Niger trains 50 as business development service providers
By Rita Iliya
Niger Government has completed a three-day training for 50 first class graduates as Business Development Service Providers (BDSPs) to assist small business start-ups and existing businesses.
The training, organised by Niger government through the Office of the Special Adviser to Gov. Umaru Bago on Social Investment Programme, Hajiya Hauwa Bako, was facilitated by the Enterprise Development Centre, Pan-Atlantic University.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the students were selected from the Association of First Class Students in Niger State.
At the conclusion of the training on Thursday, Bako said that the training was aimed at equipping the participants with skills to become consultants and support small businesses in their communities.
Bako said that the participants were expected to be self-reliant and give back to their communities what they learned during the training.
She said the training was part of a fully-funded Niger state government project that hoped to provide every local government with an expert in business development.
Bako disclosed that the state government was in partnership with the Enterprise Development Centre on a funded programme with MasterCard Foundation to train about 10,000 youths, particularly females, in the state.
The special adviser said that the participants would be equipped to support small businesses in various aspects, including business planning, operations, and financial management.
She advised the participants to see the training as a lifetime opportunity to become consultants, not only in the state, but also globally.
Bako also disclosed that the trained BDSPs would receive certificates and continuous virtual training, enabling them to support small businesses and contribute to the state’s economic growth.
The facilitator at the training, Mr Adegboyega Adebajo, said the training focused on analytical skills, business planning, operations, and human resource management.
“The participants will be able to solve problems and come up with solutions that would work for small businesses,” he said.
In their remarks, Sahadatu Mua’zu, Mohammed Mohammed, and Yakubu Abdullahi, who are participants, described the training as interactive, impactful, and educative.
“The training brought about networking and taught courses that people pay outside to get, but it has been brought to us for free,” Mohammed said.
Abdullahi said that the training has been impactful as it has added to their business knowledge and expressed their commitment to apply the skills acquired to support small businesses in their communities. (NAN)(www.nannews.ng)
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