Diamond Bank Empowers Women

Diamond Bank Plc has said it recently developed the entrepreneurial skills of businesswomen in a training session.

The training, according to the bank, was part of its support to develop women and rightly position them to contribute significantly to the growth of the economy.

According to a statement from the bank, “Diamond Woman,” a woman friendly proposition from the bank, in its second edition of the Diamond Woman Enterprise Series that held in Edo state recently exposed the women to simple businessmanagement tactics, business idea generation and development, and several other business skills that would help them grow their businesses and profitability.

The “Diamond Woman Enterprise Series” is a women only seminar series focused on promoting capacity building opportunities, financial literacy,access to industry specific training and business advisory services to women.

Welcoming participants to the event, the Regional Manager, Benin Region, Diamond Bank, OgbonniaOkereke noted that the bank was motivated to train women because of the enormous entrepreneurial potential in them.

Pointing the numerous achievements of women like the IMF President, Christine Largade and Nigeria’s Finance Minister and Co-ordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Okereke said,women are emerging key influencers of the economy and therefore needs to be fortified with the necessary entrepreneurial skills.

“Recent studies show that women are opening their own businesses at a faster rate than men. This means that they will be the major employers oflabour in the near future.

“This is why Diamond Bank has decided to provide them with the requisite financial skills and networking opportunities that will position them to be better leaders of the economy,” she added.