Archives Tag: entrepreneurs
Brands We Love: Cafe Neo
April 19, 2022
Despite being one of the world’s leading producers of coffee, Nigeria doesn’t really have a coffee drinking culture. Like other coffee growing African countries, she exports most of her produce to other regions of the world where it is widely consumed. Until recently, Nigeria’s community of coffee enthusiasts has consisted of returnees from the diaspora and … Continue reading Brands We Love: Cafe Neo
Ventures Platform ‘Office Hours’ For Female-Owned Businesses
April 19, 2022
Startup-backing corporation, Ventures Platform, is set to host an Office Hours session focused on the female entrepreneur and her business — on Friday 19th October, 2018, by 3pm at the British Council office, 20 Thompson Avenue, Ikoyi, Lagos. Themed, Positioning For Growth, the session will feature speakers from Piggybank, Paystack, and Workstation, who will be … Continue reading Ventures Platform ‘Office Hours’ For Female-Owned Businesses
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Brands We Love: Lady Biba
April 19, 2022
Nigeria isn’t in want of indigenous fashion brands. From the small time tailor who slaps on cheap tags to their wares, to the big celebrity designers creating bespoke dresses for the runways, the industry is as lively as it’s ever been. Not surprisingly, it’s a fragmented market; players within the space find it a tough … Continue reading Brands We Love: Lady Biba
ConnectNigeria’s Top 100 SMEs: Funpee Products and Services
April 19, 2022
Funpee Products and Services is a manufacturing and events service company based in Lagos. The business has a presence in multiple niches: it produces and retails an assortment of drinks and food, plans and coordinates events, distributes cleaning products, and runs an academy for aspiring entrepreneurs. That’s more than a handful of concerns to be … Continue reading ConnectNigeria’s Top 100 SMEs: Funpee Products and Services
2-Day Mastering Business Presentation Workshop
April 19, 2022
Teams speak to customers everyday – on the phone, in person and virtually. Marketing & Business Executives have to pitch and deliver presentations every week. They are the faces of organizations, representing your brand and differentiating your offerings. And in today’s competitive environment, they are communicating across categories of prospects, individuals, corporate and institutional prospects, which … Continue reading 2-Day Mastering Business Presentation Workshop
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Instagram Business of the Month: Accessorize by Mo
April 19, 2022
Moritan Sodipo seems a bit bemused by her business’s beginnings. She remembers being miffed about the quality of rings she was getting from jewellery shops; they seemed to wear out too quickly. While she now jokingly blames her former ill luck with rings on her being miserly, she has her dissatisfaction to thank for the … Continue reading Instagram Business of the Month: Accessorize by Mo
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?
Tourism Virtual Summit
April 19, 2022
The Tourism Virtual Summit is a 7-day online conference which starts from the 24th to 30th September, 2018. It promises to be a forum where over 40 experts in the tourism industry and fields relating to the industry will share insights on tourism trends and developments in Nigeria. The 2018 Tourism Summit is With the … Continue reading Tourism Virtual Summit
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Connect Nigeria’s Top 100 SMEs: Skills Tribe
April 19, 2022
Meeting people and networking comes easy for some people, but for others, it could be a herculean task. Yet, because man is and can never be an island of himself, meeting people is a necessity. As a matter of fact, networking is a great key that could open the door to bigger successes in just … Continue reading Connect Nigeria’s Top 100 SMEs: Skills Tribe
The Made In Naija Fair Holds in October
April 19, 2022
The Made In Naija (MIN) Fair is a pop-up market aimed at promoting the work of entrepreneurs and SMEs who sell strictly Made In Nigeria products and services. Founded by Edak Ndupbre Chionuma, MIN has been running for over four years. The objective of the fair is to take Nigerian-made goods and services to a global level. “At MIN, … Continue reading The Made In Naija Fair Holds in October
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Paystack Gets $8 Million In Series A Funding Round
April 19, 2022
Digital payments startup Paystack has lapped up $8 million in its series A funding round. Reports say the Nigerian fintech venture secured its latest round of financing from a group of investors led by payments company Stripe and Visa. There’s also been support from Tencent and Y Combinator, both of which had contributed to an … Continue reading Paystack Gets $8 Million In Series A Funding Round
Women You Should Know: Adenike Ogunlesi
April 19, 2022
Mrs Adenike Ogunlesi is the Founder and Chief Responsibility Officer of “Ruff ‘n’ Tumble, a children’s clothing line with 150 employees and 13 branches across the country, as well as several distributors round the West African coast. For Mrs Nike, business started as one would stumble on beautiful piece of artwork. However, the success that … Continue reading Women You Should Know: Adenike Ogunlesi
5 Accounting Software for Nigerian Businesses
April 19, 2022
Many small business owners dread bookkeeping. They cringe at the thought of calculating large numbers and the stress of reconciling figures on lengthy pages of financial records. But because it’s a crucial part of their business, they have to get on with it or hire someone who’s trained to crunch figures in neat columns. But … Continue reading 5 Accounting Software for Nigerian Businesses
ConnectNigeria’s Top 100 SMEs: Abebi Farm Fresh Plus
April 19, 2022
Business startup stories are as varied as the backgrounds and lives of the founders whose entrepreneurial journeys they recount. The really interesting ones draw us in with their anecdotes and inspire us with the victories they speak of. But in the end, it’s the problems they help to solve that makes them truly stand out. … Continue reading ConnectNigeria’s Top 100 SMEs: Abebi Farm Fresh Plus
Websites We Love: Smoothie Express
April 19, 2022
Smoothies are a creative alternative to raw fruits and vegetables; they’re a rich frozen blend of different fruits and vegetables that can be taken while on a weight loss diet, fitness routine or just for more healthy food option. Seeing how pertinent, smoothies can be for a healthy life, they are now in popular demand, hence the … Continue reading Websites We Love: Smoothie Express
