Entrepreneurship

[VIDEO] Anatomy of a Real Life Speaker One Sheet, and Why You Need One

March 8, 2017

Many business owners have problems attracting the right kinds of people to buy from them. Marketing is not just about getting people to buy from you. Instead you need to focus on how to find the right kind of people. But who are the right kinds of people? How can – or should - you […]

Entrepreneurship

[Recommended] Opinion: Raising Africa’s middle class - howwemadeitinafrica.com

March 7, 2017

Preview: We already know that we do not know enough about African growth. This was revealed by the extent of upward revisions to estimates of GDP during recent rebasings – anywhere from up 25% in the case of Kenya, to up 89% in the case of Nigeria. Africa has been growing faster than we thought […]

Entrepreneurship

PII 056: Resisting Use of Barter Exchange Can Cost You Business Success [Based on True Stories]

March 6, 2017

The message in this week’s issue of my Performance Improvement Ideas (PII) newsletter is based on transcripts excerpts from an audio podcast I recorded, to explain how business persons can explore alternative ways to get paid for what they do or what they sell. Whether you're a service provider, or manufacturer or producer of anything […]

Career Development

A Common Misconception About Spreadsheet Programming You Need to Know [Hint: What is Excel-VBA?]

March 5, 2017

[NB: The 2nd and concluding part of my tutorial titled "What You Need to Create a Splashscreen for Your Custom Spreadsheet Application" will go out next week] ====== Today, I feature the article titled "What is Excel-VBA", (which I wrote back in 2007) to inform and educate my desired target audience and other relevant stakeholders, […]

Entrepreneurship

[Recommended] The Art of Shameless Self-Promotion

March 4, 2017

[Tayo Solagbade's comment: If you're not doing Shameless Self-Promotion (I call it "SSP" for short), you are short-changing yourself BIG TIME in your business marketing. This excellent Copyblogger article explains why SSP works, and how to do it] Here are some excerpts:The Art of Shameless Self-Promotion"So self-adulation is something I try to stay away from. […]

Career Development

[True Story] Defying Adversity As a Nobody, to Create a Lucrative Niche Market for my Custom Automated Spreadsheet Software in Nigeria

March 2, 2017

It all still feels like yesterday - when in 2002 I quit a high paying job as a manager in a corporate multinational, in which I was an established high-flyer, to start offering my custom Excel-VB software development (and Freelance Writing) solutions to paying clients. Not a few friends, relatives and co-workers thought I’d lost […]

Career Development

Get Novice Proof Custom Automated Spreadsheet Software [Hint: From Tayo K. Solagbade - a Multidisciplinary Provider Guided by a Code of Ethics That Protects YOU!]

March 2, 2017

Today, I enjoy the privilege/benefit of being able to win buyers for my custom Excel-VB driven software from within and outside Africa. Working 100% online to get found using a unique Web Marketing System I developed for myself, I continue to convince total strangers to send me payment for my custom automated workbook applications. It’s […]

Entrepreneurship

[RECOMMENDED] 15 Negotiation Tips From People Who Always Get Their Way | The winning secrets of master negotiators

March 1, 2017

[Quick Take-Away: This article is a gold-mine of information. For me, the experience based tips in it confirm the most important point I always emphasize to people about negotiating - which is that is NOT the same as "haggling". The former involves people interacting based on empathy, while the latter is typically driven mainly by win-lose, selfish […]

Entrepreneurship

Tayo Solagbade's Excel-VB Poultry Farm Manager - Video Interview With Lagos Farm CEO After Problem Resolution [PII 055: To Succeed Even When Things Go Wrong, You Need Mastery of Your Craft - Part 2 of 2 | Based on a True Story]

February 28, 2017

In this second and concluding part of yesterday's newsletter, I feature the FULL video interview (with the verbatim text transcript). I recorded it with Thompson Obuseh, a Lagos based Poultry Farm CEO, after I'd resolved a major part of the "Compile Error" problem he'd been having, for 4 days with my Excel-VB Poultry Farm Manager on […]

Career Development

PII 055: To Succeed Even When Things Go Wrong, You Need Mastery of Your Craft - Part 1 of 2 | Based on a True Story

February 27, 2017

Nothing beats being a master of your craft. You need to invest endless time, effort, money and any other necessary resources, to become as proficient as possible at it, so that ANYTIME those you serve demand for your problem solving attention, you will not be found wanting. It is with regard to my Excel VB […]

Entrepreneurship

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