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Heritage Bank Limited, Nigeria’s Most Innovative Banking
Service Provider, has enhanced capacity of Ex-Housemates
of Big Brother Naija reality TV show and other emerging
21st century entrepreneurs at an SME enhancement
capacity training programme.
Speaking at the breakfast meeting in Lagos yesterday, Mr.
Ejikeme Obiano, Head, Solutions and Propositions of
Heritage Bank said the bank was committed to creating,
preserving and transferring wealth as a timeless wealth
partner to its customers.
He said the bank sees each customer as unique and
therefore designs solutions that are tailored to address
each customer’s needs.
Obiano also said the bank prided itself as a leader in many
fronts such as the first to introduce COT free banking since
it came into operation in 2013 as well as being the first to
issue transparent cards and wallet sized-mobile POS.
The Head of Solutions and Propositions also remarked that
the bank had put in place HB Concourse offices in Lagos,
Abuja among others to enable budding entrepreneurs to
access information on SME online as well as hold business
meetings in a bid to reduce overhead costs at the
beginning.
Some of the Ex-BBnaija Housemates that graced the event
include Offiong Edet Anthony (Thin Tall Tony), Ese Eriata
(Ese), Ekemini Ekerette (Kemen), CoColce Sowode (Coco-
Ice), Gifty Powers, Uriel Ngozi Oputa (Uriel), Miyonse
Oluwaseyi (Miyonse) and Somadina Anyama (Soma).
Also speaking, Mrs. Raliat Oyetunde, a principal SME
Consultant to Heritage Bank listed some key qualities that
would enable budding entrepreneurs to run a successful
business in the Nigerian economy.
According to her, one of the qualities that a budding
entrepreneur needs to be successful is to have passion for
something, adding that it is the passion that will transform
that thing to cash.
Oyetunde who also doubles as the CEO of Prinsult Global
noted that another quality that an emerging entrepreneur
needs to overcome the fear of competition is the ability to
disrupt the ecosystem.
She advised the participants that they should be able to
determine the need of their target audience so that they
can channel their production towards meeting such needs.
The SME consultant explained that the need of the
customers must tally with the idea of the business
promoter for the two to strike a balance.
Other qualities, she listed, include identifying a box, that is
focused area; idea generation, business model canvass
(identifying customer segment you want to appeal to), value
proposition, identify channels to be used, customer
relationship, key activities, resources and partners, cost
structure, building capacity, access to market, mentorship,
funding, business registration as well as network
opportunities to market the business among others.
Heritage Bank is one of the sponsors of the on-going BB
Naija reality show which Katung Aduwak, the first winner of
Big Brother Nigeria, said was designed by its creators to
attract controversies and create agenda for social
discussions.
Beside this, Heritage Bank had earlier promoted Nigeria’s
rich cultural heritage to the global community through the
on-going Big Brother Naija.