The Small & Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has described the inauguration of the Association of Certified Business Development Service Providers of Nigeria (ACBDSP) as a welcome development that will deepen the practice of business development services in Nigeria.
The Director General, SMEDAN, Olawale Fasanya made this known when the Board of Trustees (BOT) and members of the ACBDSP paid him a courtesy call in Abuja.
Fasanya reiterated the objectives of the BDSP program in Nigeria and what the Federal Government plans to achieve through it.
He also emphasized the critical areas for cooperation with the new association and exhorted all qualified BDSPs to put in a lot of effort on behalf of ACBDSP.
According to him, this will benefit MSMEs and help the industry in Nigeria thrive.
Fasanya charged ACBDSP with motivating members to work toward common objectives and declared that SMEDAN was prepared to help the new organization encourage SME development.
In his remarks, Stanley Muoneke, the Chairman of the BOT, praised SMEDAN for its foresight and support during the association’s establishment and for its ongoing efforts to strengthen the MSME sector in Nigeria.
He noted that the ACBDSP aims to help build a community of professional BDSP practitioners who define excellence and advance ethics for the business development service providers’ profession and practice in Nigeria.
The Board of Trustee members of the ACBDSP includes Prof Helen Andow, Dr. Dahiru Sani, Hajia Raliat Oyetunde, Mike Alade, Stanley Muoneke, Helen Emore, Ibrahim Buwanhot and Onaifo Prosper Uwa.
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