FAQ

Centre for Microenterprise Development (also known as CMD or M-Place) is a not-for-profit, non-partisan and non-governmental organization founded since 2002. CMD supports the establishment and growth of micro, small and medium enterprise's (MSMEs) through training, business development services and access to credit for farmers and MSMEs.

Village Savings Loan Association (VSLA) is a group of people who meet regularly to save together and take small loans from those savings. The activities of the group run in cycles of one year, after which the accumulated savings and the loan profits are distributed back to the members.

A cooperative is an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly-owned and democratically-controlled enterprise.

Send us a mail at veas@microenterpriseplace.com stating where you are located and we will write back with the nearest agent to you.

We are pleased to inform you that you can get a loan for your micro and small business! With our partnership with First City Monument Bank under the USAID funded Rural Resilience Activity Implemented by Mercy Corps in Adamawa, Gombe and Yobe states, persons we join our cooperative can get loans. The steps are as follows: Get together as a group and contact us for registration and training. During the training we explain to the members the modalities for the loans To get the loans, members must be willing to guarantee each other; they must have bank accounts with FCMB and they must fill the loan form correctly. If everything is okay in number three, the applicant must have paid their cooperative shares which will be used for their equity contribution. Applicants who want to farm must have insurance cover. Members will pay their loans according to the terms and conditions.

We started operations in year 2002.

Centre for Microenterprise Development Innovation Enterprise Institute is a tertiary institution approved by the Ministry of Higher Education. It currently offers courses leading to the award of National Innovation Certificate in five courses - Business Enterprise Management; Entrepreneurship; Financial Literacy; Social Enterprise Management and Crocheting.

A VSLA is expected to have a minimum of 15 persons and maximum of 25.

Yes you can. If you are a cooperative located in Adamawa, Yobe and Gombe states you can send us your letter applying to be one of our VSLAs. The letter can be sent to info@microenterpriseplace.com or 1A Kaltungo Road, P. O. Box 994 Gombe.

Manager is a robust accounting software designed for small business. There is a free version for very small businesses available at www.manager.io. There is also a server version and a cloud version which is available for Windows, Mac and Linux. It includes key accounting modules, tax functions and features that streamline data entry and accounting procedures. The software is designed to be very easy to work with and is so intuitive. We provide implementation and support services to facilitate the set-up for small and medium enterprises. We have implemented manager accounting for companies, schools, financial institutions, and cooperatives. What ever your industry or size and whatever your budget, we can work with you. You can email Kola at kolawoleo@microenterpriseplace.com or call him on 0902 858 5006.

We have successfully set up manager in leasing company, hotel, school, manufacturing company, processing company, multi-sectional school, cooperative and shops.

We prefer to buy from groups that have registered with us particularly those who have adopted the VSLA methodology. However, registration is free so why not contact Maria at mariah@microenterpriseplace.com or call her on 0808 589 8613.

Aggregators are agricultural businesses or cooperatives of growers that consolidate and distribute agricultural products. They typically support regional growers of diverse sizes and experience and sell products to local or regional markets. Are you an aggregator or off-taker interested in buying from our farmers? Please contact yopj@microenterpriseplace.com or on 0808 589 8667

Currently we offer chemical fertilizers from Notore, Indorama and TAKAgro. We also offer organic fertilizers too. Please contact mariah@microenterpriseplace.com or call her0808 589 8667 for fertilizer loan or purchase.

The Feed the Future Initiative was launched in 2010 by the United States government and the Obama Administration to address global hunger and food insecurity. Centre for Microenterprise Development is one of the implementers of the Feed the Future program under Mercy Corps Rural Resilience Activity (RRA) in Northeast Nigeria. For more information contact alexb@microenterpriseplace.com or call him on 0708 590 3909

The Rural Resilience Activity is a five-year USAID-funded Program in Nigeria's northeast. The purpose of the Rural Resilience Activity is to sustainably move people out of chronic vulnerability and poverty. The program is implemented by Mercy Corps through it partners. See www.mercycorps.org for more details.

Your first point of call is the Branch Manger. If your branch manager has not attended to you, you can send an email to feedback@microenterpriseplace.com or letter to 1A Kaltungo Road, Off Bauchi Road, Gombe or P O Box 994 Gombe. It will be treated as confidential and will be attended to within 24 working hours.

The CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) project is a multi-year initiative that will modernize how the CBSA assesses imported goods and manages revenue. Once fully implemented, CARM will streamline and automate business processes and offer online self-service tools to help the trade community do business in Canada.