{
  "id": 7901352,
  "title": "FCMB SheVentures, JSAID Train 100 Interior Designers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/fcmb-sheventures-jsaid-train-100-interior-designers",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-16T23:21:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/09/17/fcmb-sheventures-jsaid-train-100-interior-designers/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "First City Monument Bank's (FCMB) SheVentures initiative, in collaboration with the Jenniez School of African Interior Design (JSAID), has successfully trained 100 interior designers. The program aimed to enhance the financial literacy, business management abilities, and capacity of participants to establish sustainable enterprises. The training incorporated JSAID's expertise in interior design education, professional development, and entrepreneurship with FCMB SheVentures' financial and business development support.\n\nThe program provided practical guidance to participants on structuring and managing their businesses, making informed financial decisions, and accessing appropriate financial solutions for growth. It addressed a significant industry challenge: assisting designers in transitioning from artistic practice to building commercially viable enterprises.\n\nFCMB SheVentures, the women-focused business proposition of First City Monument Bank, offers women entrepreneurs access to finance, business support, mentorship, and networks to aid in the expansion of their businesses. Group Head, SheVentures and Impact Segment, FCMB, Nnenna Jacob-Ogogo emphasized that entrepreneurs require more than financial access to flourish. They also need knowledge, networks, and confidence to construct scalable businesses that foster lasting value.\n\nThe partnership between FCMB SheVentures and JSAID reflects the bank's commitment to supporting women across various sectors of the economy, including the creative industry. By equipping interior designers with essential financial and business management skills, FCMB SheVentures aims to help these talented individuals transform their skills into sustainable enterprises.\n\nDr. Jennifer Chukwujekwe, the founder of Jenniez School of African Interior Design, highlighted that this collaboration resolves a critical gap within the interior design industry. It focuses on assisting skilled designers in understanding and navigating the business and financial aspects of their profession.",
  "summary": "Kayode Tokede Jenniez School of African Interior Design (JSAID) and FCMB SheVentures have trained 100 interior designers to strengthen their financial literacy, business management skills, and ability to build sustainable",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}