Keystone Bank partners LCCI on MSMEs business consultancy

In a bid to support growth of  small businesses, Keystone Bank Limited, a technology and service driven bank, has entered into partnership with the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) to provide business consultancy services for micro, small and medium scale enterprises (MSMEs).

Speaking at the launch of the inaugural edition of LCCI’s annual SME Support Centre in Lagos,  Group Head, MSME & Value Chain Management of Keystone Bank, Helen Nwelle commended LCCI on the introduction of the programme while also assuring the Chamber of the bank’s steady support.

 She said that, “Keystone Bank is an SME-centric bank focused on delivering tailored MSME value offerings that has continually spurred our involvement in programmes like these.

“SMEs are the bedrock of our economy and the LCCI SME Support Centre will provide a platform where SMEs can meet seasoned consultants who will offer advisory services in areas of book keeping, capacity building, branding and digital marketing, to enable them to remain competitive in the current business climate.”

Citing SMEDAN’s latest report, Nwelle said, ” 99 percent of SMEs are in the micro sector, which means a lot of them are unstructured, making it difficult for them to access finance from banks and other funders. Therefore, this initiative will help empower SMEs with the needed skills for book keeping and cash flow analysis to aid finance readiness.”

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