{"id":16105,"date":"2025-07-22T18:54:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T18:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/16105\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T18:54:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T18:54:12","slug":"fidelity-sme-empowerment-program-fsep-2025-n1-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/16105\/","title":{"rendered":"Fidelity SME Empowerment Program (FSEP) 2025 (N1 million)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Fidelity SME Empowerment Program 2025 registration has officially begun, and businesses across Nigeria are being called to take advantage of a unique opportunity. \u201cFidfam are you in?\u201d Fidelity Bank asked while announcing the program to the public.<\/p>\n<p>This initiative will support 100 selected SMEs with a \u20a61 million digital transformation bundle aimed at helping them scale.<\/p>\n<p>The Fidelity SME Empowerment Program (FSEP) will run through three separate cohorts, offering professional onboarding and capacity-building experiences for each selected business.<\/p>\n<p>Online business funding, SME growth programs, and small business support remain vital for entrepreneurs in Nigeria today.<\/p>\n<p>According to Fidelity Bank, this offer is strictly available to SMEs located in specific parts of the country. The eligible regions are:<br \/>I. Lagos and South West (Lagos)<br \/>II. North (Kano)<br \/>III. South East and South South (Port Harcourt)<br \/>Businesses outside these locations will not be considered.<\/p>\n<p>Free Business Tools Up for Grabs:<\/p>\n<p>a. POS Desktop Computer System (pre-installed)<br \/>b. ERPRev Business Software Access<br \/>c. Receipt Printer &amp; Barcode Scanner<br \/>d. Inventory Data Input Support<br \/>e. M&amp;E Tools and Training (bookkeeping, budgeting &amp; financials) with free Fidelity POS with instant settling Onboarding, Branding, 6-Month Post-Support and business management masterclass<\/p>\n<p>Participants in this program will gain access to the following:<br \/>I. Tech tools to scale operations<br \/>II. ERP systems for streamlined management<br \/>III. Bookkeeping support for financial clarity<br \/>IV. Business management masterclasses for growth<\/p>\n<p>Fidelity Bank described the offer as a \u201cgame-changing opportunity\u201d for growth-focused SMEs aiming to expand digitally.<\/p>\n<p>All interested applicants must open a Fidelity Business Account to move forward with the application process.<\/p>\n<p>News update:<\/p>\n<p>Who Can Apply?<\/p>\n<p>a. Fidelity SME account holders (new or existing)<br \/>b Businesses in retail, tech, food, fashion, logistics, or creatives<br \/>c. Entrepreneurs ready to scale with tech<\/p>\n<p>How to apply:<\/p>\n<p>The application form is now open and can be completed online <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/SMEEmpowermentprogram2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Fidelity SME Empowerment Program 2025 registration has officially begun, and businesses across Nigeria are being called to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16106,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[45,49,48,137],"class_list":{"0":"post-16105","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entrepreneurship","8":"tag-business","9":"tag-ca","10":"tag-canada","11":"tag-entrepreneurship"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16105","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16105"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16105\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}