Kaymu,
Nigeria’s leading online marketplace celebrates its second year
anniversary with weeklong activities to include a website update, an
entrepreneurship workshop and anniversary sales on its platform.
On January 25th 2013, Kaymu launched
in Nigeria and Pakistan simultaneously and has spread rapidly to 34
countries in Africa, Asia and most recently, Europe.The company which started off in Lagos with 5 employees has since grown to establish hubs in 6cities in Nigeria employing over 200 individuals.
Kaymu
has been at the forefront of driving entrepreneurship in Nigeria, with
several initiatives for young entrepreneurs and SMEs. The
Kaymu Future Entrepreneurs Program, a training for students on the core values of business
, and the
Kaymu Entrepreneurial Workshop
, to provide
SMEs with skills needed to market competitively in their fields
, are two examples these initiatives
.
Evangeline Wiles, Managing Director of Kaymu Nigeria, speaking on the anniversary stated, “We started off
with just
5
people
and a vision
. It's been a
remarkable 2 years
and
we are well on the way to
realizing this vision
.
We
would
like
to thank everyone who has contributed in positioning Kaymu as the
leading online marketplace in Nigeria- our employees, sellers, buyers,
partners, the media and all Nigerians”.
Over
the years, the company has secured partnerships with media giants
CoolFM and Nigezie, MTN, and the Lagos State Chamber of Commerce and
Industry (LCCI) amongst others in the bid to fulfil its mission of
contributing to Nigeria’s retail sector by fostering SMEs in the
country.
In two years Kaymu has touched the lives of hundreds of thousands of Nigerians
by creating
job
s
,
helping SME's open
online
stores, providing customers with products they require at competitive
prices and building an online community of over two million fans.
To celebrate this
milestone
achievement, the company will kick off a week long series of
activities, starting with an update in its website to provide a better
buying and selling process, a press briefing followed by an
entrepreneurship workshop in partnership with LCCI and discounted sales
on the platform.
In 2015,Kaymu pledges
to increase efforts in providing the safest online platform for buying
and selling and securing strategic partnerships to help more SMEs bring
their businesses online and make shopping accessible to everyone.
About Kaymu
Kaymu is
Nigeria’s number one safest online market place where buyers and
sellers can meet and make the best deals for used or new products, such
as: mobile phones, laptops, latest fashion and clothing products and
home appliances.Visit www.kaymu.
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