Successful entrepreneurs have concluded that online presence is integral in the development of Small and Medium scale Enterprises (SMEs) in the world and it is on this premise that there have been campaigns for SME owners in the developing world such as Nigeria, take advantage of technology to advance their businesses.
A highly placed source in the bank told Entrepreneurship+ last week that the financial institution “believes strongly that one of the key avenues for business growth is embracing digital technology, and it is important to us that our customers possess all the necessary tools to gain success in any field.”
The source explained that the SME MarketHub “offers the resources entrepreneurs need to grow their businesses, while also providing the tools to trade online and gain visibility across the global market.”
According to the source, customers on the Markethub, enjoy access to a unique MarketHub website address, a personalised online storefront, a shopping cart with no consignment fees, online payment gateway, inventory management tools, messaging services and membership within the MarketHub directory, among others.
However, to gain access to the bank’s SME MarketHub, which business owners need to promote their businesses to an audience size of over several millions, according to the source, such business owner has to be a customer of GTBank.
The MarketHub, the source said, is opened to new and existing customers, who operate a corporate account in the bank. The process of opening a corporate account, according to the source, includes provision of all documents that support the validity of a registered business, among others.
“The SME MarketHub is targeted at helping our customers to promote their business online to an audience of customers, buy and sell a wide range of products online and our global directory allows individuals to search and find businesses with ease and convenience,” the source said.