Do sports influence business ? A century ago, the answer would have been no. Today, we're in an age of booming sports influencing booming business. The owners of sports clubs would tell you that sport is business

It is not unusual for businesses to experience testing times, near disasters or seasons of chaos. Being Economic vehicles, they respond to the trends and events of the economy. The global economy makes it difficult for companies in any part of the world to be isolated from economic cycles.

Corporate entities regularly utilise or require external facilitation for various group interactions. Facilitation may be required to support a wide variety of engagements.

Few companies have managed to successfully implement change. Fewer companies have sustained change initiatives long enough to reap the rewards. Change is difficult for many corporations to achieve and reinventions are rare. Once established, a corporation grows in size and sits comfortably within its business-zone achieving 0% innovation for several years. Little wonder, some companies that make it to the top of their industry ratings drop out after a few years.

The financial services industry plays a key role in any free market economy. The development of the industry and its derivate products and services is usually a function of the sophistication of the economy. The financial services industry in Nigeria is principally dominated in terms of total assets, by the commercial banks.