Farm Biz
How to Correct Excess Energy Content in a Livestock Ration [Feed Formulation Home Study Video Series]
April 16, 2014









Quick Take-Away : This is Video No. 21 (out of 33) in my New Practical Feed Formulation (& Compounding) Home Study Video Series. I discuss the process of calculating a Substitution Value to correct excess energy in  a derived ration - as described in pages 26 to 27 of my popular feed formulation handbook, which the video […]







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My DN Travel News
Resisting Corruption as a Nigerian in Nigeria: Is it Impossible?
March 6, 2014









Here’s what got my attention. He wrote:  "...If you are an employee or even an entrepreneur in Nigeria, you are very probably as culpable and involved in corruption as a government official. The main difference would be a matter of scale and public limelight. There is very little space to hide, corruption here is almost […]







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My DN Travel News
Why I Relocated from Nigeria to Benin Republic (Hint: A "Poor" Country Where Even Poor People Live Well!)
November 13, 2013









If you’ve ever been second-guessed, doubted, and treated with suspicion, you’ll know it can be very unpleasant. As a Nigerian, I’ve had (and HAVE!) to endure the stigma of being from a country renowned for scams - in countries I've visited, and - ironically - even back at home :-))) Like a well traveled Beninese […]







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Farm Biz
10 Farm Business Best Practice Ideas Articles
November 9, 2013









Some of the articles below touch on various aspects of what I call a Best Operating Process Management System (BOPMS)™ for Farm Business Management - or at least mentioned the need for it, towards achieving consistently profitable farm business performance. If you're interested, click the link below to request a copy of my questionnaire survey […]







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Entrepreneurship
My Pineapple Peel-Based Drinks Production Project UPDATE: Pilot Scale Shelf-Life, and Variable Cost-Reduction “Trials”
October 22, 2013









This is an update on progress with my Pineapple Peels based drinks production project. I’ll also be posting an update on my Quick and Dirty Guide to English/French soon. [NB: That next post will include details of how I’ve now partnered with a 2-man Beninois team of language experts to produce chapters 2 to 10 […]







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General
Strategies to Start Writing On Your Blog - Fast!
October 5, 2013









About one hour ago, I sent out an email to a client, offering ideas to help him generate article topics for his new blog. On re-reading the message, I realised others struggling to get started with their writing, may also find its contents useful. What follows below are 3 tips you can use, based on […]







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Entrepreneurship
No. 105: Chasing Clients Will Cost You Profits (A True Story)
September 2, 2013









I returned from Nigeria, where the events described in this write-up took place, 14 hours ago. Sales leads “follow up” - when "over done" - can sometimes erode one's "credibility". Potential buyers start thinking you need them more than they need you. Then insisting on your best fees/prices becomes difficult! That's why it's wiser to […]







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Entrepreneurship
I Have NO FARM (Yet), BUT Farm Biz Owners BADLY NEED My Help - Here's Why!
August 13, 2013









Preview: This write-up was first published - on April 21, 2012 - as a NOTE on my Facebook profile at https://www.facebook.com/notes/tayo-solagbade/i-have-no-farm-yet-but-farm-biz-owners-badly-need-my-help-heres-why/369364946438303. I've now moved it here, on my SD Nuggets blog, but it also auto-publishes via RSS Feed to my Cost-Saving Best Practice Farm Business Ideas website. Any smart Farm Biz owner who does NOT […]







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Entrepreneurship
Breakthrough to Purpose - Andy Brine Interviews Efe Ohwofasa (Verbatim Text Transcript Created by Tayo K. Solagbade)
August 7, 2013









Preamble: Why I Manually Transcribe Video and Audio Presentations (Especially Interviews) – By Tayo K. Solagbade The thumbnail image below links to a verbatim PDF text transcript of a 23 minute long video interview conducted by Andy Brine (of Become Authentic on Video) with Efe Ohwofasa (Nigerian born, UK based business coach) This is not […]







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Career Development
FYI: Orchestrated Sabotage Campaign Against This Website
May 17, 2013









The email (in the screenshot below) is a 419 - that is scam - message being circulated disguised as if it's from my website email (tayo at spontaneousdevelopment.com). Believe it or not, this one came right into my inbox yesternight - got me wondering why I would send myself an email, till I read the […]







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