Anselem Kadiri Doing business in Nigeria is hard enough, but the ever-increasing activities of cybercriminals and the ripple effects they have on businesses are making an already terrible situation worse. Killing Trust Nigeria is a low-trust society. What this means is that we are generally untrusting as a people. We manage to get along cautiously, […]
Temitope Adeyemo We begin our Top Ten Series with the twitter handles you must follow as an African entrepreneur. One of the most powerful inventions of this generation is the microblogging social network called Twitter. Twitter allows 280 characters per tweet, so users are compelled to be clear, precise and succinct. Again, the amount of […]
Temitope Adeyemo “You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backward. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future.” – Steve Jobs Adewale’s journey into the business world exemplifies Steve Jobs’ quote on trusting the process rather than placing too much emphasis on the […]
Temitope Adeyemo In 1965, Co-founder of Intel, Gordon Moore, predicted that the number of transistors on a microchip will double every two years, increasing the capacity and speed of computers. Yet the cost of computers will continue to decrease. This postulation became what is remarkably known as Moore’s Law. It appears that this law is […]
Wole Ajao With millions of employees working for Small and Medium Nigerian enterprises, the need for funds to start and sustain businesses can never be downplayed. Wole Ajao explores some avenues for gaining access to this much-needed capital. Manuel was in a dilemma. In the same week, he had his wedding holding, he suddenly received […]
Kalu Aja Cash is the lifeblood of any business, especially a small business. A small business by definition is ‘small’ with limited capitalization and fewer options to raise cash to finance operations. It thus follows that cash management to record and control cash coming in an out of the business is of paramount importance. Everything […]
Temitope Adeyemo Cash is the blood of any enterprise. An enterprise that outflows cash more than it inflows will soon die. A bloated account receivable is entirely useless to a business if it cannot convert such to cash to run its day to day operations. Let me tell you a story of a good man, […]
Anselem Kadiri No one expects to start a business on a rosy bed, believe me most Nigerians don’t. But many of the challenges business owners have to tackle on a daily basis in order to survive are just unnecessary. Nigeria Has a Huge Logistics Problem Nigeria has a logistics problem, one that ranks amongst other […]
Yohamin Teshome The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is going to finally become a reality, as it is expected to enter full force in July 2019. The AfCFTA agreement seeks the creation of a single African market for goods and services, with free movement of business persons and investments. A move that is expected […]
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22.3″ min_height=”1822px”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.22.3″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.0.74″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] Access to credit is essential for economic development and growth. When businesses and individuals have access to credit, they can do today what would have been deferred to a future date. The lending gap is an age long […]