As the Christmas season approaches, business owners like you are gearing up for one of the most lucrative shopping periods of the year. Whether you are running an online store, a physical retail shop, or a service-based business, implementing the right holiday sales strategies can help you make the most…
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Securing grants and funding can differentiate business success and failure, especially for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and startups in Nigeria. Thankfully, numerous grants and funding opportunities are available to Nigerian entrepreneurs in 2024 to foster innovation, encourage growth, and support business development. These grants can be a lifeline, providing…
Want to start an exportation business in Nigeria? Or are you a small or medium-sized business owner in Nigeria with dreams of expanding your horizons beyond the local market? Well, this article is for you as you will learn here you can start your exportation business in Nigeria. Starting an…
Launching your first startup can be exciting, invigorating and intimidating at the same time. As a new entrepreneur, your first company is your way into the business world where you will have to deal with challenges you normally wouldn’t have to in a 9-to-5 job. Whichever industry or niche you…
A few weeks ago, I was scanning through my Quora newsfeed and I came across an interesting discussion on what differentiates a small business from a startup. As a business owner and founder, even though I constantly use both terms on a daily basis, it was a bit difficult to distinguish between…
This article has got facts based on a survey conducted by a Lagos-based digital marketing agency on 2000 Nigerian entrepreneurs on last month, June 2017 in the different parts of the metropolitan city, Lagos. There are high failure rates among small businesses. Many don’t even last 2 years – and…
Small business owners are known to have busy schedules, many different responsibilities, and a steady flow of important decisions to make. Despite the fact that we may want to get it all done, all the time, the simple truth is that there are only so many hours in a day…
Small business tips from the world’s greatest Entrepreneurs. Every small business owner, have a lot of weight on your their shoulder. How you manage your small business largely determines your success. Whether it’s managing your employees, your company’s finances, your business’s roadmap, or simply your daily tasks—your small business management…
Optimists and risk takers like to describe Africa as the “world’s last frontier of lucrative business opportunities”. Take a good look at Africa, you will see two things depending on your personality — You either see a continent full of problems and you just want to escape like those guys…
Based on statistics, almost all entrepreneurs start a business with little or no help; develops a business model, acquires the manpower and other required resources. The entrepreneur bears all the risks and takes all the praises of the business alone. However, all entrepreneurs do not possess the same qualities. There…