Grooming Centre is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) founded in November 2006, and registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) certificate number 118283, to address the near absence of financial services for the large population of economically active poor people engaged in small trading and micro productive activities in many parts of the country. The Centre is the result of the strong commitment of a group of microfinance practitioners to building a vibrant and high growth organization that will play a leading role in improving access to financial services for the poor. It is a membership organization which implements a radical action programme through a range of financial services delivered to the door-step of its members. Grooming Centre is a national institution with an international perspective and is dedicated to mobilizing resources and offering financial services to the entrepreneurial poor that have little or no access to conventional forms of financial services. The Centre operates as a viable institution by hinging its services and operations on global best practice approaches perfected by ASA Bangladesh, a global market leader in providing microfinance services and introduced to Nigeria through the UNDP assisted MicroStart programme.