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No. 182: You Need to Persevere and Innovate In spite of Adversity

February 23, 2015

Entrepreneurs – and I mean authentic, honest, integrity driven ones - remain an endangered species in Nigeria. Most of them never really do well enough to truly flourish like their counterparts in more friendly climes. That reality is in contrast to what happens in societies that Strive Masiyawa says “attract foreign investment and advance/develop” (as […]

Entrepreneurship

To Succeed, Understand That Lack Of Capital Cannot Stop YOU!

February 22, 2015

"FACT: Lack Of Capital is one silly - yet deadly - myth that can make you fail even before you start running your own business." - Tayo K. Solagbade I already touched on this theme, in a separate article titled "7 Deadly Myths That Can Stop You From Succeeding" but later decided its seriousness made […]

Career Development

Why You Need to Avoid Getting Carried Away With Success

February 20, 2015

James Cook in his book titled "The Startup Entrepreneur" explained that certain successful entrepreneurs get very uneasy whenever things seemed to be going (in their opinion) "too smoothly". They are rarely comfortable with "good times" and when such times come upon them, they take pains to stay on the alert for things t In a […]

Entrepreneurship

Dealing With Stereotypes and Innuendoes (True Story of a Nigerian Location Independent Multipreneur)

February 19, 2015

2 years ago, when I first relocated to Cotonou, from Lagos, the first few months exposed me to raw cynicism from most Beninese citizens I met...and it always happened once they learned I was Nigerian. I've shared several true stories about specific encounters I had, including one with a widely traveled PhD holder who was […]

Career Development

A Positive Mindset, Mental Stamina, and Visualisation Will Always Lead You to Success!

February 18, 2015

In this article, I share the kind of thinking that will enable you to repeatedly overcome adversity and progress - even as an entrepreneur breaking new grounds in a very difficult environment - to pursue authentic success, with honesty and integrity. 1. Development Of A Positive Mind Set: A lot of people out here are […]

Entrepreneurship

Choosing The Right Farm Business (14 Key Factors to Consider)

February 17, 2015

Preamble What I have said above is daily being dramatised in the lives of many people who are joining the craze of catfish farming for instance. Most simply hear that people are making "money" from catfish farming. They then decide to attend one of the many one day seminars offered by a myriad of "experts'(some […]

Entrepreneurship

No. 181: To Achieve Selling Success, Always Have Products You Can "Gift" Away

February 16, 2015

Do you want buyers of your products or services to always depart feeling it’s good to buy from you? If YES, I ALWAYS make them feel they got more than they paid for. If you wonder how to do this without losing money, I explain HOW I DO IT successfully, below! SCROLL DOWN TO READ […]

Career Development

To succeed As a Role Model Be True to Yourself (True Story)

February 15, 2015

Last week, I had an interesting telephone/email based exchange with a lady banker who called about purchasing my "Ten Storyfied Yoruba Proverbs for Children" audio book DVD. It turned out she knew me from way back in 2002, my startup year, when we both served with an NGO as volunteer tutors. In addition to buying […]

Entrepreneurship

Teaching My Nigerian kids to make American style Easter Eggs (Hint: Why You Need to Teach Your Kids MORE Than What They Learn In School)

February 14, 2015

This photo shows a new set of "experimental" or "practice" Easter Eggs made by my kids, in our Lagos home, based on a movie we watched, and other learning resources I compiled for them. Our plan is to produce special Easter Eggs to give out during Easter to buyers of cakes, doughnuts and chin chin […]

Entrepreneurship

To Make More Profitable Sales, Educate Your Prospects and Clients!

February 13, 2015

Educating your clients to make them willing to pay the price you put on your product/service, is one task that every business owner should take seriously - especially given the intensity of competition out there in today's business marketplace. Think about it for a moment. Toothpaste brands proliferate in the market, and even for those […]

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