Entrepreneurship

PII 012: Succeed by Solving Problems Using MS Excel Visual Basic [How I Started Spreadsheet Programming in Guinness Nigeria Using Lotus 1-2-3 Macros in 1995, Before Discovering Microsoft's Excel Visual Basic in 1999]

May 2, 2016

Today I enjoy patronage from buyers within and outside Africa, for my customizable Excel Visual Basic software. But the journey to this point began for me 2 decades ago when I worked as a young graduate trainee brewer in Guinness! Back then Lotus 1-2-3's was the industry spreadsheet application standard worldwide and it had a […]

Entrepreneurship

THE FARM CEO (Issue 45 - International Business Opportunity): Agro-processing Companies in Benin Republic Seek Buyers/Distributors in Nigeria and Other English/French Speaking Countries for their Organic Health Boosting Agro-based Food/Drink Products

May 2, 2016

This week just ended, I met the marketing representatives team leader for a company here that produces nicely made and packaged Pineapple juice. When I told him how I get buyers without going out or paying for advertisement, he invited me to meet the Head of Marketing - a lady. By the end of that […]

Entrepreneurship

How the Excel-VB Driven Poultry Farm Manager is Used (True Stories)

April 30, 2016

In this article, I share some examples of how my Farm CEO clients use my increasingly popular Excel-VB driven Poultry Farm Manager software I sold them, with my guidance. I do this here to provide potentially useful insights for prospective buyers who may be concerned about how well it meets their unique needs. In […]

Entrepreneurship

Learn to Please Your Clients Without losing Productivity or Profits

April 28, 2016

As Burt Dubin one wrote, youu are a marketer first and an expert second. It does not matter what field you specialize in - this truth always applies. I have profited greatly by acting based on this truth in my business, and I always recommend it to my clients and others I coach. The main […]

Entrepreneurship

PII 011: You Need to Coach Your Child to be Resourceful in Life [Watch video of 12 Year Old Building Battery Powered Toy Power Bike from Scratch]

April 25, 2016

Few weeks ago, I shared a video on my YouTube channel, of a battery-powered toy power bike built by my 12 year old son, using scrap materials he picked up from various places. Since then I have shown the video to many people in Nigeria and here in Benin Republic, eliciting the same comments of […]

Entrepreneurship

Protected: THE FARM CEO (Issue 44): Website Introduction to Songhai Integrated Farming Centre, Maize & Soyabeans Prices/tonne, Grasscutters, Rabbits Prices [in Benin Republic]

April 24, 2016

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Career Development

Protected: Use This VBA Code Snippet to Make MS Excel Remind You to Save Your Work at Regular Intervals, to Avoid Data Loss!

April 23, 2016

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Career Development

[Recommended Article/Website] Librarians Love It, and Everybody (Including You!) Needs It: The Secret You Need to Know About Ebooks - and ONE website that spills it!

April 21, 2016

[I am constantly on the lookout for useful articles/websites I can recommend to my readers. This is one!] Here are excerpts with the clickable link to learn more: Earlier this year, the price on the blockbuster book, The Girl on the Train, was slashed from $11.99 to $1.99 for one day only. Previously, Gone Girl […]

Entrepreneurship

Create Solutions You Can Deliver From ANY Location and Experience True Freedom

April 20, 2016

Below: Text of email message I sent to a Farm CEO client in Nigeria this p.m regarding modifications he requested in the app to suit his reporting needs. I used the French version of MS Excel to make the needed changes and return to him after verifying that the output was OK(see screenshots below). Hi […]

Career Development

PII 010: PC & Internet Technology Has Changed the Rules About Schooling and Money Making Or Income Earning [Hint: Those Who Resist The Change Risk Extinction]

April 18, 2016

"The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read or write. They will be those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn.” – Alan Toffer Look around you. Regarding what is required to earn a decent living as an adult in society, the world has changed completely from what it was when […]

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