Essentially, that was 2001. I knew I was going into Agric but we were not ready. Then we got this
information about a Piggery estate in Ikorodu. But then, I did not have any kobo on me, but I believed I had to get something doing to investing this idea.So I went around trying to find out exactly what it entails to start a piggery business and the market available.
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UK based Nigerian born Business Growth Coach, Professional Speaker and Marketing Consultant – Efe Ohwofasa.
is rolling out the maiden edition of his “Launch Your Lifestyle Business” Conference with the theme: “Make Money Doing What You Love”
Date: Saturday 25th June 2016
Time: 10am – 4pm
Venue: Peemos Place, Sapele-Delta state, Nigeria.
The page below offers full details about it:
<a href=”http://efeohwofasa.com/lsb/” target=”blank”>Click here</a>
To this end, he arrives Nigeria next week.
<blockquote>But before then, tommorrow – 16th June 2016 – to be specific, he (in response to an invitation by Bournemouth University’s Institute of Directors,UK) will do a presentation titled…”Passion 2 Profits”- How To Discover Your Entrepreneurial Potential And Achieve Your Career Success” at Bournemouth University, UK (See details: <a href=”http://www.efeohwofasa.com/uploads/efe-lsb2.JPG” target=”blank”>Click here</a>)
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Download a print-ready PRESS RELEASE! published for this event, for media houses and journalists from;
<a href=”http://www.efeohwofasa.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/efe-pr.png” target=”blank”>Click here</a>
Efe is rolling out the Lifestyle Business Conference as a way of giving back to society, to help others discover their purpose and succeed in life, inspite of their circumstances – just like he rose from hawking groceries on the streets of Sapele to become a respected Business Coach in the UK.
Initial plans are being worked on by his contacts in Sapele, to roll out the conference. But the vision is to continue across 7 Nigerian states, and ultimately the entire country.
Learn more at <a href=”http://efeohwofasa.com/lsb/” target=”blank”>Click here</a>
In 2016, I decided to create a new range of support solutions to help my Farm CEO clients build and grow their businesses to be more profitable.
To that end I setup a private/closed Facebook group to let paid clients interact with me, as well as one another, to share advice, tips, news/information and experiences.
See https://facebook.com/groups/992652147472525?refid=27
For years I’ve been having to link new clients with old ones, so the latter can buy point of lay birds, maize and other ingredients from (or with the help of) the former.
By creating this closed group, such interactions can happen directly between members and I won’t need to do matchmaker wahala anymore!
As one of my Farm CEO clients, you are likely to find this useful towards progressing your farm startup plans, since you’ll be able to post questions in the group and other CEOs with knowledge and experience can share with you at zero cost
In order to add someone to the closed group, I’ve noticed it’s best when s/he is on my friend’s list, so I can just click his/her name.
That’s why I’m sending Friend Requests to the rest of my Farm CEO clients (in and out of Africa) who are not currently connected with me on Facebook.
Except of course for those (about 40%) who’ve made it clear they prefer not to use, or not to be active/visible on Facebook or social media in general.
If you’d like to join, accept my request so I can add you to the group.
If you’re not yet a client, click here to request details of how you can join.
Apart from the above benefits, as a clu member you get lifetime discount of 40% or more, to buy products/services I offer now or in the future
Not just that. As I’ve proven to other clients in the past, I become available to provide information research support services to members e.g to find suppliers of feed ingredients, raw materials etc or to review market opportunities, contact potential partners etc.
Most of the above will be delivered via Your Lifetime Subscription to the Farm CEO Newspaper – http://www.thefarmceo.net
PS: There is another private group I manage on Facebook
It’s for my ExcelVB club..
One key promise I make to each of my Web Marketing clients is to help them build 100% original client attracting response-generating content for his/her Web Marketing System (WMS).
For the life of the project, I continue creating and publishing/propagating such content for his/her use in Online Marketing.
