBank Host SME Webinar, Enlightens Entrepreneurs On Ways To Rebuild Their Business"},"content":{"rendered":"

First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria\u2019s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, will host an SME webinar themed \u201cRebuilding your Business\u201d by 10am on Tuesday, 10 November 2020 via Zoom meetings.<\/p>\n

The event is organised in collaboration with FBN Insurance Brokers and FBN Quest with its discussants including: Tunde Owolabi, Group Executive, Retail Banking (Lagos & West), FirstBank; Olumide Ibidapo, MD\/CEO FBNInsurance Brokers and Ijeoma Agboti, Managing Director, FBNQuest Funds.<\/p>\n

As a brand committed to putting its stakeholders first, the SME Webinar is designed to empower the participants and promises to provide ways to access opportunities such as business financing, advisory, wealth preservation and appropriate business coverage. These opportunities are essential elements in the rebuilding and rebounding efforts, as well as safety of businesses, towards their continued contribution to national development.<\/p>\n

Speaking on the event, Mr. Gbenga Shobo, Deputy Managing Director, FirstBank said \u201cat FirstBank we identify with the indelible roles played by SMEs towards the continued growth of the Nigerian economy as without a doubt, they remain the engine of not just our economy but the global economy.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI enjoin every business owner to participate in this event in order to be enlightened with essential information to promote the safety and economic security of their business, especially at this time\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Only recently, FirstBank partnered with the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) in a matching fund scheme to cushion the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on low-cost private schools by ensuring lending at an attractive interest rate.<\/p>\n

Since the start of the year, the Bank has held several SME events including; an SME Business Clinic train that moved from Lagos to Abuja and Port-Harcourt in February.<\/p>\n

The Bank later embarked on virtual SME-based events, in order to adhere to the social distancing guideline essential to promoting the safety of every participant in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. These SME based webinars include SME Business Clinic in May as well as the SME Connect webinar to promote the growth of education sector held in July amongst others.<\/p>\n

Interested participants are required to click\u00a0here<\/a> to register.<\/p>\n

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First Bank of Nigeria Limited (FirstBank) is the premier Bank in West Africa and the leading financial inclusion services provider in Nigeria for over 125 years.<\/p>\n

With over 750 business locations and over 76,000 Banking Agents spread across 99% of the 774 Local Government Areas in Nigeria, FirstBank provides a comprehensive range of retail and corporate financial services to serve its over 15 million customers. The Bank has international presence through its subsidiaries, FBN Bank (UK) Limited in London and Paris, FBNBank in the Republic of Congo, Ghana, The Gambia, Guinea, Sierra-Leone and Senegal, as well as a Representative Office in Beijing.<\/p>\n

With over 750 business locations and over 76,000 Banking Agents spread across 99% of the 774 Local Government Areas in Nigeria, FirstBank provides a comprehensive range of retail and corporate financial services to serve its over 15 million customers. The Bank has international presence through its subsidiaries, FBN Bank (UK) Limited in London and Paris, FBNBank in the Republic of Congo, Ghana, The Gambia, Guinea, Sierra-Leone and Senegal, as well as a Representative Office in Beijing.<\/p>\n

The Bank has been nimble at promoting digital payment in the country and has issued over 10million cards, the first bank to achieve such milestone in the country. FirstBank\u2019s cashless transaction drive extends to having more than 9million people on its USSD Quick Banking service through the nationally renowned *894# Banking code and over 3 million people on FirstMobile platform.<\/p>\n

Since its establishment in 1894, FirstBank has consistently built relationships with customers focusing on the fundamentals of good corporate governance, strong liquidity, optimised risk management and leadership. Over the years, the Bank has led the financing of private investment in infrastructure development in the Nigerian economy by playing key roles in the Federal Government\u2019s privatisation and commercialisation schemes. With its global reach, FirstBank provides prospective investors wishing to explore the vast business opportunities that are available in Nigeria, an internationally competitive world-class brand and a credible financial partner.<\/p>\n

FirstBank has been named \u201cMost Valuable Bank Brand in Nigeria\u201d six times in a row (2011 \u2013 2016) by the globally renowned \u201cThe Banker Magazine\u201d of the Financial Times Group; \u201cBest Retail Bank in Nigeria\u201d for seven consecutive years (2011 \u2013 2017) by the Asian Banker International Excellence in Retail Financial Services Awards and \u201cBest Bank in Nigeria\u201d by Global Finance for 15 years. Our brand purpose is to always put customers, partners and stakeholders at the heart of our business, even as we standardise customer experience and excellence in financial solutions across sub-Saharan<\/p>\n

Africa, in consonance with our brand vision \u201cTo be the partner of first choice in building your future\u201d. Our brand promise is to always deliver the ultimate \u201cgold standard\u201d of value and excellence. This commitment is anchored on our inherent values of passion, partnership and people, to position You First\u00a0in every respect.<\/p>\n

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