Business Lessons From Nature: Waiting For Maximum Productivity
Productivity is a concept that almost everybody is familiar with in one way or another. However, there can be nuances that affect its extent. Startups and business
Ease of doing Business in Nigeria 2020
The ease of doing business is a yearly report by the world bank that reviews certain criteria about doing business in virtually all the world countries and generates a ranking using this data. This is a comprehensive breakdown of the report into easy titbits. it draws information from 15,000 professionals from 190 countries of the…
Startup valuation in Nigeria| Africa: Setbacks on the path of a Unicorn Valuation
Startup valuation in Nigeria can be a little tricky considering the a lot of uncertainties that continuously shrouds starting and doing business in Nigeria. However complex this may seem, there are a few ways to arrive at a fairly accurate valuation with regards to the peculiarities that are descriptive of the Nigerian landscape. Setbacks to…
Early Stage Startup Valuation Explained: Vesting, Convertible notes, Preferred shares and other concepts
Startup valuation matters to your startup as it determines the proportion in which the shares of the company will be shared either among founders and to investors as they invest in your company Typical Freshly-Minted startups In the United States, most startups are incorporated as Delaware-C corporations and valued at $100 upon registration with 10…
Bootstrapping: The under-rated route to business success
Bootstrapping your business is one route to business success that gets very little attention and is hardly tallked about. This is not minding the fact that several very successful companies that exist today started as bootstrapped entities. Bootstrapping To pursue success with limited resources and with the help of others. Bob Reiss -Bootstrapping 1010 This…
Hinderances to Business in Emerging markets: Nigeria’s Power Sector case study
It’s 9am in this part of the world and there is no power, in fact in the past three days there has only been power for less than 20hrs! This post considers a typical company looking to invest in Nigeria’s power sector. Case study Company: Business Hub One Inc.(BHO Inc.)Country: NigeriaSector: Energy (Renewable) BHO Inc….
Starting a business in Nigeria|Ibadan |Lagos: The Ultimate playbook!
Today, I am sitting in one of the highest citadels of learning in Nigeria and I feel like answering this question that holds the key to the growth of Nigeria Starting a business in Nigeria A business in Nigeria is just like a business everywhere with a bit more difficult policy, power, economic, transportation, and…
Importance of Trade-offs in Business!
Business is a game of trade-offs! Opportunity costs and trade-offs are an integral part of the process of making sound business decisions. From having an idea of building a business with a solid business model, strong customer base and tons of money in revenue. There is one thing an entrepreneur or business manager will inevitably…
7 simple steps to Business Idea Validation
Business idea validation remains the first step to starting a successful venture! You might have heard that having an idea is not the best thing that can happen to a startup it’s the execution of the idea that’s paramount. In other climes, Some may have said “Idea is King” and you do believe it or…
What Makes Great Brands?
“Your brand is what other people say about you when you’re not in the room” -Jeff Bezos A single colour out of place in your brand identity elements could mean the difference between gaining generational customer loyalty and not having a full sale cycle. Which one of these would you buy? You might say the…