Entrepreneurship
They Want to Learn English from Me & I Want to Improve my French! (PLUS Video of an angry Beninese Grasscutter, Photo of Rabbits, & a Photo of a 13 Year Old Burt Dubin Classified Ad!)









This is not the main update on my adventures in Benin Republic. It’s just a preview - especially because of an exciting development that’s occurred. Apart from the news, and stories, I’ve included (1) a photo of a Burt Dubin Classified Advert from 13 Years Ago! (2) few pictures of me with people out here […]







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Entrepreneurship
Use Excel-VB Automation To Boost Your Profits









This article explans - with practical examples - how developing in-house expertise in automation of Microsoft Excel.can dramatically boost productivity - and profits - in your company.. Microsoft Excel is a powerful tool for analyzing and presenting information. Too frequently however, many users – individuals and organizations – fail to realize the extensive range of […]







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Entrepreneurship
Why You Need a Web Marketing System (WMS) - Part 3 of 3









This is the third and final part of "Why You Need A Web Marketing System (WMS)" - a 3 PART EDUCATIONAL SERIES. This installment ends with links to other articles that describe key components of a WMS. It's titled “A Passion for What You Do, Will Help You Use A Web Marketing System to Get New/Repeat […]







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Entrepreneurship
Why You Need a Web Marketing System (WMS) - Part 2 of 3









This is part 2 of a 3 PART EDUCATIONAL SERIES. This installment is titled “Understanding How (Routine/Repeated) Use of Paid TV, Radio & Print Media Short Changes YOU ”. (Click here to read Part 1). If you run a business in Africa, the ideas offered in this series can help you. Any 21st century African business […]







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Entrepreneurship
To Excel, You Need To Take Intelligent Risks – Sometimes BIG, FAT ONES too!









NB: This is the second of a ten part series (click here to read part 1) based on an e-book I wrote few years back. Subsequent parts are published at weekly intervals – in the “Entrepreneurship” and “Self-Development” categories. ************Upcoming DN Travel News update preview********** Pix 1: A Handball Semi Final Match at Stade De L'Amitie, […]







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Entrepreneurship
Build Profitable Relationships by Inspiring Respect









Conflicts rarely occur when there’s mutual respect and consideration between two parties in a business (or even personal) relationship. You may have heard an entrepreneur complain that a client refused to pay up for work done or product delivered. This could happen with a a new client. At other times it’s an old client. Sometimes […]







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Entrepreneurship
Proven Strategies for Competing Against Bigger Businesses









If you’re a solo act or a small operation, the ideas I share in this piece can help you win a bid for a project ahead of a much bigger company. On several occasions, contact persons – sometimes the CEO - in client companies have told me they chose me over another much bigger company. […]







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Career Development
My Recommended Posts for W/E 23rd March 2013: Humanity And Corruption Are Strange Bed Fellows | 5 Ways to Use Google+ to Improve Your Search Engine Optimization |Why You Need "Bulldog Blood" (#1 Characteristic of a Lifelong Achiever)









Starting tomorrow, the countdown to the opening of a new, exciting - and major - chapter in my entrepreneurial journey begins. I still can't let the big cat out of the bag yet. That will happen via a scheduled post at midnight (Nigerian time) of Sunday 31st March 2013. Most people who read that post […]







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