15/11/2019
The average small business in Nigeria is either dying or struggling to survive. Very few, if any are truly thriving.
The average small business owner is either depressed or on the brink of depression. Rather than the criticism often spewed, business owners need a lot more help and plenty of support.
The demise of small businesses is our collective demise, if not tackled it will simply compound our socio-economic woes.
Small businesses and their owners really need help. Rather than criticise them, they need to be nurtured by providing real action in the form of public and private sector led initiatives.
Initiatives such as knowledge sharing sessions, business management training, management coaching, access to funding, tax breaks, counselling and therapy support groups are few ways we can help small businesses and save them from failing.
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Let’s take real action to save this crucial part of the eco-system. Let’s improve the operating environment for small businesses. Let’s tackle unemployment and lift individuals and homes out of poverty. Let’s help and support small businesses owners. Let’s save small businesses from impending demise. Help them become the companies that many of them desire to be.
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