Passion to profit: Graduate entrepreneurs
By Guardian Exclusive
23 November 2017 |
5:00 am
According to a McKinsey report, there is a high density of MSME's in Sub-Saharan Africa totalling about 14 million in number. It is for this reason Nigeria's Bank of Industry and many others are providing funding, especially suited to meet the needs of these businesses.
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