More than ever before, you need to align with a collective vision. People driven by vision, by a purpose higher than themselves always perform better in the long run. Note that vision is not personal. Ambition is personal, ambition is …
Are you building a business? Are you sure? Here are 3 questions to consider
Not too many people know the difference between self employed and building a business. If you work on Fiverr… you are a freelancer, not an Entrepreneur. If you sell Ankara fabric from door to door or sew clothes in your …
90% of all new businesses fail within the first five years. You can remain standing.
Statistics show that 90% of all new businesses fail within the first five years. A lot of reason have been proffered as to why this is the case, however I find myself disagreeing with those reasons. People want to blame …
Can you do better than Bisola the Tailor?
There is Bisola the Tailor who works 8am – 6pm everyday and can never go on holidays while barely making enough money to keep her head above the water… On the other hand, you have Bukola who runs a fashion …
Business plans are dumb. Here is why you should write it anyway
When I started my first couple of businesses, I was definitely not as business savvy as I am today. I actually started out as a Tekkie, building out website platforms to offer services I thought people would find useful. I …
Aliko Dangote, YOU and The last man over the finish line…
When I read Aliko Dangote’s Bloomberg interview earlier this year, I immediately asked everyone on my team to also read it. If you have not read, please click here and do so. Of all the things I observed from the …
Quick strategies to begin acquiring more customers
There is this reader comment about my ebook, 7 Decisions That Will Decide Your Success that says “This book is a quick read but also surprisingly thought provoking. Here are 4 cardinal point this book will help you push to …
The fastest way to get new customers
The fastest way to get new customers these days is by leveraging the power of the internet and social media platforms. It is very cheap to use them, but that does not mean it is easy. There is a difference …
The first step to converting a small business into a big business
As a business consultant of some repute for getting things done and transforming businesses I work with, one of the most frequent questions I get asked is this: “how do I grow my business?” in the context of… my business …
The easy parts and hard parts about building a business
There might be a million things to do every day with regards to building a business, however… at its core. Business is not so complicated. A lot of Entrepreneurs (myself included), can easily explain their business model in like 10 …