Most entrepreneurs build their personal brand in the wrong order. Let’s talk about the correct order for you to build your own strong personal brand! I once heard a saying that hit me hard. It goes like this: “We all die twice: the first time when we take our last breath and the second time …
Bloomberg has announced the 2022 class of Bloomberg New Economy Catalysts, a distinctive global group of breakthrough innovators, visionaries, scientists, policymakers and entrepreneurs who are inventing possibilities for a more inclusive and prosperous world. Five African entrepreneurs were selected including Odunayo Eweniyi, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer, PiggyVest; Olugbenga Olubanjo Olufemi, Founder and CEO, Reeddi; Gregory …
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Starting a business anywhere takes grit, determination, and a marketable idea, but certain economies make it just a little bit easier for entrepreneurs to get off the ground. If you’re looking for the best country to build a business, you may not have to look far. A new report compiled by the CEOWORLD magazine has …
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Billionaire investor and philanthropist, Ken Langone has pointed out three core business principles that worked for him during his career. He told CNBC in an interview that aired on Mad Money that these principles have also been instrumental in building a successful organization. According to him, the three most powerful things in business are: a …
It is 2021, and two out of five 9-5vers want to date a tech-bro or be a tech-bro. According to the McKinsey report published in September 2020, Nigeria is presently home to over 200 fintech standalone companies, raising over $600 million in funding. Today, we have a Unicorn – Flutterwave, that was recently valued at …
When the term digital transformation comes to mind, entrepreneurs and business owners mainly think about digitizing their operations through sophisticated web optimization, enhancing their ecommerce stores and implementing push notifications or emails. However, the leap from running a traditional business or brick-and-mortar store to adopting emerging technologies in operations requires specific attention to detail regarding …
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The ability for people to manage their finances has become increasingly difficult. Without financial literacy education, there seems to be no end in sight to the lack of good financial habits. Online purchasing and the move towards a cashless society are making it very easy to become overextended in debt. Consumers that have financial literacy …
Any entrepreneur or creative person can relate to the challenges or resistance that may surface around delegating tasks or asking for help. Essentially, this stems from having to shift from a mindset of I can do it all to I need a team for this or even I get to have support for this! This will likely become especially evident if scaling …
First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, has announced its partnership with CDC Group, the UK Government’s development finance institution on a US$100 million finance facility to FirstBank. This new investment will direct funding to women-owned and led businesses as well as to local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) …
Martin Osei, a Ghanian University graduate, and his team has invented an insulated solar electric cooker that can work for a minimum of 25 years. Martin, speaking with YEN.com.gh, revealed that the cooker is able to store the sun’s energy to prepare meals even after the sun goes down. Martin Osei who studied Mechanical Engineering …
