UPDATE ON NIRSAL COVID19 LOAN (APRIL 2021 UPDATED)
In this post, we cover important updates on NIRSAL COVID19 Loan Scheme. If you applied for the loan in 2020 or in 2021, you should check out this post.
Read MoreiPhone 13 – What Startups Can Learn From Apple’s Product Development Strategy
Following the proposed release of Apple’s iPhone 13, Here are four reasons Apple has been successful and how startups can make use of these strategies to achieve long-term sales growth and profitability.
Read MoreCBN Bans Cryptocurrency In Nigeria Amidst Massive Growth
We are in the year 2021 and people around the world are turning to cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin. Soaring values and the backing of super-rich investors are things that make the digital currency more attractive. Online searches for bitcoin, ethereum, and dogecoin have been on the increase, pushing aside the usual focus of interest in […]
Read MoreTRUMP VS TECH GIANTS AND THE CONSEQUENCES TO COME
The biggest news yet out of 2021 is that private companies that started out in garages are powerful enough to check the excesses of political leaders, even those of the President of the United States. Social Media Giants, Twitter, banned President Trump permanently from using its services after the President released a series of misleading […]
Read MoreFrom Having Healthy Food Options to Starting Siba’s Table. (The Sibahle Mtongana’s Case Study)
As is the case of most entrepreneurs, they start their businesses based on a consistent part of their childhood, it could be a problem they always wanted a solution for; a lifestyle they grew up to enjoy, or a system they always wanted to be in existence. It could even be one or more of […]
Read MoreA Simple Guide to Building, Launching, and Learning From your Minimum Viable Product
Time and money are the two barriers keeping you from testing your fantastic business idea. This is a wrong notion. In the startup space, entrepreneurs and business leaders alike can develop a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) to test the worth of their offerings without hemorrhaging either time or money. What Is An MVP? An MVP is a minimal form of your […]
Read MoreWhat do you do when things go south? (A case study of Spar Nigeria).
No business owner wants to fail or record losses but sometimes it happens, it could come as not making enough sales, losing a deal to a competitor, not being able to pay staff, or losing properties to unexpected circumstances (natural disasters, looting, fire outbreak, etc) While it is helpful to have a strategy for […]
Read MoreBUSINESS ENTITIES IN NIGERIA: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW.
WHAT IS A BUSINESS ENTITY? A Business Entity is the exact structure of a business, which determines liabilities and how taxes will be paid. The term doesn’t describe what the business does but how it is set up. Under Nigerian law, only the Corporate Affairs Commission (C.A.C.), a Federal Government Agency engages in business registration. […]
Read MoreTHE YEAR 2020; A YEAR FOR A WELL-DESIGNED BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLAN
If there is one thing the year 2020 has taught us, it is that disasters are usually unforeseen and, most times, unavoidable. All you can do is be prepared to face it. The covid-19 pandemic has tested every business continuity Plan, and many startups in Nigeria were caught in sticky situations. The tragic turn of […]
Read MoreWhy Does A Startup Need A Business Consulting Firm?
The mentality that we run with, is what makes us neglect manuals, as we attempt to figure it out ourselves. How many times have you considered reading the operation manual of a device? I bet you simply learn on the job but it doesn’t seem to work well every time, right? Right! That’s the reason […]
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