Initiated, researched, developed, and powered by the Institute of Leadership for Policy Implementation (ILPI), the Small and Medium Enterprises Data Bank of Nigeria (SMEDBON) is an online one-stop details-filled data base of genuine and active small and medium enterprises in Nigeria, created to enable small and medium business owners gain easier access to local and international enterprises development resources for faster entrepreneurial growth, sustainability, and competitiveness. The resources entail finance, material inputs, information, skills acquisition, and up-skilling, among others.
Through sensitization, reorientation, leadership education, research and capacity building, we equip leaders and public policy executors in all facets of our national life to judiciously use Leadership and Policy Implementation as inseparable and sacred twin tools for social transformation in order to justify the huge material, financial and human capital resources committed annually into the running of the national bureaucratic machinery at all levels of governance. Also by sensitization and civic education, we awaken the masses to the immutable fact that they have an inalienable right to hold the leaders accountable.
1. (i) Online registration. (ii) CAC certificate of incorporation or business name. (iii) An existing and functional business established in a standard premises and sign-posted with the company name.
2. (i) A current account holding in the company name. (ii) Evidence of up-to-date payment of CAC annual returns and relevant FIRS taxes. (iii) Business engagement duration period of 1 year and above using the company name.
3. (i) Local government certificate of origin identification clearly stating the company proprietor’s or chairman’s village, kindred, and town in the LGA. (ii) Valid means of identification (NIMC NIN card, data page of international passport, or national driver’s license.)
(4) Payment of enrollment fee of Ten Thousand Naira (N10,000) only into the SMEDBON Dedicated Account of the Institute of Leadership for Policy Implementation (ILPI) Account Number 1016614694, Zenith Bank Plc.
1. (i) Online registration. (ii) CAC certificate of incorporation or business name. (iii) An existing and functional business established in a standard premises and sign-posted with the company name.
2. (i) A current account holding in the company name. (ii) Evidence of up-to-date payment of CAC annual returns and relevant FIRS taxes. (iii) Business engagement duration period of 1 year and above using the company name.
3. (i) Local government certificate of origin identification clearly stating the company proprietor’s or chairman’s village, kindred, and town in the LGA. (ii) Valid means of identification (NIMC NIN card, data page of international passport, or national driver’s license.)
(4) Payment of enrollment fee of Ten Thousand Naira (N10,000) only into the SMEDBON Dedicated Account of the Institute of Leadership for Policy Implementation (ILPI) Account Number 1016614694, Zenith Bank Plc.
Easier access to benefitting from government SMEs development loan facilities, such as those provided by SMEDAN, BOI, and BOA, among others. Effective information sharing to stay locally profitably active and globally connected.
Access to current business and entrepreneurial education through ILPI-organized conferences, workshops, and seminars. Access to capacity building; skills acquisition and up-skilling. Access to overseas business/entrepreneurial exposures.
Formal invitations by SME development focused government agencies such as SMEDAN, BOI, BOA, and NEPC, among others to attend sensitization/awareness creation sessions on government SME policy direction and disbursement of SME development loans.
Yearly ILPI Entrepreneurial Leadership Award and Induction into the prestigious ILPI Entrepreneurial Fellowship (EFILPI) to best-performing SMEs.