Nigeria’s leading financial institution, Zenith Bank Plc,
has reaffirmed its commitment to support local Small and Medium Scale
Enterprises (SMEs) with the introduction of the ‘Zenith Bank SME Digital
Workshop’ to provide free digital training for business owners.
The initiative, which is being organized in partnership with
social media giant Facebook, will provide free training on how SMEs can use digital
platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp to grow their businesses.
Commenting on the initiative, the Group Managing
Director/Chief Executive, Mr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu, noted that the SME ecosystem
is a very important component of the Nigerian economy and the digital workshop
is expected to assist participants optimally use digital channels to engage
potential customers, market their products and increase sales.
The workshop is scheduled to hold on Wednesday, January 29th
and Thursday, January 30th, 2020 by 08:30 a.m. at the following Zenith Bank
branches: 23, Oba Akran Avenue, Ikeja, Lagos; 201, Ikorodu Road, Obanikoro,
Ilupeju, Lagos; and 2, Aromire Road, Ikoyi, Lagos.
The Zenith Bank SME Digital Workshop is free for everyone.
To register, send an email with the subject “Zenith Bank SME Digital Workshop”
to smepartnership@zenithbank.com. The email should state the name of the
participant and preferred venue of attendance.
Zenith Bank Plc is recognized as one of the most innovative
financial institutions in Nigeria and was voted the most customer-focused bank
in Nigeria for the Retail and SME segments in the 2018 KPMG Annual Banking
Industry Customer Satisfaction Survey (BICSS). Most recently, the bank won the
Best Bank in Retail Banking and the Bank of the Year at the 2019 BusinessDay
Banks and Other Financial Institutions (BOFI) Awards and was ranked as the Best
Digital Bank in Nigeria 2019 by Agusto & Co.
