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Azapay Solution: Pioneering Cardless Payments In Nigeria
10th August 2022
The presence of many fintech companies has not stopped the various challenges related to processing payments in Nigeria. Some of which include network downtime, card jam at ATMs and failed transactions despite the account being debited. A lot of us have been in a situation where we bought something but the debit card didn’t work due to network. … Continue reading Azapay Solution: Pioneering Cardless Payments In Nigeria

From Nigeria To The UK: Kora Expands Its Payments APIs
Earlier this year saw kora, a Nigerian payments infrastructure startup receive its commercial Payment Solution Service Provider (PSSP) license from the Central Bank of Nigeria. The PSSP licence is to drive its vision of powering payments across Africa. It is also in the process of obtaining the same licence in both Kenya and South Africa. … Continue reading From Nigeria To The UK: Kora Expands Its Payments APIs

How Kwik Logistics Company Ventured Unto E-commerce
The E-Commerce sector in Africa is growing rapidly with Nigeria’s social commerce market estimated to reach US$23.8 billion by 2028. This is why some startups are now delving into the sector to get a piece of the action. Recently a former payments company( Abeg) rebranded to a Pocket app to power both payments and online … Continue reading How Kwik Logistics Company Ventured Unto E-commerce

Why You Should Invest In NFTs
A first look at any NFT art might make you think it’s just a picture. If you were told that digital art is worth millions of dollars, you will probably look at the person dubiously. However, NFTs can be worth so much that if you have the opportunity to buy one, then you should. Read … Continue reading Why You Should Invest In NFTs

Five Ways To Leverage Technology To Attract New Customers To Your Business
Technology helps make your business more efficient. It also enables you to engage with your customers and promote your business. Another thing it helps you do is to attract new customers, serve them and retain them. Many tech-driven solutions are available to help you attract new customers. However, there are some factors to consider before … Continue reading Five Ways To Leverage Technology To Attract New Customers To Your Business

Six Things To Consider In The NFT Marketplace As A Buyer
NFTs marketplaces are platforms where NFTs can be stored, displayed, traded and in some cases minted (created). Think of it as similar to Jumia and Konga where goods are displayed. However, in the case of NFT marketplaces, they are not just stores to buy and sell digital art. They have several communities where artists, creators … Continue reading Six Things To Consider In The NFT Marketplace As A Buyer

Max.NG: Nigeria’s Leading Tech Mobility Platform
MAX.ng is one of the leading mobility players in the Nigerian and African mobility tech space. Since its inception, it has strived to combine its resources towards moving people and goods within Africa easily, efficiently and safely. But not without some challenges. First was the Lagos okada ban in the first quarter of 2020. Followed by … Continue reading Max.NG: Nigeria’s Leading Tech Mobility Platform

Why You Should Join An Online Community
An online community is a group of people who share a common interest or purpose and communicates via the Internet. Online communities are similar to those groups people belong to such as age grades, trade unions, and village groups except that it is not physical. Often, you can find some of these groups planning events … Continue reading Why You Should Join An Online Community

Fintech: Five Ways To Make Your Fintech Business Stand Out
In our previous article on whether we need more fintech startups in Nigeria, we stated various reasons innovators will continue building fintech startups. One of which is that the fintech sector is a free market where everyone is free to build their solutions. On that basis, more startups are already existing to provide services to … Continue reading Fintech: Five Ways To Make Your Fintech Business Stand Out

Ubenwa: The Health Tech Startup That Diagnoses Babies Cries
A visit to a new mother’s house or the newborn ward is enough to show you that newborn babies are synonymous with crying. However, babies cry for different reasons. It can be because they are hungry, exhausted or have colic. Colic is a condition where an infant cries for more than three hours a day, … Continue reading Ubenwa: The Health Tech Startup That Diagnoses Babies Cries

Content Creation Ideas
Without good content, your business will be shaky. Whichever way you look at it, content is what drives any business. From your social media pages to your website and product packaging, content is everything! Sometimes, we see ourselves keep getting it wrong when it comes to creating quality content that can ensure brand awareness and … Continue reading Content Creation Ideas

Apply For The Flour Mills Of Nigeria Graduate Trainee Program
Flour Mills of Nigeria (FMN) is accepting applications from recent graduates of tertiary institutions who want to enrol in its graduate trainee program. If you are keen on building a career in Nigeria’s Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) industry, you may consider taking advantage of this opportunity. Read more about Opportunities For over 60 years, … Continue reading Apply For The Flour Mills Of Nigeria Graduate Trainee Program

5 Reasons Your Business Needs A Website
I don’t know how else to say it, but your business needs a website! Want to know how? Just read on. The world is a global village. At the snap of a finger, we can get information downloaded to us. What does this imply? It means that more people are spending time on the internet. … Continue reading 5 Reasons Your Business Needs A Website

How To Start A Cleaning Business In Nigeria
The cleaning business is a huge, yet, less tapped business in Nigeria. Every weekend, people want to get their homes cleaned, and weekends are for owambe and rest. For people with 9-5 jobs, who still want to chill when they have the time, and not spend it on housework, they will be willing to pay … Continue reading How To Start A Cleaning Business In Nigeria

Tips For Creating A Company Brochure
One peculiar thing a brochure does for you is to help you tell your story. Not everything about your business can be published on your website. Your social media feed is also not enough to tell your entire brand story. This is why a company brochure is needed. It can be seen as a smaller … Continue reading Tips For Creating A Company Brochure

