Archives Tag: entrepreneur
SME 101: Do You Want To Launch a Successful Business?
April 19, 2022
We live in unparalleled times; times of desperation and turmoil but also times of rare opportunity for unprecedented success. These are times where people go to work on Monday morning, fire up their computers only to discover that they have been yanked off the company network and no longer have a job. Others leave work … Continue reading SME 101: Do You Want To Launch a Successful Business?
By liz-taylor
Startup Grind Lagos Hosts Terry Kanu
April 19, 2022
Startup Grind Lagos is hosting Terry Kanu, cofounder – Piggybank.ng and PushCV, at her October meetup. Startup Grind Lagos is hosting Terry Kanu, co-founder of online savings platform, piggybank.ng. Piggybank recently raised $1.1m from investors. This meetup will take place on Saturday, October 27th, at Seedspace – 23 Agodogba Avenue, Parkview Estate, Lagos. Tickets cost N1500 … Continue reading Startup Grind Lagos Hosts Terry Kanu
Start Planning for Your Business’ Holiday Sales with These Tips
April 19, 2022
Now is the time to start making plans for Christmas sales. You’re not likely to get a fair result from year-end business if you wait until the dizzying rush of December to get going on this. Why not set things in motion when the holiday feel still simmers beneath the surface, and save yourself all … Continue reading Start Planning for Your Business’ Holiday Sales with These Tips
Jim Iyke is Launching Mr Taxi, Nigeria’s Newest Ride Hailing Service
April 19, 2022
Nollywood actor, James Ikechukwu Esomugha, is having a go at Nigeria’s on-demand taxi service market. Jim Iyke, as he’s more popularly known, says he’s launching a new ride-hailing company, Mr Taxi, to offer chauffeur services to customers in the country. In an Instagram post from earlier in the week, Jim Iyke revealed that the taxi … Continue reading Jim Iyke is Launching Mr Taxi, Nigeria’s Newest Ride Hailing Service
SME Spotlight: TheBookDealerNG
April 19, 2022
Mariam Sule-Izuagbe is a writer and aspiring teacher. She was a Writer-in-Residence at the Ebedi International Writers Residency, and her fiction and nonfiction have appeared in the Ake Review, Brittle Paper, Ebedi Review, Arts and Africa, ITCH Creative Journal, and Litro Magazine UK. Clearly a lover of books, she talks to Connect Nigeria about her … Continue reading SME Spotlight: TheBookDealerNG
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SME 101: Top Skills Every Entrepreneur Must Have
April 19, 2022
Thought Leader ‘Michael Gerber’ says that entrepreneurs need five core skills: Concentration, Discrimination, Organisation, Innovation and Communication. I agree, but I believe there are some other skills the Nigerian entrepreneur must master to make it in our milieu. Writing from the perspective of a local business run with global best practices, I will chunk the … Continue reading SME 101: Top Skills Every Entrepreneur Must Have
By liz-taylor
BrandZone SME Branding Workshop To Take Lagos By Storm
April 19, 2022
With the upsurge of visionary and truly creative businesses in our country today, more platforms need to be created to both guide channel these business on the right path. In this vein, Brandzone Consulting LLC has created the SME DIY BRANDING WORKSHOP which is taking place in Lagos this September and the catch phrase is … Continue reading BrandZone SME Branding Workshop To Take Lagos By Storm
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?
By liz-taylor
Startup Grind Lagos Hosts Edtech Themed Meetup
April 19, 2022
Startup Grind Lagos is hosting Founders of 3 leading Edtech Startups in Nigeria Startup Grind Lagos in collaboration with Injini will be showcasing 3 amazing edtech startups and graduates of the incubator – Slatecube, Bluebic, and ScholarX Injinni is Africa’s first edtech dedicated incubator & investor with a portfolio of 16 startups across 7 African … Continue reading Startup Grind Lagos Hosts Edtech Themed Meetup
SME 101: Before You Jump In
April 19, 2022
Recently I read an article by Ian James where he echoed my concern about the fact that many of people leaving our jobs and jumping into entrepreneurship. An unprecedented number of people are launching businesses only to find out that no one really wants what they are selling. Alternatively, starting a business and realizing that … Continue reading SME 101: Before You Jump In
By liz-taylor
African Sustainable SME Export Trade Solutions Presents: ‘All Hands On Deck’
April 19, 2022
There is a growing consensus that the best way for Nigeria to make a rapid transition from constantly hovering on the brink of recession, to achieving sustainable, inclusive economic growth, which is not dependent on a rise in crude oil prices, is by taking advantage of the weak naira and developing the non-oil export sector. … Continue reading African Sustainable SME Export Trade Solutions Presents: ‘All Hands On Deck’
SME 101: Entrepreneur, Live In The Future
April 19, 2022
I was recently thumbing through my favorite Instagram accounts, and this thought began to build in my head: “Liz, to survive in today’s business environment, which changes faster than you can spell a nine letter name, you have to live in the future.” Someone once said that to survive as entrepreneurs, we must create the … Continue reading SME 101: Entrepreneur, Live In The Future
By liz-taylor
Dr Aliyu Ilias, Other Experts Launch CEM Bundle 1.0
April 19, 2022
Over the years customer experience management service has become a secret to profit-making in businesses as well as a tool for business sustainability. However, following several complaints by consumers and further research through mystery shopping of organisations/companies and providers of goods and services, customer experience management experts, conveyed by Dr Aliyu Ilias, came together to … Continue reading Dr Aliyu Ilias, Other Experts Launch CEM Bundle 1.0
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Video Of The Week: Best Business Ideas For 2018
April 19, 2022
The question of what business to do and whether it will be profitable is what plagues many would-be-entrepreneurs today. However, this doesn’t have to be the case given the fact that there are a variety of business options one can choose from. In fact, the process of starting a business can actually be simple, provided … Continue reading Video Of The Week: Best Business Ideas For 2018
SME 101: Five Mistakes Most SMEs Make
April 19, 2022
The most notorious minefield any SME will encounter presents itself when they first start up. This minefield is fraught with mistakes and pitfalls that can take your business out. Stepping Out When I decided to step into the entrepreneurial waters after a career in financial services, I believed I would be the best thing since … Continue reading SME 101: Five Mistakes Most SMEs Make
By liz-taylor
