The Enterprise Improvement Centre (EDC) of Pan-Atlantic College, in collaboration with Constancy Financial institution Plc and the MTN Nigeria Basis, has referred to as on Nigerian entrepreneurs and small enterprise house owners to construct impact-driven enterprises for a greater future, quite 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 along side the 2025 International Entrepreneurship Week in Lagos.
The keynote speaker and government director at MTN Nigeria Basis, Odunayo Sanya, who spoke on the theme: ‘Objective 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 must know that goal is important in constructing a enterprise. That it isn’t simply in regards to the earnings, when you may have a goal, and your goal drives you, you may be guided by pillars to goal, 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 important ingredient as a result of tradition will at all times eat technique for breakfast,” she added.
She suggested entrepreneurs to construct past themselves, as small companies usually develop into large corporations over time.
Based on her, “Entrepreneurs ought to construct past themselves. A small enterprise immediately grows into a giant enterprise tomorrow. They shouldn’t accept small visions of their companies, nor ought to they settle for small variations. 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 sport, however they need to play the long-term sport, the place even after they’re lengthy gone, their efforts by their institutions will proceed to serve humanity,” she enthused.
The Managing Director of the International Entrepreneurship Community (GEN Nigeria), Dr Olawale Anifowose, inspired Nigerian-owned small companies to innovate and create choices that not solely generate income but additionally 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 targeted on supporting entrepreneurs and SMEs, deems it very key and vital to be related to this occasion. And that’s the reason we’re partnering with one in every of our long-standing companions, EDC, to help the varied actions which can be geared in the direction of showcasing how completely different sorts of establishments can help entrepreneurs, and extra importantly, showcasing how our financial institution is supporting entrepreneurs in Nigeria.”