While I do my bit, I use my mind map (for the WMS concept as I conceived it – click to view it) to explain various activities s/he needs to systematically engage in to boost the reach and impact of the WMS being setup.
For instance, I note how powerful Video marketing can be…
But that’s when it’s used with intelligent purpose!
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One key promise I make to each of my Web Marketing clients is to help them build 100% original client attracting response-generating content for his/her Web Marketing System (WMS).
For the life of the project, I continue creating and publishing/propagating such content for his/her use in Online Marketing.
While I do my bit, I use my mind map (for the WMS concept as I conceived it – click to view it) to explain various activities s/he needs to systematically engage in to boost the reach and impact of the WMS being setup.
For instance, I note how powerful Video marketing can be…
But that’s when it’s used with intelligent purpose!
So, I challenge the client to upload short videos to his/her YouTube channel – noting that s/he should create a channel if s/he does not already have one. It costs nothing, but can make a world of difference to your marketing effectiveness online!
But it’s not just videos. You should create audios too – with purpose driven by your desired outcome. And it’s not just audios, you also need to create and share both audios and videos – with deliberate purpose, on as many distribution platforms as possible online.
Truth is people rarely care about fine details of content in which an expert gives advice. Having said that, I’d recommend you adopt a formal system. Including signature music, introduction etc. It helps people “recognize” your material easily – and can boost followership.
Apart from what you do online, when you’re offline, you would be wise to exploit every smart opportunity that presents itself, to offer your useful audio and video based information and education media to those you connect with -at networking meetings, or event venues.
Then there are PDF reports you should create – including white papers. You are an expert at what you do. You views or perspectives matter to those you seek to serve. A white paper can help you get their attention LONG before you ever come into face to face contact with them – if at all ever!
The points I’ve made above, put together, are the reason why no two WMSs can ever be alike: EVER!
In other words, I’m saying every human being in this world will have a uniquely identifiable WMS – like a fingerprint – because we’re all different.
And THAT is why a well developed and implemented WMS ALWAYS works well in setting its owner apart from the crowd.
I say this to my clients all the time:
“My WMS brought you and others to me, making you pay me without ever needing to meet me face to face. That’s because I use it to achieve Power Positioning (PP) and Top Of Mind Awareness (TOMA).
It works if you use it the way I conceived it to be used I.e. with original creativity.
The first requirement is to be prepared to break all the rules to use it.” – Tayo K. Solagbade
Many people let themselves get carried away by the minor issues relating to their web marketing. But I always tell my clients to never lose sight of the big picture – the ultimate purpose – in implementing their Web Marketing.
That ultimate purpose is to boost your credibility before potential buyers of your solutions, by nurturing your name and brand recognition via active use of your WMS.
This is why you don’t want to go around posting your useful content online without – as often as possible – appending a link leading back to the FULL source on www.yourname.com for instance.
Forget about getting likes for what you’re posting, and focus on offering previews to your new, useful content, that will entice readers to click over to your site to read the rest – making Google and other search engine robots FOLLOW them to index that and other pages!
For instance, you’d get more value for your efforts in that Facebook group you’ve created, for instance, when you post only previews, with URLs leading to the full articles (with videos, if any, at the bottom) on your site.
When that begins to happen, you’ll be getting rewarded via Google’s attention, and more of your members will discover the wealth of information and education you’re loading on the site, alongside solutions they can buy from you.
Without that, your posts will be like “orphans”, when they could be working to send potential clients to your site even while you sleep – via a trail of “breadcrumbs” like series of posts!
As I’ve said in past articles, my growing web marketing success is what convinces me that getting likes and shares does NOT imply you will make sales – and vice versa!
Indeed, as my experiences have revealed, you could have a facebook page with few likes per post which sends you quality prospects that choose to send you sales enquiries via inbox messaging, instead of posting comments publicly.
Note however that you must make sure you website already has key details of products and services you offer spelt out on it, BEFORE you begin using this approach.
