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THE NEWS
INVITATION FROM GOOGLE TO ATTEND FREE WEB CLINIC: FEBRUARY 29, 2012
NNEW members are invited to participate in the web clinic being offered by Google that will assist them to give their business an online presence for FREE by educating them on how to post short ads describing the goods or services they wish to sell.
The benefits to members' businesses:
- Learn to use a new free and easy tool to create a strong online presence for your business
- Get access to millions of customers in Nigeria and around the globe through web and mobile technology
- Help your customers develop an easier way of doing business with you
- Get exposure to and interaction with other business trends
- Network and discuss with other fellow business owners about common business challenges and opportunities
Participants will require a Gmail address to sign up for the clinic. This can be obtained by logging on to www.gmail.com .
Training Requirements:
- A working Laptop that can accommodate wifi Internet
- Prepared content (photos of your products or what you would like to sell, and description (write up) of these products in digital format using a USB/ flash drive) relating to your business
Details of the event are:
Date: Wednesday, 29 February, 2012
Venue: Google Office, 39 Muliner Towers, Kingsway Road, Ikoyi, Lagos. The building next to NNPC filling station or by Ikoyi Club.
Time: 9am - 12pm
Fee: FREE
Please note that participants have to pre-register to attend.
Kindly confirm your attendance by contacting the NNEW Secretariat on or before 3.00 p.m. Monday, February 27, 2012.
STEP-BY-STEP FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND BOOK KEEPING TRAINING
Financial management is a crucial aspect of any thriving business. To make good decisions, management needs good information for effective management, decision making and financial control.
Our step-by-step Financial Management training course will introduce entrepreneurs to the fundamentals of financial management and book-keeping. Entrepreneurs will learn
- basic accounting concepts and terms
- how to track business transactions
- how to create and enforce a budget by analyzing financial statements
- how to write a financial plan for their business
- to set objectives and monitor the performance of their businesses.
Date: Thursday, February, 16, 2012
Venue: Edo House, Spaces Training Centre, 75, Ralph Shodiende Street, Central Business Area, Abuja
Course Fee: N5,000
For more information contact Adenike Adebayo-Ajala (Mrs.) on Tel: 09-87031414, 08023449145
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES IN THE OIL& GAS SECTOR FOR SMES IN NIGERIA
Nigeria is rated as the world’s second largest producer of crude oil, with oil and gas exports accounting for more than 95% of Nigeria's export earnings. The country's proven oil reserves are estimated at between 16 and 22 billion barrels while some sources claim there could be as much as 35.3 billion barrels.
Indeed, the country is a lucrative market for any company or person willing to venture into oil and gas business as there abound many opportunities in the upstream, midstream, and especially, the downstream sector. The country’s oil & gas market is recognized as one of largest in Africa with the potential to be the fastest growing market on the continent.
In the light of the fore going, NECA’s Network of Entrepreneurial Women has put together a one-day Forum that will expose SMEs to business opportunities in the Oil and Gas Sector of the Nigerian economy. The forum will present enormous business prospects to entrepreneurs even in the seeming low performance of the nation’s economy. This is a life-changing event that you cannot afford to miss.
There will also be an opportunity for you to exhibit your goods and services at the rate of N1,000 for Members and N10,000 for Non- members. Due to limited space, the exhibition area will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.
For more details, kindly contact NNEW secretariat on 08034377569 or 08054844038
RUNNING A PROFITABLE BUSINESS IN 2012
The economy might look gloomy and inflation may even bring about more
business challenges. However, inspite of a difficult economy, your
business can flourish and become a profitable and sustaianable
venture.
We therefore invite you to our first BUSINESS PLANNING seminar to
prepare you to run your business successfully in 2012.
Date: Jan 26, 2012
Time: 9.00am
Venue: NECA House, Plot A2 Hakeem Balogun way, Alausa, Ikeja .
Course fee: Members-N3,000, Non-members- N5,000
Participants are required to bring along the following records of
their business operations for the just concluded year:
1. Monthly sales
2. Direct material cost per month
3. Direct labour costs per month
4. Indirect costs per month
5. Any investment in equipment etc
For more information please contact Oluyemisi on 08034377569 |
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TRAINING AND FREE WEB CLINICS
There would be a free website design training, free set of tools to
create your business website, free matching mobile website, free
technical support to help you set up your site, free gnbo.com.ng sub
domain.
