Entrepreneurship

Story: After Resolving Layers Feeding Problems, Selling Increased Eggs Output Became a Headache!

March 4, 2014

[UPDATE: 16th February 2021] Click here to download a print ready PDF version of this post, that you can read offline. A young couple tackles unexpected challenges in running their commercial layer farm. This story illustrates how Cost-Saving Best Practice ideas, tools and strategies, can be used to solve problems, and boost long term farm […]

Career Development

No. 131: To Succeed, Creatively Apply What You Learn

March 3, 2014

Albert Einstein went through formal schooling. Did any of his school/class mates also become geniuses? What about the legendary Afro Beat inventor, Fela Anikulapo Kuti (who studied music in a UK college)? Or Bill Gates? Richard Branson? Steve Jobs? Why didn't their classmates succeed like them? SCROLL DOWN TO READ FULL ISSUE Home | Subscribe | About | […]

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Conversation between Entrepreneur Parent and His Kids’ Lesson Teacher

February 28, 2014

How well do you know your child’s teacher(s)? By “know” I mean meeting and engaging him/her in conversation about what s/he thinks education for success in life is about, and how to go about giving it. I share excerpts from a conversation (online chat) with my kids’ lesson teacher, which reveals why connecting with your child’s teacher(s) […]

Career Development

8 Practical Considerations You Need to Start a Fish Farm (One Page Practical Mind Map, for Aspiring Fish Farmers and Teachers of Fish Farming!)

February 27, 2014

Starting business part-time, before leaving paid employment is best (though it did NOT work for me). However, this safer approach has its own challenges. Your "employee duties" can deny you time to properly investigate the prospects of a venture you’re considering. Sometimes, even if you can make out time, you may lack the training/skill and […]

Entrepreneurship

Once You Start Your Farm Business, You Must Think & Act Like An Entrepreneur To Succeed!

February 26, 2014

"I wanted to be an editor or a journalist, I wasn't really interested in being an entrepreneur, but I soon found I had to become an entrepreneur in order to keep my magazine going" - Richard Branson. In this article I explain why anyone starting a farm business needs to realize that s/he must become an entrepreneur in order […]

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Automate Your Farm Record Keeping and Accounts to Succeed Profitably

February 22, 2014

In this article, I explain the importance of establishing and maintaining reliable farm records keeping/accounting systems as it is a crucial requirement for successful planning & profitable management of your farm business. A popular saying goes thus: "If you do not record it you cannot measure it. And if you do not measure it, you […]

Entrepreneurship

Feed Formulation Software Will Not Guarantee Livestock Farming Success (Here's Why...)

February 18, 2014

“Hi Tayo. I’m Eugene from Malawi and have been following you on and off for quite a while now…”(Full email below). Eugene asked if my Ration Formulator™ could be used for ruminants (e.g Beef/Dairy Cattle, Goats, Sheeps) and Ducks etc. The short answer: YES. But I wrote him this long one… ==Email Starts== Hi Eugene, […]

Career Development

Convert Your Excel Reporting Workbooks to Secure (& Even Money Making!) EXE Files

February 13, 2014

Below is a screenshot of the 2014 upgrade version of my popular Excel-VB driven Ration Formulator sofware. Do you notice it’s actually an EXE (executable) file, and NOT an Excel workbook...even though it's in Excel?! Users need not enable macros. Plus, it works on any Excel version (for Windows or Mac). All past buyers get […]

Entrepreneurship

Anyone - Including Kids In School - Can Achieve Success Via Part Time Entrepreneuring

February 11, 2014

Photo 1: Wed. Dec. 11, 2013 - My 10, 14, and 12 year old sons, and the 50% pineapple peel based cakes they baked WITHOUT an oven. All they used was the charcoal stove, a heavy metal pot, and flour, sugar etc that I brought ALL the way from Cotonou...LOL! Now They’re Selling Their Cakes! […]

Entrepreneurship

No. 128: Using Location Independent Multipreneuring to Achieve Public Speaking Success

February 10, 2014

I began my “Location Independent Multiprenuring Travels” across West Africa, on 1st April 2013 – about 10 months ago. The amazing successes I’m achieving (some described below) convince me one MUST be willing to take greater risks, to move to higher levels of achievement. If I’d remained in Nigeria, I doubt I’d have achieved this […]

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