To begin sending your readers there without having that in place, would be to defeat the whole purpose of using a WMS – which it to build credibility that inspires trust in the minds of potential clients.
In a PDF report I send to clients about taking ownership of your WMS, I mentioned that you must become like a real life Warrior, indeed a Ninja of sorts, to use it effectively.
No matter how eager you are to get going, you must be prepared to be patient until you have all the weapons you need to catch your prey (I.e. clients) in your arsenal.
Without this, going all out to promote your brand online would be like trying to fetch water in a basket i.e. a total waste of time.
In working with him/her to develop and implement a WMS, my style is to give my client the information s/he needs to let me help him/her.
I will continue telling him/her what s/he needs to do from his/her end, as I do my bit from mine. But I cannot – and will not try to – force him/her to do any of it. This is a relationship between adults, and my expectation is that s/he will see the investment in my services as worthy of the attention needed to reap the rewards s/he desires.
If – for any reason – s/he is not forthcoming, all I can do is give him/her more time and continue to send reminders. I do not judge or disrespect him/her for such shortcomings, because I know it can be hard adapting to the new way of doing things that the use of a WMS requires.
To succeed, I make it clear to the client that:
1. We need to work as a team, and that s/he has a role to play which directly affects the one I have to play.
2. I do NOT do miracles.
This might be stating the obvious, but it bears pointing out. Projects are implemented based on agreed working terms. If one party fails to do what is required, the ability of the team to get the desired results maybe severely limited.
3. Most importantly, I make it clear to the client that WMS development and implementation cannot be rushed. To do otherwise, would be to jeopardize its long term self-sustaining integrity, leading ultimately to failure.
Your number one purpose for using your WMS is to build and grow your Mailing List database of potential buyers who get attracted to your brand via your WMS.
That gets your foot in the door and gives you a good idea of what to do more or less of. Over time. The conversions/sales will happen as your insights grow.
It should be your primary motivation, and your ultimate measure of returns on your investment in it.
The above implies your online presence, based on your branded website, will have clearly outline what you are selling.
A WMS cannot be developed without a clear product/service offering!
So be sure to enumerate your list of products/services/programs, with relevant descriptions and details on relevant pages of your site, BEFORE you start promoting using your WMS.
If I’m working with you as my client, I cannot make your WMS work for you, without your active, relevant input. It’s not possible. You need to give me what I ask for.
Some clients express the preference to have PR pieces done by third parties about them, believing it will make their target audience see them as well known and established.
They argue as a result that it’s better than doing the hard work of personally nurturing a WMS like I propose.
That is not untrue. And I also understand the sentiment that drives this kind of reasoning. Compared to having (often paid) PR write-ups done, they find it hard keeping up the routine and schedule needed to churn out needed quality content for the WMS during the early stages.
However, I’ve found that such third party based promotional strategies tend to yield limited long term marketing benefits. Like conventional advertising they tend to “expire” of fizzle out in impact, over time – hence requiring repeat runs to remain in the consciousness of the potential buyers.
Here’s what I tell such clients:
For web marketing success using a WMS, people need to read YOU and hear YOU, to buy into YOU.
You need to find your own voice, especially using your writing. That’s why you need to develop the discipline needed to write consistently.
If you can’t do that, seriously consider hiring a competent expert to ghost-write in your name, based on information you give him/her.
I recommend writing a new – useful – article per day or at least one per week.
That is the heart of your WMS – text based content that search engine robots can use to index your pages and boost your visibility!
So you really don’t need many PR publications by a 3rd party outside of yourself.
What you need to do is simply to take ownership of the WMS I setup for you, and use it the way I recommend to you.
If you do so, apart from increased enquiries and a growing mailing list that you will witness, we will be seeing your online visibility in certain important areas climb over time that will prove your WMS is working for you.
To get there however, we need to set it up and implement it as prescribed. And I will need your cooperation to make that happen.
