Join Us
The association’s membership is open to all small businesses operating in Nigeria whose capital investment falls within the definition of the small-scale industry, as the government may review from time to time.
The association admits manufacturing, processing, mining and services businesses. NASSI has a women’s development department and has placed a high premium on encouraging women entrepreneurship for their special needs apart from being well represented in the association’s Executive Council.
The Benefits of Being Members Include
- Access to low-interest Funding/Loan through our cooperative, micro-credit company and other sources.
- Access to microfinance.
- Capacity building through Training, Seminars, and Workshops within and outside the country.
- Participation at Trade Fairs/Exhibitions.
- Promoting access to real and virtual markets.
- Access to business information.
- Collaborations and partnerships for business growth.
- Promoting linkages and providing platforms for business networking within and outside the country.
- Interactions within your sectoral grouping and corporate organizations.
- Advocacy with government at all levels for SMEs friendly policies.
- Promoting clustering and cluster development.
- Resolution of issues on taxes and multiple taxations, etc.