Access Bank partners with Rivers State, trains 600 Womenpreneur
Access Bank Plc through its W Academy recently organised the Womenpreneur Business Workshop – a capacity building workshop for female business owners, in sustenance of its objective to empower Women in Business.
The ‘Womenpreneur Business Workshop’ in Port Harcourt was the second edition of Access Bank’s empowerment program in line with the other unique offerings and initiatives that are deployed to the Bank’s female customers under the W initiative.
The sessions are facilitated by the Enterprise Development Centre (EDC) of the Pan Atlantic University.
Report from PM News states that the aim of the ‘Womenpreneur Business Workshop’ is to provide a practical capacity building program that will equip female business owners to thrive especially with the current economic realities in Nigeria.
The workshop also provided participants with essential knowledge and information whilst simplifying the processes required to grow their businesses given the present macro-economic headwinds.
In attendance was the wife of the Governor of Rivers State, Justice Eberechi Suzzette Nyesom-Wike with the women she sponsored under the RivEthics project. In her goodwill message she said, “When women are empowered, more than half of societal problems would be solved. We have learnt a lot that will improve the businesses of our women, I commend Access Bank for giving women the opportunity to learn to be self-reliant and how to improve their lives and businesses.”
According to the Group Head, Products and Segments of Access Bank Plc, Mrs. Ope Wemi-Jones, the reason for organising the program was to further strengthen the ability of women to contribute to economic development in Nigeria. It was also in line with the tenets of the W initiative – the home for everything Access Bank has to offer women.
“Through the initiative, we inspire, connect and empower women. We are deeply committed to supporting female entrepreneurs irrespective of the stage of their business and this workshop is one of the ways by which we seek to actualize this goal,” she added.
At the end of the workshop, among the things participants gain was new insights in managing their businesses, they also received customized Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) tool kit, personalised certificates and training materials. The next stop is in Ibadan, Oyo State on the 24th of November, 2016.
The W Community (www.thewcommunity.com) is also available for information on the next line up of events, further engagement, support and resource gathering.
Posted by Juliet Ekwebelam
