{"id":19130,"date":"2024-02-23T11:52:14","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T11:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/?p=19130"},"modified":"2024-02-23T11:52:21","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T11:52:21","slug":"2024-providus-bank-sme-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/2024-providus-bank-sme-program\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 Providus Bank SME Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>ProvidusBank in partnership with Enterprise Development Centre has created the ProvidusBank SME Program to build the capacity of business owners in Nigeria and provide them with the skills and competencies for the development of long-term strategic plans to transform their businesses and drive profitability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Eligibility Criteria:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Business Owner must be a citizen or legal resident of Nigeria.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Business must be based and registered with the CAC in Nigeria.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Business must be for-profit from any sector.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Applicant must be available to commit to the training schedule once accepted<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Operated for at least 5 years<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sales\/turnover of at least 25 \u2013 50 million naira<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keep Financial Records<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Benefits:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Develop a growth plan for their businesses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Develop the leadership capacity of the participants to effectively lead their teams<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clearly define the value proposition of your business<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Implement structures that ensure long-term sustainability<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Develop a \u2018go-to-market\u2019 strategy for your products and services<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>One-on-One Business Advisory to address company-specific challenges<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Interact with like-minded entrepreneurs which enables sharing ideas and industry best practices<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Establish a network of contacts for business and personal development.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How to Apply?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Step 1 \u2013 To be Eligible for the program, the applicant must be:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Business Owner must be a citizen or legal resident of Nigeria.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Business must be based and registered with the CAC in Nigeria.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Business must be for-profit from any sector.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Applicant must be available to commit to the training schedule once accepted<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Operated for at least 5 years<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sales\/turnover of at least 25 \u2013 50 million naira<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keep Financial Records<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Step 2 \u2013 Register\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click on Apply now at the button of the page to start your Application.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Step 3 \u2013 Complete Application\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Once you have successfully registered, log in and start the application. To return to your application, click the \u201cSave And Continue\u201d button (at the bottom of any stage) and come back to it at any time. Once you are done with your application, click on the \u201cSubmit\u201d button at the end of the form to send it to us. You can submit only ONE application.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Step 4 \u2013 Keep Informed\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Constantly check the PROVIDUSBANK SME Program \u2018News and Update\u2019 tab for regular updates<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/reg.smetoolkit.ng\/program-apply\/providus-bank-sme-program-4th-cohort\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO APPLY<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Deadline: March 18, 2024<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ProvidusBank in partnership with Enterprise Development Centre has created the ProvidusBank SME Program to build the capacity of business owners<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11900,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19130","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-internship"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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