Business
Firm Empowers 500 Through Micro Credit
The management of Flexus Global Solutions Investment Limited says no fewer than 500 persons have benefitted from the firm’s micro credit scheme to small business owners within its two years in operation.
The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the company, Mr Kounougna Henri, disclosed this Saturday at the commissioning of the firm’s Fleet Services, Professional Car Wash and Flexus Restaurant in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.
Explaining that beneficiaries of the scheme cut across diverse business concerns, he reiterated the commitment of the company to directly touching lives of the people in the society through encouraging their small businesses to grow.
He said, as a financial administrator, Flexus Global Solution encourages people to come together, pool funds together and make the fund available to those in need to go into business ventures or expand their existing businesses.
Henri noted that the unique advantage people have is that the firm provides them financial assistance without demanding from them any interest, stressing that the firm is all about the people’s welfare.
The Managing Director explained that the company deemed it necessary to expand its transport section into fleet operations to enable those members who benefited from the hire purchase scheme to expand to higher level.
According to him, the fleet, at present is limited to Lagos and Abuja routes but it would offer exclusive services to customers, as well as provide excellent parcel delivery services.
Other areas the company inaugurated included dock engineering services to encourage people own quality low cost houses at affordable cost, quality water.
He said, the firm has provided employment for 25 persons and that with its new expansion into other concerns, more persons would be provided employment opportunities and urged investors to take advantage of the services to grow their business.
Henri who also noted that instead of investors to dump their money into the bank where they remain dormant, it makes more business sense to pool the fund together to enable others use such fund and develop businesses as well as increase the monetary value to the owner of the fund.
Some of the beneficiaries commended the management of the company for the opportunity and revealed that its services had improved their businesses.
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Kenya made it a clean sweep at the Berlin Marathon with Sabastian Sawe winning the men’s race and Rosemary Wanjiru triumphing in the women’s.
Sawe finished in two hours, two minutes and 16 seconds to make it three wins in his first three marathons.
The 30-year-old, who was victorious at this year’s London Marathon, set a sizzling pace as he left the field behind and ran much of the race surrounded only by his pacesetters.
Japan’s Akasaki Akira came second after a powerful latter half of the race, finishing almost four minutes behind Sawe, while Ethiopia’s Chimdessa Debele followed in third.
“I did my best and I am happy for this performance,” said Sawe.
“I am so happy for this year. I felt well but you cannot change the weather. Next year will be better.”
Sawe had Kelvin Kiptum’s 2023 world record of 2:00:35 in his sights when he reached halfway in 1:00:12, but faded towards the end.
In the women’s race, Wanjiru sped away from the lead pack after 25 kilometers before finishing in 2:21:05.
Ethiopia’s Dera Dida followed three seconds behind Wanjiru, with Azmera Gebru, also of Ethiopia, coming third in 2:21:29.
Wanjiru’s time was 12 minutes slower than compatriot Ruth Chepng’etich’s world record of 2:09:56, which she set in Chicago in 2024.