By Bliss Okperan
A global technology company, Zoho, has collaborated with StartupSouth to offer tech solutions to its customers, especially those in the business community in Nigeria.
At the launching of the new product, Zoho Contracts, in Lagos on Friday, a tech and business innovation leader, Mr Uche Aniche, said, “One of #StartupSouth’s goals is to provide startups associated with us easy access to comprehensive tech solutions that offer great value, are easy to use, and have the capability to grow with the businesses as they scale.
“We are happy to partner with Zoho, as they offer a wide range of business apps that can empower startups to quickly digitalize most of their business areas in one go, and streamline and unify their operations for better management and holistic visibility,” he added.
“With this partnership with Zoho, we are looking forward to helping budding businesses by removing access barriers to enterprise technology,” he concluded.
On his part, the Regional Director for MEA at Zoho, Mr Ali Shabdar, said that the brand’s growth is a direct result of Nigerian businesses embracing cloud technology, particularly unified platforms, to digitally transform and build resilience to adapt to challenging market conditions.
“Our growth is a direct result of Nigerian businesses embracing cloud technology, especially unified platforms, to digitally transform and build resilience to adapt to challenging market conditions,” he said.
“Zoho’s unified technology stack, built from the ground up, allows us to meet such transformation needs of businesses with robust solutions that deliver consistently seamless user experiences at unbeatable value,” he added.
Also speaking at the event, the Country Head for Zoho Nigeria, Mr Kehinde Ogundare, noted that Zoho’s transnational localism strategy of being locally rooted while staying globally connected is also key to its growth in Nigeria, adding that the brand can serve its customers directly with locally hired staffs in Lagos.
“Zoho is also one of the few vendors in Nigeria today that continues to provide their offerings in Naira, thereby protecting businesses from the fluctuating dollar rates, and ensuring that enterprise technology remains accessible to businesses of all sizes,” he said.
