Entrepreneurial Mindset: 6 Tests That Confirm You’re Ready to be an Entrepreneur.
The idea of entrepreneurship might sound appealing to many, but not me. To be honest, I dread the thought of being an entrepreneur. Not because I’m lazy, I mean I work my head off in my current line of work, but it also begs the question, how rewarding is the ‘9-5’? Even with that, I’d […]
5 Simple Steps to Increase Profit In your Lifestyle Business
One of the reasons why people start a lifestyle business is to create more sources of income for themselves. This means it is not treated as a full-time business but as a means of adding more income. Even with this, there are other methods you can implement to increase the profit from your lifestyle business. […]
The Impact of Collaboration in the Nigerian Fashion Industry
“Paid partnership with Hanifa”. “This video is sponsored by Kai Collective”. “The Black Magic Fashion Editorial for Spec Fashion, photographed by Ivy”. The above statements are examples of captions, tags, and YouTube content that are common in today’s fashion industry. The age of sharing has seen fashion brands both luxury, urban, and even streetwear collaborate […]
3 Entrepreneurship Lessons from Key Players: Kayode Omosebi, Azeez Amida and Vimbai Mutinhiri-Ekpenyong.
L-R. Kayode Omosebi, Vimbai Mutinhiri-Ekpenyong and Azeez Amida. Entrepreneurship is not a walk in the park. It involves tactics, skills and capabilities. These are mostly not learned but instead, developed over time. Whether leading a large team, a small team or even running a sole proprietorship, entrepreneurship is full of lessons. It is common for […]
5 Monday Morning Tips You Should Try Out!
It is critical to begin every new week on a positive note; irrespective of how tough the past week or weekend may have been. Truthfully, it can be a mental drag to do anything on a Monday morning. Especially after you may have spent the entire weekend sleeping in, binge-watching movies, hanging out with friends, […]
5 Essential Marketing Strategies Every Fashion Business Owner Needs.
Starting a fashion business and making an entry into the fashion market is a great first step for every fashion business owner. In this case, you’ve successfully moved from the ideation stage into the execution stage. However, to fulfill your business goals that may include; growth, profits, scalability, a loyal community and a unique brand […]
5 ‘No-Coding’ Tech Skills You Can Learn.
With the advent of technology, many jobs have been created, especially jobs that require tech skills. These jobs keep sprouting and have different names attached to them, according to the task at hand. For example, social media management wasn’t a job until the 2000s when celebrities needed people to manage their social media pages while […]
SPARKNUIT Wins Top Prize at Why I Am Alive Innovators Empowerment and Awards Pitching Competition.
L-R: Founder/CEO Patricia Technologies, Fejiri Hanu Agbodje; Winner of the Innovators Empowerment and Awards pitch competition, Ephraim Ukwuche of SPARKNUIT; event convener and founder of Why I Am Alive Initiative, Caroline Moore; and Board of Advisory Chairman, Why I Am Alive Initiative Pst Ituah Ighodalo. Nigerian startup, SPARKNUIT took top prize in the Why I […]
3 Things to Consider Before you Venture into Entrepreneurship
As exciting and demanding as caring for an infant is, so is venturing into a business. You read several books, attend lectures and seminars on entrepreneurship, but nothing really prepares you for the real task. You’d make several mistakes, use several experiences as templates, and be on the verge of giving up several times as […]
Entrepreneurship in Nigeria: A Career or a Survival Skill?
‘’Entrepreneurship is what i was born to do…’’ This is the saying of many young entrepreneurs in this part of the world, yet, when “Google Small Business” asked on Twitter, “What Motivated You To Start A Small Business?” most answers were along the lines of, ‘’Because of poverty”. What is entrepreneurship and who is an entrepreneur? […]