To mark its fifth anniversary, capacity development firm, Midramo Consulting, has launched its fifth Growth, Empowerment, Accelerate and Recognition (GEAR) programme to empower 2,000 Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).
An arm of the organisation, Midramo Empowerment Foundation, will lead the programme in partnership with Lagos State and private sectors.
Executive Director of Services, Mrs Salamatu Odewunmi, said: “We see the youth as our partner in achieving our vision of a preferred global partner in development of human capital.”
She added the programme was the organisation’s way of empowering more SMEs and youths through technical and soft skills training in hospitality, information, communication technology, and construction.
Odewunmi said the firm impacted over 100 SMEs and 500 youths with leadership, financial literacy, planning and organising, goal setting, healthy and safe work habits, business plan writing, marketing techniques, and digital marketing.
She said its sustainability plans contributed to success of its programmes, earning it a 2022 nomination in Top 100 Fastest-Growing SMEs Awards in Nigeria by BusinessDay.
“The success of Midramo’s programmes is due to the support of its partners, including United States for African Development Foundation, Lagos State Employment Trust Fund, Diamond Development Initiatives (DDI) and Skills for Prosperity Nigeria (S4P-N).
“Interested SMEs and youths can register through our social media handles,” she said.