Entrepreneurship

Use Prospective Buyer Requests to Beef Up Your Marketing Portfolio (Hint: Features All In One User Guide for Tayo Solagbade's Excel VB Ration Formulator)

August 23, 2014

At about 8pm this past Wednesday(20/08/14), I had a 10 minute phone conversation with Hakim, an Algerian Phd Student who'd contacted me (from Algeria) via my website about my Ration Formulator. By the end of the call, I sent him a 3 day time limited demo of the app, for him to test run. However, […]

Career Development

To Succeed, Study and Persist in Creatively Emulating Authentic Achievers!

August 22, 2014

"There are no quick wins in business. It takes years to become an overnight success." - Richard Branson. Since 2002, when I began offering unconventional Excel-VB (& other solutions) in Nigeria's difficult socio-economic enviroment, I've grown my success by creatively applying ideas advocated by Richard Branson, and other authentic achievers. Especially useful has been his […]

Career Development

Speaking & Acting With Self-Confidence Does NOT Make You Arrogant!

August 21, 2014

I've been accused of being arrogant several times - especially during my startup years. Some "critics" actually said MY arrogance was why I struggled in business back then. They told me to "humble" myself, so I could be "elevated". I laughed at such suggestions back then. And I still do today. Here's why... As a […]

Entrepreneurship

"HOW I MADE MY FIRST MILLION AS A WRITER SELLING BOOKS…" - by Charles Ayo Dada (Hint: This is the FREE Downloadable PDF version of his original Facebook post)

August 20, 2014

I like Facebook a lot, but I've had to develop a strategy to beat its habit of sometimes inadvertently "hiding" potentially useful information from those who most need it. A good example is the amazingly educative story told on 18th August 2014 by the award winning Nigerian writer, Charles Ayo Dada on his Facebook wall. […]

Entrepreneurship

Proven Strategy for Making Your Business Idea Investor Friendly

August 19, 2014

I recently read an appeal posted as a comment by a young MBA student on a millionaire’s Facebook page, asking the latter to consider investing in a business idea he had. My heart went out to young man, because I knew he needed to be told a (potentially) painful truth. The harsh truth: It will […]

Entrepreneurship

No. 155: To Excel, Avoid Rigid Routine & Focus on GETTING RESULTS THAT WORK!

August 18, 2014

Last Friday (15th August 2014) a.m., at Mr. Biggs’ Maryland outlet in Lagos-Nigeria, I met - for the FIRST time ever in 2 years - with Enuenwemba Chukuyenum (Chuks) - a past buyer of my Ration Formulator app. We shook hands, hugged, then held each other like old friends (see photo below), while my 15 […]

Entrepreneurship

Beat Competitors by Doing Things Differently!

August 16, 2014

"It should be encouraging to know that practically all great fortunes began in the form of compensation for personal services, or from sale of ideas. What else, except ideas and personal services, would one not possessed of property have to give in return for riches?" - Napoleon Hill in "Think & Grow Rich" Business marketing […]

Career Development

STOP Procrastinating And START Achieving The Goals You Dream About!

August 13, 2014

Every January, many people announce new year resolutions, but by December achieve little or nothing. I've had some intriguing characters PAY me to teach them web design, or Excel-VB, ONLY to leave wondering why I'm chasing them to attend agreed sessions: Funny world indeed! This article explains why you must make procrastination your enemy, and […]

Career Development

No. 154: KUKURU DANGER™ - 5 True Stories About the Adventures - & Misadventures! - of a School Age Child Trying to Find Purpose in Life (FREE 20 PAGE PAPERBACK BOOK PREVIEW)

August 11, 2014

This week, I continue my call on experts-who-speak in the education "industry" to offer programs to influence school curriculums towards better equipping students to succeed in the real world. I offer a FREE preview of my new book, which is based on the same theme, for interested experts to review. SCROLL DOWN TO READ FULL […]

Entrepreneurship

Use Joint Venture Marketing Partnerships to Achieve Greater Marketing Success

August 9, 2014

The use of Joint Venture Marketing Partnerships to boost sales is a time tested strategy. Sadly, not many people understand how it works, and/or how to use it successfully. This article offers explanations and insights interested persons can use. How It Works: The example of a well known publisher of a business magazine This gentleman […]