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BUSINESS

What Makes Great Franchising in Nigeria?

April 19, 2022

A franchise can be likened to a good relationship; one between the franchisor and a franchisee. However, a good rapport between both parties is not the only quantifiable measure of the progress of a franchise. Other clear indicators of a successful franchise include system size, growth index and financial strength. According to the Nigerian International … Continue reading What Makes Great Franchising in Nigeria?

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BUSINESS Business Ideas

Business Growth Tip: Build A Strong Local Presence

April 19, 2022

These days, businesses can go global from the very start. With a laptop or mobile device connected to the internet, they can link up with people in far-off corners of the world. As for getting products to customers, courier companies can help with shipping them halfway across the planet. Not surprisingly, small businesses are taking … Continue reading Business Growth Tip: Build A Strong Local Presence

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BUSINESS

SME Spotlight: The Gift Plug

April 19, 2022

Are you often at a loss as to what gift to get a loved one? Have you ever wished you could just tell someone your budget and have them do the work while you get showered with gratitude? Mojisola Saliu studied Mass Communication at Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ogun State, and now runs The Gift Plug, … Continue reading SME Spotlight: The Gift Plug

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BUSINESS Food

Instagram Business of the Month: Ebiann Cakes n Events

April 19, 2022

For many Nigerians, the quintessential celebratory event doesn’t attain its possible tasty heights without a decent helping of small chops. And if it’s a wedding, birthday or anniversary, we would expect a proper fair sized cake to grace our sights and enliven our taste buds. When these things aren’t available, we might be just a … Continue reading Instagram Business of the Month: Ebiann Cakes n Events

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BUSINESS

7 Tips for Monetizing Your Hobby

April 19, 2022

Do you have a hobby you’re good at? If there’s anything you currently do for free that others seem to demand often, you may want to consider monetizing it. Ready to move from hobby to hustle? Here are 7 mindset shifts you need to be deliberate about: No naira, no business. True, you’re used to … Continue reading 7 Tips for Monetizing Your Hobby

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BUSINESS Fashion

Connect Nigeria’s Top 100 SMEs: House Of Nini

April 19, 2022

Hootini Ventures was unveiled at Tilt Terrace in Lekki Phase One in 2017. At the occasion, the proud founder, Otini Enefola, a social media influencer and style blogger beamed cheerfully and showed her appreciation to all her social media fans and supporters worldwide that had made it possible for her to come that far. In her own … Continue reading Connect Nigeria’s Top 100 SMEs: House Of Nini

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BUSINESS SPORTS

Connect Nigeria’s Top 100 SMEs: VP Grasse – Nigeria’s No.1 Artificial Grass Company

April 19, 2022

How do I get artificial grass that will not do me or my kids any injury? Where can I find an artificial grass installation company that can handle this huge project and fit into the very best grade of artificial grass for my sport’s centre? Think no more, VP Grasse has got you covered. VP … Continue reading Connect Nigeria’s Top 100 SMEs: VP Grasse – Nigeria’s No.1 Artificial Grass Company

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Fashion

SME Spotlight: The Bolakoka Textile Company

April 19, 2022

Bolatito Bayo-Puddicombe is the CEO of The Bolakoka Textile Company which specializes in using African textiles to provide aso ebi services, empowerment for others, and Afrocentrics: Ready To Wear, Bags & Purses, Souvenirs and Jewelry and more. A graduate of Chemical Engineering from the University of Lagos, she worked as a Customer Service/Sales Officer for … Continue reading SME Spotlight: The Bolakoka Textile Company

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Finance

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

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Africa Website Review

Websites We Love: SmallStarter.com

April 19, 2022

Africa is remarkably blessed with natural resources which have a striking viability for success if utilized effectively. In fact, the silver lining in Africa’s current situation is that for every problem the continent is facing, there is always a smart solution to that problem, thus giving room for diverse business opportunities to spring up. Aware of this fact, John-Paul … Continue reading Websites We Love: SmallStarter.com

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BUSINESS

Is Your Business Idea Worth Pursuing?

April 19, 2022

You’ve hit upon a business idea. It looks quite nice to you; maybe it even bears all the hallmarks of a market disrupting, once in an era hit, in the league of Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook or Bill Gates’ Microsoft. Perhaps your friends and family also think it’s the best thing since sliced bread. But how … Continue reading Is Your Business Idea Worth Pursuing?

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BUSINESS E-Commerce

10 Things You Should Know About the Drop Shipping Business

April 19, 2022

You’ve probably considered starting a business at one point or the other. Whether you need a source of income, or you have your main gig but you’re looking for a side hustle that can bring in extra income, running your own business has probably crossed your mind. However, you also know that starting a business … Continue reading 10 Things You Should Know About the Drop Shipping Business

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BUSINESS

Olabanke Banjo: The Entrepreneur Turning Used Tyres Into Elegant Furniture

April 19, 2022

In Nigeria, used tyres have become something of a plague. After a lifetime of aiding rapid movement on the country’s urban roads and interstate highways, they wind up littering the same paths they’ve sped through in their useful years – either as part of a mountain of garbage, or as ugly shreds clogging open drainage. … Continue reading Olabanke Banjo: The Entrepreneur Turning Used Tyres Into Elegant Furniture

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BUSINESS

Business Growth Tip: Partner With Bigger Brands

April 19, 2022

Small businesses can move a couple of steps up the growth ladder by working with companies bigger than they are. It’s not hard to see why this would work: larger corporations have a wider reach, market penetration and popularity; smaller businesses could leverage these to get into new spaces, gain greater prominence, and ultimately draw … Continue reading Business Growth Tip: Partner With Bigger Brands

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BUSINESS

Business Growth Tip: Run A Franchise

April 19, 2022

A franchise is a business model in which a business gives independent entrepreneurs the right to operate with its trademark, methods and supply chain. In other words, these entrepreneurs don’t start their own businesses from scratch. They just take on an existing brand’s logo, products, and ways of producing and selling, and run with it. … Continue reading Business Growth Tip: Run A Franchise

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