GoOnline Nigeria will announce 25 Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to benefit for free in the pilot of the business growth programme for digital transformation of SMEs in Nigeria launching July 6 at TechPlus 2017 in Lagos.
A #GoOnlineNigeriaSME50 hashtag campaign is currently running on the company’s website to select 50 SMEs to benefit from the national programme that promotes digital transformation of SMES across Nigeria.
Executive Director, Programmes at GoOnline Nigeria, Foluso Busari, announced that 50 successful SMEs in the #GoOnlineNigeriaSME50 campaign will be announced at TechPlus 2017 holding at The Landmark Centre Victoria Island in Lagos in July to formally launch the GoOnline Nigeria programme in the country.
Mr Busari said that, “after several years of planning, we are pleased to announce that we have seen TechPlus 2017 as a valuable platform to serve as our launch pad for GoOnline Nigeria. GoOnline Nigeria will join other companies around the world that converge at the annual TechPlus events to showcase and learn how technology is evolving to meet the needs of a digital generation and modern business.”
The GoOnline Nigeria programme is delivered by an alliance of programme partners and SME growth drivers across the technology, internet, payments, financial services, media and allied industries.
He said that at TechPlus 2017, GoOnline Nigeria will showcase its initiatives towards aggregating Nigerian SMEs to sustainably lead and unlock business innovation, efficiency, competitiveness and profitability in the Digital Age.
GoOnline Nigeria’s 360-degree programme is delivered through three key modules: Get Online, Grow Online and Succeed Online for SMEs across Nigeria to sell profitably on the internet.
According to him, “SMEs are a very important component of the Nigerian economy and are regarded as engine of sustainable growth. SMEs also hold potentials to contribute higher proportion to GDP in Nigeria with targeted initiatives like GoOnline Nigeria to unlock potentials in the sector and build a stronger SME sector. Consistent commitment to the development of strong SMEs sector can be unlocked by implementing initiatives like access to finance and financial incentives; basic and technological infrastructure and a commitment to building domestic expertise and knowledge.”
Busari said 2017 is a good year to launch GoOnline Nigeria because of the prevailing policy and regulatory environment in the country that promotes Local Content Policy.
At TechPlus 2017, the 50 lucky SMEs will also benefit from workshops and other learning experiences as well as opportunities to network with event attendees representing leaders in industry, government and successful entrepreneurs.
According to the programme director of GoOnline Nigeria, “our vision is to provide 21st Century IT and business resources for Nigerian entrepreneurs and SMEs to lead business innovation, business competitiveness and profitability in the Digital Age. GoOnline Nigeria will be sustainable into the foreseeable future by evolving SMEs that will be agile, sustainable, efficient, innovative and profitable by embracing the Internet for business.”
