With the current economic situation and the impact of COVID 19, supporting female-owned businesses is no longer a choice but a necessity. Women losing their businesses, job loss, salaries slashed, inflation in just about everything – transport, food, naira/currency, clothes, you name it. With no idea how long this pandemic will last and where it is headed, it has become paramount to support female-owned businesses and help them thrive.
The Ebi Marketplace platform is the way to go. The Ebi Marketplace is Nigeria’s first all-women’s e-market platform which is safe and user-friendly. The platform also features a Nigerian women SME directory with sector and location tags to expand the reach of products and services across Nigeria and beyond. It is all-inclusive and will be a one-stop-shop information portal of opportunities for women entrepreneurs.
We have highlighted 6 benefits in joining SME.NG Ebi Market platform:
- For Women Entrepreneurs: You read that right! The e-marketplace is for Nigeria women entrepreneurs and will create economic opportunities, ensure business sustainability and improve resilience to the negative effect of the pandemic and the economic downturn.
- Access to Finance and Investment Opportunities: Ever heard anyone democratize access to finance? Albeit in these economic situations, but this is real and true! With the Ebi Marketplace platform, you get access to finance i.e grants, loans and also get first hand information on investment opportunities! And the best part about this platform? Read below.
- Access to Wider Markets: Yes! Being on the Ebi Market platform gives you access to a wider range of customers who are in need of your products or services. Products and services of female entrepreneurs will be listed on the e-commerce platform where customers can purchase from them directly.
- Access to Technical and Business Support: Female-owned SMEs will get access to business advisory, legal services, human resources and so much more which will help them grow their businesses.
- Job Portal: Owning a business is one thing but getting the right staff could be a lot difficult in this country. Being a part of this e-market platform, you get to have access to a pool of right people who are seeking employment.
- Connect/Partner with other Business owners: In Addition to being able to run your business, you get to connect and also partner and collaborate with various business owners across the country which will help in the expansion of your business.
To join the Ebi Marketplace Platform, interested female entrepreneurs can register to be vendors on www.ebimarketplace.com. Women in cooperatives and associations are also encouraged to register on the platform. The Ebi marketplace will officially go live on the 1st of August and the App will be available for download on Play Store and Apple Store. Successful sign-ups would officially become vendors on the platform and can access all the benefits on the Ebi Market Platform.
Well, there you have it! Enjoy the journey to making your business thrive.