If you’re willing to work with me as described above, so I can help you setup a client attracting WMS that workS 24/7 at zero cost, Click here to send me a message.
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Tayo K. Solagbade* Self-Development/Performance Improvement Specialist *Best Practice Farm Business Support Specialist & Founder of the MS Excel Heaven Visual Basic Automation Club and Competition Mobile: +234-803-302-1263 (in Nigeria) or +229-66-122-136 (in Benin Republic) Tayo K. Solagbade is a Location Independent Performance Improvement Specialist and Multipreneur (i.e. a highly versatile/multi-skilled entrepreneur), with a bias for delivering Best Practice solutions to Farm Businesses and others. Since 2002, he has earned multiple streams of income providing individuals and organizations with personal development training and coaching, custom MS Excel-VB solutions, web marketing systems/web hosting, freelance writing services, and best practice extension support services (for farm business owners). Tayo is the author of the Self-Development (SD) Bible™ and the popular Livestock Feed Formulation Handbook. He is also the developer of its accompanying Excel-VB driven Ration Formulator™ and the Poultry Farm Manager™ software. He has delivered talks/papers to audiences in various groups and organizations, including the Centre for Management Development, University of Lagos, Christ Baptist Church, Volunteer Corps, Tantalisers Fast Foods and others. In May 2012 he was the Guest Speaker at the Centre for Entrepreneurship Development’s Annual Semester Entrepreneurial Lecture at Yaba College of Technology in Lagos. On 1st April 2013, Tayo (who reads, write and speaks the French language) relocated to Cotonou, Benin Republic to begin slowly traveling across the West African region. His key purpose is to deliver talks, seminars and workshops on his key areas of focus and interest to interested audiences (Email tayo at tksola dot com for details). In a previous life, before leaving to become self-employed, Tayo served for seven years (October 1994 to December 2001) as a high performing manager in Guinness Nigeria. He rose from Shift Brewer to Training & Technical Development Manager, and later acted in senior roles as Production Manager and Technical Manager. In addition to constantly challenging the status quo and influencing positive work changes, he built a reputation for using self-taught spreadsheet programming skills (starting with Lotus 1-2-3, and later moving to Excel Visual Basic) – in his spare time – to develop Automated Spreadsheet Applications to computerize manual report generation processes in the departments he worked. Over four(4) of his applications were adopted for brewery level reporting. Tayo holds a B.Sc degree in Agricultural Extension Services from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, having graduated top of his class – with Second Class Upper Division honors – in 1992. He is an Associate Member of the UK Institute & Guild of Brewing, a 1997 National Finalist of the Nigerian Institute of Management’s(NIM) Young Managers’ competition, a Certified Psychometric Test Administrator for Psytech UK, innovator of Spontaneous Coaching for Self-Development™ (SCfS-D™), and Founder of the Self-Development Academy (SDAc). When he’s not amazing clients with his superhuman skills (wink), Tayo works as the creative force behind his Daily Self-Development Nuggets blog – on which he also publishes The Farm CEO Weekly Newspaper (sent via email to paid subscribers) and his Weekly Performance Improvement IDEAS newsletter. You can connect with him on Twitter @tksola.com and Facebook. Visit Tayo Solagbade Dot Com, to download over over 10 performance improvement resources to boost your personal and work related productivity. ====
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Contact: Efe Ohwofasa
Phone: +447944426005
Email: efe at efeohwofasa dot com
Web: www.efeohwofasa.com
Bournemouth UK based business coach,
professional speaker and marketing consultant, who grew up in Sapele hawking garri, yam, pure water, plantain etc, to pay his way through school, launches his Lifestyle Business Conference.
BOURNEMOUTH, UK – All is now set for the maiden edition of Efe Ohwofasa’s Lifestyle Business Conference, with the theme “Make Money Doing What You Love”.
This event will give job seekers, career persons, the self-employed and even retirees an exciting opportunity to learn how to make their dreams come true, by learning from a man whose life story has touched many for years within and outside the UK.
