UBA Empowers SMEs With Health Management Strategies  

Nume Ekeghe

United Bank for Africa (UBA) has equipped an array of business owners with guidance on effectively managing their health for long-term business sustainability. 

This was the discussion at the just concluded UBA Business Series with the theme, “Financial Fitness: Balancing Health and Wealth for Small Business Owners.

The event, held in a hybrid format at the UBA Head office in Lagos highlighted the importance of purposefulness, physical well-being, and regular health evaluations in attaining success within entrepreneurial endeavors.

The panel, comprised of the following speakers Group Head of Medical Services at AVON HMO, Adeyemi Adeyinka, founder of Kemen Fitness, Kemen Ekerette, an artist and fitness enthusiast, Saga Adeolu, and group Head of Retention and Growth at AVON HMO, Atinuke Kolade. 

According to Adeyinka, cultivating a balance between work and personal life, alongside detailed health assessments on vital organs such as lungs, liver, and kidneys, is important for SME operators.

“It is important for business owners to maintain a good work-life balance, and parameters such as knowing the state of your health, creating an enabling environment for yourself, and having annual wellness checks on your organs is very important for you as a small business operator,” stated Adeyinka.

On his part, Ekerette advised customers and business owners to be intentional in ensuring that they are physically fit, adding that “eating right, resting and exercising should be a part of every entrepreneur’s daily life,” he noted.

Adeolu emphasized the importance on physical well- being and fitness and its impact on building a sustainable business. He said: “If you are not physically fit, you may not be able to make good financial decisions in your businesses,” Adeolu affirmed.