Oyo State Government, through Oyo-NG Cares Result Area 3, with ACME Professionals, has trained Small and Medium Scale Enterprises’ (SMEs’) operators.
The training: ‘Financial Management and Management Strategies: Cash Management, Financial analysis and Debt Management’, was held in five geo-political zones.
The programme was to equip beneficiaries with financial skills and knowledge, enabling them to tackle business challenges, foster growth, ensure sustainability and optimise use of grant resources.
Chief Executive Officer of ACME Professionals, Wahab Olalere, thanked Governor Seyi Makinde for his decision to give SMEs’ operators opportunity to learn how to manage their finances.
Training Coordinator, Alhaji Ajibola Hamzat, said the workshop was organised because of importance government attached to SMEs.
In a lecture: ‘Overview of Small & Medium Scale Enterprises in Nigeria; Prospects & Opportunities’, by Dr. Morakinyo Oloyede, he said SMEs played a vital role in Nigeria’s economic growth, as they constituted 97.2 per cent of companies in Nigeria.