Efe, whose new book “UNLEASH YOURSELF” tells his amazing rags to riches story of going from hawking groceries for years as a teenager in his home country of Nigeria, to become a respected international business coach in the UK, will be launching this event across 7 different Nigerian cities, in line with a vision to help many find their own purpose in life.
“The question is: what steps are you taking to ensure that for the rest of your life, you do not die in poverty, or unfulfilled, BUT end your journey as an accomplished personality getting highly paid for doing what you love and making a difference in the world?” – Efe Ohwofasa, Focus Guru™
Date: Saturday 25th June 2016
Time: 10am – 4pm
Venue: Peemos Place, Sapele-Delta state, Nigeria.
To learn more about the event and how to attend, or to partner with Efe’s Lifestyle Business Academy in the roll out, go to http://efeohwofasa.com/lsb/ to read a special message and signup to watch the video.
A new Farm CEO user of my Excel-VB driven Poultry Farm Manager (PFM) app recently wrote me a series of unusual but potentially useful questions about how to use it.
It occurred to me that others might be nursing similar questions, and would therefore appreciate having access to my responses, hence this blog starting with the question below:
Hi Tayo
I have purchased a new Apple MacBook and commenced download of your software but it appears it is not compatible with this the apple applications. Is this right? All the boxes and commands as shown in the video are not coming up on the apple system. Is this right or I am not doing something wrong?
My Response:
I did not realize you’d be getting yourself a Mac.
My app is built to work with Excel for Windows. So it behaves funny in Excel for the Mac OS.
The link below leads to a page containing the best support information I’ve so far been able to find for my Mac users (you’re number 4 so far).
Let me know how you get on. If it does not work out, we’ll discuss other ways forward.
Okay Tayo, I will try this out and see how it pans out.
You should also consider adopting your software to change with time to avoid restricting your clientele.
My Response:
Have actually tried modifying the code by consulting reviews of common coding syntax conflict areas, but eventually realised my best bet will be to do the modifications and thorough test running (like I did with the Windows version) on a full fledged Mac OS – not a cross platform.
This is so I can get the best possible impression of what users in the unique Mac OS environment will likely encounter.
Will get there eventually. It only makes sense to do so.
Hi Tayo
I have tried to download windows 7 onto the mac computer but this is proving to be a bit of brain test and I don’t have much time in the day to do my work, talk less of figuring out this conversion. To this end, I will have to temporarily download your software onto a holding laptop and move it later. I hope this will not prove to be problematic as the main server exist with you (I think), and as long as I use the username and password to gain access to my spreadsheet.
I have no “server” like access to your copy of the app or any other client’s.
I designed it to be an independent workbook app that the license owner can freely use on any computer of his/her choice that has the needed version of MS Excel.
So I expect you will have no difficulty getting it to run normally on the Windows based PC you’ve now chosen.
Let me know if you need any help. I’m sure we’ll resolve any issues that may arise.
1. What would happen if I decide to change the laptop that the original software was downloaded onto. Would I lose all my farm information? Or do you have a server in the ‘cloud’ that stores all the information.
My response:
No. You would lose no data. And the app is not web enabled, so there’s no server or ‘cloud’ backend arrangement, It’s a normal workbook automation-enabled with VBA code.
However, I offer much more advanced DICTATOR apps that leave your data in seperate passworded workbooks or databases so that you can always upgrade to new versions without needing the hassle of moving your data from the old app into the new one. This ensures your sensitive business data remains with you – retaining its confidentiality.
The version of the app you’ve received has no such features built it. They are available only on request.
To make this app pocket friendly, I limited use of bells and whistles, sticking instead to the barest necessities.
Reason: I found many of the Farm CEOs who reached out to me to be often beginning or basic level users of computers and software in general. Most just wanted something simple, and my efforts to interest them in more met most times with resistance.
