Resilience is not a buzzword, it is how small businesses actually survive. But we need to rethink what it means.”
- Crisis is not the exception for SMEs in places like Nigeria, it’s the environment they operate in.
- Real resilience is not built through top-down plans or borrowed models. It comes from informal strategies, digital improvisation, and open collaboration tailored to local realities.
- Policymakers and funders must stop designing support based on outdated assumptions and start listening to the businesses they’re trying to help.
- Digital tools, value chains, and entrepreneurial skill are not just technical inputs, they are strategic levers that, when combined, form the infrastructure of survival.
- I am not just talking theory. I am working directly with entrepreneurs, asking the hard questions, and building practical tools like SABINA that help SMEs reflect, adapt, and grow.