Facebook constitutes Nigerian SME council

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Facebook on Wednesday constituted its Nigerian Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Council, the first on the African Continent.

During the inauguration in Lagos, Ms Abi Williams, Facebook’s SMB Sales Manager, EMEA, said that the council would be part of Facebook’s ongoing commitment to supporting SMB throughout Africa.

Williams said that the council would bring together Facebook Africa’s SMEs team and Nigerian business owners from a range of industries in a partnership designed to provide better digital tools for business and customer growth.

She said that the Nigerian SME Council was made up of 15 vibrant start-ups and established business owners from different sectors and locations across Nigeria.

According to her, each business will bring its wealth of unique experience in understanding and embracing digital and mobile strategies.

“The council will bring in experience on how to reach Nigerian customers, making them ideally positioned to offer Support to other companies who needed it.

“Small businesses form the backbone of most of the thriving economies in the world, driving sustainable growth and creating jobs, and those in Nigeria are no different.

“Facebook is strategically positioned to help SMEs grow their businesses and with a vibrant SME sector, Nigeria was a natural choice in launching our very first SME Council on the African continent.

Culled from nigerianewsdirec.

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