Empowerment: 90 Entrepreneurs in Gombe benefit from SMEDAN
No fewer than 90 entrepreneurs in Gombe have been empowered by the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN).
The empowerment would enable them engage in three different vocational skills under the National Business Skills Development Initiative.
The skills include; Tailoring/Fashion designing, Laundry and Photography with the aim of boosting the economy and reducing unemployment in the state.
Speaking at the closing ceremony of the five days of rudimentary skills Mr. Wale Fasanya, Director General SMEDAN said the programme was meant to improve business management practice and train artisans.
Represented by Mrs Funto Babarinde, Chief Entrepreneur Officer SMEDAN, said in Gombe 90 entrepreneurs were engaged in Fashion design, Laundry and Photography and they have acquired basic skills in their choice of trade as well as equipment to set their business.
The Director assured that the Agency would continue to support all entrepreneurs across the country in the area of job /wealth creation and poverty alleviation.
He urged the beneficiaries to ensure maximum use of the equipment given to them and become employers of labour in future and reduce unemployment rate in the state and the country at large.
Declaring the programme closed Gombe State Commissioner of Trade, Industry and Tourism Alhaji Nasiru Ahmed, represented by Director of Administration and Finance in the Ministry Alhaji Balarabe said the Ministry promotes development Programme and activities in the state and always committed to support the effort made by any meaningful organization to support the state.
He lauded SMEDAN for their interventions in the state, adding “In spite the daunting economic challenges in the country you provide qualitative equipments for the beneficiaries.”
In his welcome speech earlier Malam Aliyu Garba Gombe state Manager SMEDAN said beneficiaries would receive Industrial Sewing Machines, Washing Machines’ and Irons and Still Cameras.
