Entrepreneurship
Succeeding Through Hard Work, Determination and Persistence: 3 Lessons from Nigeria's Igbo Traders
February 16, 2016









If you think the title of this article is an attempt by a Yoruba man, to suck up to Igbos (who happen to be my in-laws), I'm sorry to disappoint you. It is NOT. What I share here are insights based on objective study and evaluation of the trade and commerce (and sometimes manufacturing/creative) activities […]







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Career Development
PII 001: The Secret to Succeeding by Creating Your Own Luck [FREE Podcast]
February 15, 2016









When I quit Guinness to pursue a longstanding dream of being self-employed, Andy R. Jones, then Benin Brewery Operations Manager, apart from uttering phrases like "Tayo simply refuses to Fail" while speaking at my send forth party, went further to send me the following super handwritten note in a Christmas card, days before I left: […]







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Entrepreneurship
Rabbit Farm Business Startup As Alternative to Traditional Livestock Businesses
February 13, 2016









In a 2013 farm business ideas article (click to read it here), I wrote an article in which I made the case for Rabbit farming as a viable low cost means to boost availability of high quality protein towards raising the appallingly low per capita protein consumption in Nigeria/Africa. In my usual habit of walking […]







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Entrepreneurship
Business Best Practice Ideas: You Do Not Have To Cut Corners To Make A Profit
February 12, 2016









Over the past decade or so, from the time I become self-employed in 2002, I have been "fortunate" to run into - and in certain instances - work quite closely with - some unscrupulous, or "not very honest", entrepreneurs. In most cases, I was heartbroken to find that the impressions I initially had, tended not […]







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Career Development
Get My Home Study Excel-VB Programming Video Tutorial DVD
February 11, 2016









This is a due diligence update regarding my Excel VB club Membership Learning Opportunities. Some prospective club members recently expressed a preference for my branded auto run DVD based Step-by-Step Home Study Video & PDF tutorials. They made this request: A. So they can access the tutorials off line without incurring additional costs or inconvenient […]







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My DN Travel News
Teach Kids to Develop (& Monetize!) Market Relevant Abilities EARLY In Life [VIDEO DEMONSTRATION: After Watching Short DIY Video, 12 Year Old Builds Battery Powered Toy Power bike Using Sticks from Sweets as Frames, a Rotor from Damaged DVD as Engine, Plastic Coke Bottle Covers as Tyres & a Microphone Battery from his Mother's Church As Power Source]
February 10, 2016









This video (click here to watch in a new window) shows me test running the battery powered toy power bike built my 12 year old son, whose natural talent for creating electrical gadgets continues to excite and amaze me. He's been like this since he was about 8 years old. I've written several articles in […]







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Career Development
What if you could print your own money - anytime you need it? [Introducing Tayo Solagbade's Performance Improvement IDEAS (PI Squared) Newsletter]
February 8, 2016









What if you could print your own money - anytime you need it? What if you developed the ability to  make the money you need come into your possession, wherever and whenever the need arises. Many who practice the Christian religion, and who read the bible, may be familiar with the phrase "The Lord will […]







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Entrepreneurship
Business Startup Ideas Support Service: Curious Persons Not Wanted
February 5, 2016









In this sequel to yesterday's piece on the "formal procedure for my Business Startup Ideas Support Service signup and provision", I explain the justification behind my insistence that clients make a paid commitment from the start, to demonstrate the seriousness of their interest in my solutions. In other words, I do NOT offer any options […]







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Career Development
The Need to Set the Right Example by Being Useful at Home (Even If You're Busy)
February 3, 2016









Do Experts Wash Dishes? Do YOU? You read that right: I mean YOU, reading this right now. Regardless of your gender, or professional status, the above question is meant for YOU. Here’s a more elaborate version of it: As a startup or established expert in your field of interest or specialization, should you bother doing […]







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