MTN Nigeria Trains Female-led SMEs On Digitising Businesses

The webinar, themed ‘Her Success in Business – Leveraging Tech in the Face of Multiple Demands’, is a conversation with some members of MTN Nigeria’s senior management team and an external author who shared their perspectives, experiences, and ideas on the best ways to scale a small business in a fast-changing technology world.

According to International Finance Corporation (IFC), women own around 41 per cent of businesses in Nigeria. However, female SMEs face various challenges including limited access to finance, infrastructure, information, and new markets.

Speaking on the importance of utilising technology for increased business productivity, chief enterprise business officer, MTN Nigeria, Lynda Saint-Nwafor said: “at MTN Nigeria, we recognise that SMEs are the backbone of the Nigerian economy and are therefore committed to driving digital access, adoption and transformation across industries.