Google to train Nigerian SMEs on web use
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By BiztechAfrica - Aug. 27, 2012, 10:23 a.m.
Google Nigeria is staging a training series designed to help SMEs make full use of the internet.
The “Succeed Online” series is designed to help business owners reach more customers and manage their businesses better, using tools that are available free online. The courses will be presented in Lagos from 1 Septmber.
The courses are part of the Get Nigerian Businesses Online programme (GNBO), which has so far enabled over 25,000 SMEs to build their own websites.
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