Red Star Express Plc is set to host entrepreneurs and owners of Small
and Medium Enterprises to a forum to give them support by sharing insights,
information and industry advice as it affects them in relation to the growth of
their business. This event will seek to provide advice and logistics resources
from Red Star Express, other industry leaders and concerned regulatory agencies
so as to assist in creating an excellent opportunity to interact and network.
Tagged “Breaking Boundaries”, the event will be held on July 7 in Lagos
at the Welcome Centre, International Airport Road. Apart from being a form of
Corporate Social Responsibility for Red Star Express, SME1000 is a
groundbreaking medium by the company to bridge the logistics gap faced by SMEs.
The Group Managing Director of RedStar,
Mr Sola Obabori elucidated on the reason behind the project. “Red Star chose to
embark on this SME 1000 project in order to promote and create a platform to
connect these SMEs globally, because RedStar is a global business that can
connect with any part of the world in 72 hours. We want to bring 1000 SMEs
together to partner with them and create opportunities and network for them in
order to enable them understand the process of running an SME”.
“We understand that some of the
challenges of coming up with an SME is infrastructure, inconsistency,
succession plans, lack of focus, all amongst others. In international countries
there are usually plans for succession but it’s hardly done in Nigeria.
However, we can’t say Nigerians have done badly because we have had good SMEs
that have grown and stood the test of time. For instance, we have Dangote,
Globacom, FCMB, and the likes.”
According to the Head, Projects and New Ventures, Ngozi Ochokwu, the SME
sector is a major part of Nigeria's economy and has the potential to spur the
country out of recession. With SME1000, Red Star Express, as a foremost
logistics company in Nigeria, will reaffirm its unwavering commitment to the
development of the indigenous market.
"As we undertake all concerns regarding logistics, we urge
businesses to take advantage of SME1000 whilst focusing on building robust
trading platforms. All they simply need to do is to register at http://sme1000.redstarplc.com
and from there; they can get the opportunity to participate. Attendance is free
and there are lot of experts on ground to assist these entrepreneurs with
business ideas and opportunities", she said.
Red Star Express has been a major e-commerce delivery backbone for a
large number of SMEs, by ensuring hassle free order fulfillment. The SMEs will
be availed the opportunity of choosing from a bouquet of services depending on
their business needs and requirements ranging from deliveries within 3 to 6
hours in Lagos, door-to-door deliveries nationwide, Cash-On-Delivery, Prepaid
Delivery, Drop off & Pickup Centres, Freight, Warehousing, Inventory Management,
Outsourcing, among others.
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