The Enterprise Growth Centre (EDC) of Pan-Atlantic College, in collaboration with Constancy Financial institution Plc and the MTN Nigeria Basis, has known as on Nigerian entrepreneurs and small enterprise house owners to construct impact-driven enterprises for a greater future, relatively than focusing solely on revenue.
This name was made in the course of the 2025 Social Enterprise Dialogue session, powered by the EDC of Pan-Atlantic College and Constancy Financial institution, held at the side of the 2025 World Entrepreneurship Week in Lagos.
The keynote speaker and government director at MTN Nigeria Basis, Odunayo Sanya, who spoke on the theme: ‘Function meets revenue: constructing an impact-driven enterprise for a greater future’, re-echoed the decision and urged entrepreneurs to make sure the aim of their companies is larger than revenue.
She stated, “Entrepreneurs have to know that objective is vital in constructing a enterprise. That it isn’t simply concerning the income, when you’ve got a objective, and your objective drives you, you’ll be guided by pillars to objective, which embody ethics, values, and good governance.”
Mrs Sanya emphasised the significance of tradition in constructing native companies and suggested entrepreneurs to think about tradition as a vital ingredient as a result of tradition will all the time eat technique for breakfast,” she added.
She suggested entrepreneurs to construct past themselves, as small companies usually develop into large firms over time.
In line with her, “Entrepreneurs ought to construct past themselves. A small enterprise in the present day grows into a giant enterprise tomorrow. They shouldn’t accept small visions of their companies, nor ought to they settle for something lower than their full potential. They need to have a psychological picture of what their enterprise is about in the long run. And so they shouldn’t play the short-term recreation, however they need to play the long-term recreation, the place even after they’re lengthy gone, their efforts by way of their institutions will proceed to serve humanity,” she enthused.
The Managing Director of the World Entrepreneurship Community (GEN Nigeria), Dr Olawale Anifowose, inspired Nigerian-owned small companies to innovate and create choices that not solely generate income but in addition fulfil the wants of each people and the neighborhood.
Group Lead within the SMEs Banking Group at Constancy Financial institution, Chiwike Okere, who spoke on the financial institution’s collaborative effort with EDC, stated, “Constancy Financial institution, being a financial institution that’s centered on supporting entrepreneurs and SMEs, deems it very key and essential to be related to this occasion. And that’s the reason we’re partnering with certainly one of our long-standing companions, EDC, to assist the varied actions which can be geared in the direction of showcasing how completely different sorts of establishments can assist entrepreneurs, and extra importantly, showcasing how our financial institution is supporting entrepreneurs in Nigeria.”
