Bank manager dumps job for kids’events
One year after voluntarily resigning from a leading first generation bank, Madina Sanusi made a foray into kids’ events management. She shares the story of her transition from the financial sector to...
View ArticleNot despising the days of small beginnings
Tolulope Aladesuyi-Amusan’s story may well serve as a roadmap for aspiring entreprenuers. It gives an insight into the requirements for building a successful business, such as having a clear...
View ArticleMaking a living from wheel alignment
Computerised wheel alignment businesses are on the rise.There are opportunities for freelance technicians to meet the surging demands of the market. There are also opportunities for new entrants in the...
View ArticleTraining small scale fish farmers for success
Fish farming is profitable if farmers have the right resources, which include good management skill and sufficient capital, say experts.The Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries Management,...
View Article‘Beekeeping is an untapped goldmine’
Victoria Folasade Ojebiyi is Chief Executive Officer, Alpha-Cedar Corporate Company, which is involved in beekeeping and honey processing. In this interview with Yetunde Oladeinde, she speaks on the...
View ArticleEmpowering youths through social enterprise
A young, successful woman entrepreneur is showing the way in social entrepreneurship, DANIEL ESSIET reports. Empowering youths in the communities with more career and self-help opportunities is...
View ArticleTackling SMEs’ online marketing challenges
Starting a business can be both exhilarating and intimidating because of its prospects and challenges.This holds true particularly when Small and Mediuim Enterprises (SMEs) face real online marketing...
View ArticleLocal entrepreneur ‘beads’ her way to success
A Lagos woman entrepreneur, Amarachi Oparah, has made a success of beads making. Her attitude and tenacity sustained her. She is now a consultant to women entrepreneurs, helping them to organise their...
View ArticleMaking a better life in business
Mbuotidem Okorie dream’t of having his own business, but his disability forced him to beg for a living without hope of work. A Shell programme in Nigeria supporting young entrepreneurs has helped him...
View ArticleInflation, interest rates batter small businesses
As Nigeria fights to beat back raging inflation, many of its small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)—disadvantaged even in good times — are struggling to survive the battle, the President,...
View Article‘Access to economic opportunities bane of businesses’
Irene Ochem studied Archaeology and History for first degree at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. She also holds a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of London and a diploma in...
View ArticleTurning waste into cash
More entrepreneurs are creating wealth from waste and saving the environment from devastation. They have also created employment for many. DANIEL ESSIET reports. The waste on road sides in Lagos is...
View Article‘Why I prefer farming to white collar job’
Founder, Springboard, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), Lawrence Afere, has said the group seeks to create jobs and promote agriculture through organic farming and entrepreneurial training. In...
View ArticleHow I started a digital marketing firm with N2,000
Lagos-based entrepreneur, Timothy Anietie, faced many challenges in digital marketing. Despite that, he kept his motivation high. Today, his is a success story. DANIEL ESSIET reports. The Managing...
View ArticleHow to tackle SMEs’ export challenges
A group Multimix Academy and the Nigerian Export Promotion (NEPC) have held a forum in Lagos, where participants discussed the opportunities available in the global export market to small and...
View ArticleSuccess stories of Nigerian forex traders
The just concluded second Lagos Forex Expo & Conference, which held at Sheraton Hotel, Lagos brought together the industry’s most respected speakers and drew international exhibitors,...
View ArticleBehold! The seed of ‘immortality’
The increase in global demand for sesame seed as a health food has turned the highly domestic consumption item into an important export commodity. This has opened a vista of opportunities for Nigerians...
View Article‘Smallholder farmers require subsidy to remain in business’
Dr. Richard Okechukwu is Project Coordinator for International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation (BATNF) Cassava Project. At its launch at Otu...
View ArticleMonarch praises govt on skills acquisition development
The Paramount Ruler of Ikot Abasi Local Government Area,Akwa Ibom State, HRM Edidem Udo Joe Ntukubom XII, has praised Governor Udom Gabriel Emmanuel for providing skill acquisition centres across the...
View ArticleRamesh Babu, the barber, who owns a Rolls Royce
Bangalore resident Ramesh Babu, is a star in his own league who runs the business of cutting and styling hair. He is an ordinary businessman, with an extraordinary wealth. He is a billionaire and owns...
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