MainOne, Microsoft collaborate to boost SMEs

MainOne, in collaboration with Microsoft, has launched a new product called SME-in-a-Box Pro, aimed at enabling small and medium businesses (SMEs) in Nigeria.

SME-in-a-Box Pro offers SMEs business productivity tools from Microsoft such as Office 365 and Exchange Online, along with reliable broadband communications from MainOne.

The offering will enable SMEs to stay productive and connected anywhere, anytime, from any device and on any operating system. The connectivity solution allows SMEs to take advantage of MainOne’s fast and reliable SME-in-box broadband service or other Internet Service Provider (ISP) connections to drive their business growth and efficiency.

Speaking during the launch of the product, the Director, Small, Midmarket Solutions & Partners Group, Microsoft Nigeria, Oluwawemimo Adeniyi, highlighted the great impact of the new offering on SMEs in terms of efficiency, cost saving and flexibility.

“For SMEs, this means ensuring that business owners and employees have access to the technologies and solutions they didn’t previously have access to, in order to enable them compete, grow and succeed.

“Microsoft in collaboration with MainOne wants to enable SMEs with expertise that frees them to spend their energy on their businesses instead of on technology,” she said.

The Chief Executive Officer of MainOne, Funke Opeke, stressed that the joint partnership with Microsoft remained a great step towards helping small businesses in Nigeria enhance their productivity and Internet presence.

“There are many challenges for small businesses especially in this period of recession. The offering enables SMEs subscribe to these products directly with support from MainOne in Nigeria and to pay for the services in naira denomination.”