Entrepreneurship
Raw Blood from the Abattoir Cannot Be Used as "Blood Meal" for Ration Formulation (Conversation with a Farm CEO learning Best Practice Feed Formulation and Compounding)
May 29, 2014









I LOVE results focussed business owners. And I've found Livestock Farm CEOs especially fit that description better than most other business owners I've worked with. For instance, within hours of purchasing my Feed Formulation Handbook and Software, a few days ago, a new (Jos, Plateau state - based) buyer called to ask how he could […]







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Entrepreneurship
A Proven Strategy to Find Profitable Buyers Regardless of Your Domain Name
May 28, 2014









[UPDATE: 16th August 2023 - Click HERE to download PRINT-READY PDF version of this article.   The approach described in this article can help you find buyers for ANYTHING you sell, at low to zero cost. And your domain name would NOT really matter. Incidentally, one group of people I believe BADLY need this kind […]







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Entrepreneurship
No. 143: Why Farm Owners Need Best Practice Education
May 26, 2014









Enquiries from livestock Farm CEOs regarding my Best Practice Farm Business Solutions continue to reach me – despite the recent loss of my domain. But I’ve noticed consistently, that most of them started out using haphazard methods to formulate rations for their animals. Usually, they contact me using my website’s contact form or sometimes via […]







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Entrepreneurship
Hacker's Exploitation Of A CGI Script On My Website To Send Massive Spam Emails - Hard Lessons Learnt!
May 24, 2014









Quick Take Away: This article was first published online in 2006. It is based on a true occurrence on my former primary domain - spontaneousdevelopment.com - which got taken over on 4th May 2014 by Aplus.net . Now that I've successfully relaunched my website on tayosolagbade.com, re-publishing this article on my new primary domain, I […]







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Career Development
Succeed by Emerging from Adversity Like a Phoenix (TayoSolagbade.com launches extra Hosting plan with FREE Web Marketing!)
May 23, 2014









The Phoenix is a mythical bird. Click here to learn more about it, to understand why I've referred to it here, with regard to my re-incarnated website presence :-)) I'm gradually putting finishing touches to the new look website and content at TayoSolagbade.com. It's now leaner, and smarter! Many thanks again to those who "forced" […]







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Career Development
No. 142: Why Ordinary People Achieve Extraordinary Success
May 19, 2014









It is my experience based opinion that succeeding or failing is often 99% of the time a mental game. That's why succeeding continually requires one to develop a firm control of one's mind state under ANY conditions. It's why champions in sports and life often have coaches, mentors and psychologists. Everyone experiences setbacks in life. […]







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Career Development
No. 140: Knowledge Without "Know-How" Rarely Yields Success
May 5, 2014









Knowing “what to do” is crucial. However, knowing “HOW to do it” is the key to ultimate success. The former has to do with your knowledge. The latter relates to your ability to apply that knowledge to achieve results you want i.e. your "know-how". Your success in life depends on being able to develop the […]







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Entrepreneurship
FREE TALK: Profitable Buyers for Your Farm Products at Zero Cost!
May 1, 2014









Happy Workers' Day to you! A representative of an organisation serving a large farmers group in Lagos yesterday indicated interest in inviting me to give my FREE 1 hour talk to their members. I just published the flyer on my SD Nuggets blog. The offer is open to farmer groups across Africa. See details in […]







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Entrepreneurship
You Do Not Need Direct Access to 2 Million Buyers For Your Farm Products!
April 29, 2014









Many small business owners hold grossly misguided views about marketing. Most do not track Cost of Customer Acquisition (COCA) – a crucial parameter that determines profits! Smallholder farmers in Africa are especially guilty of this. That’s why most will question this article's title. And it's also why they rarely find profitable buyers! FACT: You Do […]







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Entrepreneurship
No. 139: Make Your Competition Obsolete!
April 28, 2014









Over a decade ago, I read an article about Bill Gates, in which he said that he saw his software business as a big bus, with no brakes, no clutch, and no rear view mirror. The bus however had an accelerator pedal, on which was placed a very heavy weight to ensure that it continued […]







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