2. Can you detect if laptop changes?
My response:
Not with the version of the app that you ordered. But the full 12 month version of the app comes with the ability to detect if the computer on which it is being used is the licensed version.
If it’s not, it displays a message prompt informing the user that the PC is not licensed to run the app. Once the user clicks OK, the app quietly exits MS Excel.
Having said that, note that the app is licensed for use by YOU, on YOUR computer.
Feel free to transfer it between any number of PCs you use. I conceived it to be used that way.
Note however that the terms of use do not permit the app’s use on any PC that is not yours or to handle data for any activities outside the business entity for which you purchased it I.e Lynton farms.
3. Is the software you issued to me the latest version, and updated automated feed stock software as demonstrated in your video?
My response:
Yes it is.
4. From your video, the ‘feed stock movement’ appears to be based on feed purchase rather than production of feed on site.
My response:
That is correct.
5. I have constructed a feedmill house and purchased feedmill machine, hence production would be on site.
In this regard, how can I adopt the spreadsheet to reflect production of feed on site.
>>>> There is no default provision for that, but you can improvise in using the Suppliers Schedule by adding Lyton Farms Feed as an entry in the list of Feed Suppliers so that it shows up in the Suppliers Schedule. If the be told however, it may be a bit confusing.
The best way to go would be to build in a module to handle Feed Mill Data, linking where needed to the relevant interfaces in the full app.
6. My Pen house have been constructed to accommodate 2 cage rows / lines, hence would you need to adjust my software to reflect 2 cage lines per pen.
My response:
Not really. It just means you’ll not be making any entries into the row for the 3rd cage lines in each pen.
At the event, all issues would be treated and I would share tips for best user experience. Venue likely to be a Plaza in Ojodu Berger, Lagos. Details later.
I’ll be reaching out to everyone to arrive at a consensus, but I’m reasonably sure from past efforts to run my Feed Formulation workshop, that majority are likely to prefer weekend as well.
Many work 9 to 5 jobs during the week and run their farm businesses on the side with the help of their spouses.
Will keep you posted on developments.
Some people readily announce – at every opportunity – that they BELIEVE or have FAITH in the Creator. Yet in the way they LIVE, especially privately, in thought and action, they often fail to show it.
What’s more, despite what they profess, these same people, in speaking about their goals, and/or problems they face, they complain about “enemies”, “forces”, “agents” holding their “progress”, “blessings” or even their “destinies”!
That just does not add up.
As a result of their above described mental attitudes, many of these people go out of their way to put all sorts of “safety nets” in place, from a just-in-case disposition!
Examples: cutting corners while rationalising that you’re just being realistic; compromising to lower your ethical or moral values/standards in exchange for a concession you seek etc.
Truth is you either believe whole-heartedly (it’s called “blind and unquestioning faith”) or you don’t.
You need no safety nets if you do.
Simply let go and take daily action with confidence based on your faith, to pursue your goals.
This has nothing to do with religion. It is simply a spiritual principle. Every human being is capable of exercising faith and can therefore apply this principle successfully in his/her life!
Like the gentleman whose 2 Facebook post previews and links I share below:
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Lonnie Robinson
My Testimony:
“I do not have the Right—to remain silent!”
The Trophy was given to me by the students at the School of Justice for “enriching their lives!
Every student (800), faculty and staff member has heard my Testimony. They witness me excel in class. I chose to take this picture with this Trophy (over my degree or academic award) because it is inscribed to Mr. Lonnie! And it say’s—you are One in a Million!
You see, this is so heartfelt—because it wasn’t long ago—when I use to “literally” be called—a piece of shit! Thank you Jesus! For miraculously transforming my life, from—Shit to Sugar!
My Testimony;
I’m a 62 year old ‘poor’ black male who has literally been through hell and back—to get to this juncture in my life! I was born raised and still reside in district 5—the most impoverished and crime infested district within the City of Miami Florida. District 5 is an inner-city Ghetto!
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