How To Write An Elevator Pitch: For Entrepreneurs
According to an article by Zety, an elevator pitch is “a short persuasive speech you use to introduce yourself, your product/service or your company”. An elevator pitch allows you to state clearly who you are or what your company offers without so many words. It is called an elevator pitch because it was derived from … Continue reading How To Write An Elevator Pitch: For Entrepreneurs

Top 5 Strategies To Gain Visibility On Social Media
9th August 2022
Social media has become a force in the marketing space. To a great length, it helps drive traffic to a business website and often helps increase revenue in the long haul. Massive sales are recorded to have been a result of social media marketing. This goes a long way to say that social media is … Continue reading Top 5 Strategies To Gain Visibility On Social Media

5 Steps To Writing Cold Emails That Convert
Woodpecker defines cold email as simply “a way to start and maintain business relationships”. Think of it like a scenario where two people meet and start a conversation. In this meeting, there is always an initiator, the one that reaching out with a handshake or a simple “hello”. This is what cold email means. It … Continue reading 5 Steps To Writing Cold Emails That Convert

Getting Ready For Your Product Launch
Research by Harvard Business School states that 30,000 new products are launched every single year, but only 5% of them get to succeed. Isn’t this disheartening? This means that it is not just about creating a product and letting people know about it, there is a need to infiltrate the market the right way and … Continue reading Getting Ready For Your Product Launch

How To Understand Consumer Behavior
To be able to make considerable progress in your business, one of the things you must be aware of is your consumer behavior. If you do not know who your customers are, what they want and how they think, how do you expect to be successful? Understanding your customers is what helps you draft your … Continue reading How To Understand Consumer Behavior

Steps To Define Your Company Identity
As an individual, it is often advised that you define your identity. Who are you and what are you known for? You should be able to answer these questions anytime you are asked. When you know who you are, when you have principles, there are certain things people can identify you with. The same applies … Continue reading Steps To Define Your Company Identity

Virtual Cards In Nigeria
A virtual card is a set of sixteen digits similar to a credit card number together with a CVV code that is randomly generated using the software. Read more about Fintech Virtual payments are payments that are made online or over the telephone without exchanging cash or paying by check. These payments are made … Continue reading Virtual Cards In Nigeria

The FCMB Executive Trainee Program For Young Nigerian Graduates
First City Monument Bank (FCMB) is inviting young Nigerian graduates to apply for its Executive Trainee Program. If you would like to build a career in the Nigerian banking industry, here’s a chance for you to start on that path. Read more about Opportunities Persons who FCMB selects to take part in this training program … Continue reading The FCMB Executive Trainee Program For Young Nigerian Graduates

Latest Job Vacancies In Nigeria, Second Week Of August 2022
These are some of the latest job vacancies in Nigeria for the second week of August 2022. Internal Auditor, Costarchem Nigeria Costarchem, a construction chemicals producer, is looking to hire an Internal Auditor. This person will analyze the company’s business records, accounting systems, assets, and financial statements. They will do this to determine the company’s … Continue reading Latest Job Vacancies In Nigeria, Second Week Of August 2022

Business Growth Tips: From A Business Blog Into A Powerful Marketing Tool
Your business should have a blog. With it, you can share what’s going on in your company with your customers and the broader public. When used the right way, your blog will be at the core of your communications strategy, enabling you to connect with your target market. Read more about Business Growth But there’s … Continue reading Business Growth Tips: From A Business Blog Into A Powerful Marketing Tool

How To Start A Bulk SMS Service Business In Nigeria
According to the Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC), there were over 206 million total mobile telephone (GSM) subscriptions in Nigeria as of June 2022. Read more about How To Back in 2018, Nigerians sent and received a staggering total of 20.92 billion SMS. If you’re wondering if SMS is still a thing in Nigeria, you should … Continue reading How To Start A Bulk SMS Service Business In Nigeria

Starting A Fashion Designing Business From Home
8th August 2022
When many think of starting a fashion business, they think of an office, shop, large space, and so on. The cost of renting a space has caused a lot of intending fashion designers to abandon their dreams. The frustration that comes from the endless expenses of renting a space can weigh anyone down. Read more … Continue reading Starting A Fashion Designing Business From Home

10 Tips On Starting A Fashion Business in Nigeria ( Part 1)
People always ask for the right time to start their fashion business. Of course, you don’t want to start too early and find yourself back in the trenches. Also, you don’t want to be too late to the party. Read more about Fashion To start a fashion business in Nigeria, you need to be armed … Continue reading 10 Tips On Starting A Fashion Business in Nigeria ( Part 1)

Team Nigeria Wins 13 Medals As Folashade And Chiemerie Break World Records
6th August 2022
Nigeria occupies the 8th spot on the medals table. Nigeria’s medal haul in the ongoing 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, United Kingdom, increased to 13 on Thursday, August 4, 2022, after Team Nigeria added four medals. Three out of the four medals were won in Para Powerlifting while one medal came from Women’s Discus Throw. … Continue reading Team Nigeria Wins 13 Medals As Folashade And Chiemerie Break World Records

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SME Spotlight: BusinessOntop
BusinessOntop is a business development services provider based in Lagos. The company delivers a range of corporate solutions to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and large-scale organizations in Nigeria. They include market research, building an online presence, developing and executing communications strategies, and consulting for startups. Read more about Business There’s a high demand for … Continue reading SME Spotlight: BusinessOntop
