Fidelity Bank Plc in a bid to reinforce its support for SMEs has entered into a strategic partnership with the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency (SMEDAN).
At a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signing ceremony held in Lagos recently, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Fidelity Bank Plc, Mrs Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe said the partnership reinforces the fact that the bank is a leading supporter of SMEs in Nigeria.
“For us at Fidelity Bank, supporting SMEs is in our DNA and for more than two decades we have been creating multiple platforms to help them thrive,” said Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, Managing Director/CEO, Fidelity Bank. “These include the numerous products we have pioneered for the sector, our collaboration with the Lagos Business School to host the Export Management Programme, the Fidelity SME Academy and our weekly SME Forum radio programme where we have had successful business owners and even SMEDAN share tips on running thriving ventures with listeners.”
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SMEDAN Director-General/CEO Olawale Fasanya said Fidelity Bank had been a rarity in Nigeria in that it showed “immense interest in providing support to the large MSME community.”
