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Starting Right in Africa Tip #1
Starting Right in Africa Tip #1 Decided to start a business in Africa? You have a brilliant idea and are 100% sure it’ll turn into a goldmine? Well the reality is – deciding and actually starting are two different things altogether. For those of us that have actually started
How your Business can Survive Globalization
Globalization is very broad and its effects are very visible in numerous aspects of our lives; career, education, business, mental orientation, just to mention a few. Sometimes we think globalization does not affect us, but it does in a great way, which we may not notice because some of us
My TEDWomen Experience
My TEDWomen Experience I recently attended the TEDWomen conference 2015 and will strongly encourage any woman trying to empower herself emotionally, economically and culturally to sign up for the next edition. TEDWomen is I had researched TEDWomen and made up my mind to invest my time, presence and finances
How To Think Different In Business
To hit gold, you have to think gold and to stay in business, one has to think ahead of one’s competitors as well as speed up one’s business productivity. Having a good Knowledge of your business, its environment and your competitors is very vital. What is your business all about?
Having Good Business Acumen
Having good business acumen, is very easy and straight forward; all you need to have in mind is that a business should have a financial motive, where input multiplies output consistently. Good productivity is a reflection of smart work and planning in business. As an entrepreneur, employer or employee you
How to be Employable
Employers tend to seek staff with commendable skills and character, which always sets a potential employee apart from others during recruitments. Being employable is not only based on your professionalism in your field, but deals more with your level of intelligence and how this intelligence is applied at different circumstances.
Effective Ways to be on Top of your Job
If you just got an awesome job and want to make a good impression or seen as competent and able to deliver, then it’s important to ensure you get job done the way you’re expected to. Getting the job done as expected by your employer, puts you on top and
Women in Business Top Myth #5: Women cannot have it all
Women in Business Top Myth #5: Women cannot have it all Over the past few weeks, we’ve discussed four top myths about women in Business and positions of leadership: African women are new to leadership, Men are excluded in the movement, Women are not strong enough to lead, and Women do not help other women
Planning Successful Official Gatherings
Having the skills to plan an official gathering at your work place, is a necessary skill that will certainly take you far and make you relevant at work. Though planning for official gatherings might seem like a big deal, it really isn’t, it’s just for you to be aware of
Women in Business Top Myth #4: Women do not help other Women
Women in Business Top Myth #4: Women do not help other Women We’ve discussed how having female African leaders is not a strange concept, how men need to step in to help, and also shared the idea that women are strong enough to lead. I think we should tackle another myth
Living Within Your Limited Resources
Human wants are unlimited and the means of acquiring them are quite limited. This brings into clarity the difference between needs and wants; creating means to satisfy the most urgent needs. Then the question arises, how does one live within one’s limited resources? Here are strategies for living within your
When to ‘Blow the whistle’ at Work
It can be very fearsome blowing the whistle at work, most especially the fear of losing your job when it involves one or more top employees in your organization. In order to be on the save side, blow the whistle before the whistle blows you, because it’s best to protect