Archives Tag: capital
What’s the Difference Between a Small Business and a Startup?
April 19, 2022
The startup fever has engulfed urban Nigeria. But while it has ignited a lot of positive entrepreneurial passion and creativity, it has also brought some unintended consequences with it. One of the less talked about downsides to the whole startup craze is that many people don’t really know what a startup is in the first … Continue reading What’s the Difference Between a Small Business and a Startup?
Business Growth Tip: How To Work With Long-Term Plans
April 19, 2022
Ada opens a shoe store with one intention: she wants to eventually earn a decent income from it. She rents a shop, stocks it with ladies’ footwear, puts up a signpost at its entrance, and opens business pages on social media channels. A friend tells her it’ll be nice to have a tagline for her … Continue reading Business Growth Tip: How To Work With Long-Term Plans
SME 101: Do You Need Money for Your Business?
April 19, 2022
When asked, 3 out of 5 (would-be) entrepreneurs will tell you that raising money to fund their business idea is the reason they have not launched out. I beg to differ. Depending on the type of business you want to embark on, you really do not need millions of naira to start. Consider these: Save … Continue reading SME 101: Do You Need Money for Your Business?
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2018 LCCI Members’ Day Exhibition And Networking Event
April 19, 2022
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce & Industry is set to hold its 2018 Members’ Day Exhibition and Networking event with the theme ‘Exhibit, Sell & Network’. Asked about the Exhibition, Mr. Paul Babatunde Ruwase, FCA, President, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry has said that this is the fifth in the series. The event helps to … Continue reading 2018 LCCI Members’ Day Exhibition And Networking Event
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Mines Secures $13M Series A to Grow Digital Credit Platform for Emerging Markets
April 19, 2022
The Rise Fund Leads Round As Startup Expands Markets 10 August, 2018. San Mateo, CA, US. Mines, a fintech startup re-inventing credit in emerging markets, has closed a Series A round of $13M led by The Rise Fund, a global fund managed by TPG Growth. Also participating are Velocity Capital, Western Technology Investments, First Ally … Continue reading Mines Secures $13M Series A to Grow Digital Credit Platform for Emerging Markets
What To Do When You Don’t Have Capital
April 19, 2022
There are many people, who believe they have wonderful ideas but don’t have the capital to actualize those ideas. They blame their inability to pursue their dreams on lack of capital, as a result, they do nothing. Recently I had the opportunity of speaking to a group of young people, at the end of the … Continue reading What To Do When You Don’t Have Capital
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GTB Gets $175 Million to Expand Lending Portfolio in Nigeria
April 19, 2022
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) – in an effort to support its expansion programme across all sectors of the bank’s operation – has lent $175 million to Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) to expand its lending portfolio in Africa’s biggest economy, Nigeria. The IFC said the financing comprises $100 million from IFC’s own account and $75 million … Continue reading GTB Gets $175 Million to Expand Lending Portfolio in Nigeria
9 Business Ideas That Require Zero Capital
April 19, 2022
With the high rate of unemployment in the country, it has become paramount to think outside the box, be smart and find ways to make a living. I have come up with a list of 9 businesses to start in Nigeria that require no start-up funds and can be launched in less than 1 week. … Continue reading 9 Business Ideas That Require Zero Capital
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Regcharles Finance and Capital Ltd Establishes It’s M.A.R. Fund
April 19, 2022
To further buttress its commitment to the development of Micro Small and Medium Scale Enterprises in Nigeria, with a special focus on the real (agriculture, manufacturing) and retail sectors, RegCharles Finance and Capital Ltd recently established the M.A.R. Fund. This fund, as the name implies, focuses on the Manufacturing, Agriculture and Retail businesses … Continue reading Regcharles Finance and Capital Ltd Establishes It’s M.A.R. Fund
The Entrepreneurs Chronicles: Partnerships
April 19, 2022
A partnership is a business where two or more people, companies, or groups get together and form a team that conducts business. A partnership can be small or large. Under Nigerian law partnership can be made up of no fewer than 2 and no more than 20 people. Every partnership is unique and made to … Continue reading The Entrepreneurs Chronicles: Partnerships
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