You are also entailed to 10 free customized email accounts after
purchasing a domain name with just N1, 500.
Interested members are expected to have a soft copy of the information
of their company which includes, pictures, Mission Statement, Vision
etc.
A special booking for this free training has been made for members of
NNEW and interested potential members also.
Venue: Upper link Limited, ASSBIFI House(Beside Elephant House) Plot
4, ASSIBIFI Road, Alausa CBD Ikeja, Lagos.
Time: 1pm – 4pm.
Date: Friday, 2nd December, 2011.
Please note that by 2012, all members’ of NNEW would be expected to
have set up their own website.
Kindly come to the training ground with your laptop & internet stick
for practical purpose because there are limited number of Laptops at
the venue.
Interested members should please call or text Oluyemisi on 08034377569
for booking. |
| 5th Annual General Meeting of NNEW |
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| NNEW Network Meeting: NNEW OCTOBEFEST!!! |
The next Network meeting will focus on maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Topics include Health Tips, Mental and spiritual wellness, make-up tips, Areobics, Salsa dancing etc. Please come in white tee-shirts and Jeans. Date: Sat. October 29, 2011. Venue: Rockview (Royale) Hotel, Time: 1 p.m.
Members: Free Non-Members: N5000.
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Abuja International Trade Fair - Sept.29-Oct.11,2011
Theme: Trade Exhibitions As a Key Catalyst In Rapid Economic Development
Date: September 29-October 11, 2011
Venue: Old Parade Ground, Area 10 Garki, Abuja
For further details and on-line registration, please visit www.medalionng.com, www.nigerianfairs.com or call
Lagos Office: Chioma on 08038110129
Abuja Office: Bolanle 08037046138
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ILO Start-Your-Business - Abuja |
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The above programme of the International Labour Organization (ILO) has been specially designed to arm both female entrepreneurs and potential female entrepreneurs with the knowledge and skills they need to start a formal business. It will also aid in pin-pointing the causes of the challenges that are faced in business and the possible solutions to them.
The 5 - day programme, which will cover the basics of the different areas of business, has an inbuilt follow-up system which participants access after the programme.
The main output of the programme will be a business plan which will serve as a roadmap for implementing the business and access funds from financial institutions e. g. NERFUND no collateral single digit interest rates.
The programme will cover:
· Evaluating You as an Entrepreneur
· Marketing strategies
· Staffing, Legal responsibilities and insurance
· Costing your goods and services
· Choosing a legal form of business
· Financial Planning
Venue: Rockview (Classic) Hotel, Adetokunbo Ademola Crescent, Wuse II, Abuja.
DATE: Monday, 19th September - Friday, 23 September 2011
TIME: 9am - 5pm
Please call Adenike on 08023449145 or Debola on 08023110585 for registration and further details. |
NNEW signs MoU with NERFUND: July 13, 2011 in Abuja. |
NNEW has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Economic Reconstruction Fund (NERFUND) on July 13, 2011 in Abuja.
The essence of the MOU is to enable members access NERFUND's non-collateralized loan to the tune of N5,000,000 for their businesses.
CRITERIA FOR OBTAINING THE LOAN
NNEW CRITERIA
• Fully Paid Up Membership
• Attendance at any NNEW capacity building programme i.e.
Start-Your-Business , Improve Your Business, Expand Your Business
• Business Plan (completed)
• Copy of Business Registration
• Regular Attendance at Networking events
• Bank Statement (6 months)
NERFUND CONDITIONS
• The Loan is for Manufacturers and people who add Value to their products. E.g A fisherman but also smokes his fish can apply for a loan for machines for smoking the fish
• The loan excludes trade and Commerce
• The interest rate is 8%
• Members will pay a counterpart fund of 1% of any amount approved
• Any loan from N5m and above should be applied directly to NERFUND but any from below N5m would apply through NNEW.
For more information on application details, kindly contact Adenike on
08023449145, Ijeoma on 08029525087 or Yemisi 08034377569.
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Network meeting - Lagos (September 22,2011) |
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