Entrepreneurs seldom find time to rest and it’s quite understandable because to succeed in this part of the world you need full dedication to your business. The endless obligations and drive to reach our set targets so as to keep the business alive makes us ignore our health. However, rest […]
Driving home from one of Startup Grind Lagos’s meetup we had a discussion with one of the participating entrepreneurs which evolved into an interesting argument and now, an Afropreneur topic: Business Model Canvas vs Business Plan. Why do we need business plans? Why not stick with a Business Model Canvas […]
Entrepreneurs know that to charm the heart of customers you need to go beyond just being a business to giving your business a personality to allow customers view it as almost human. This aids customers relationship with your business. Their decisions begin to evolve around their feelings towards your brand. […]
Recently, we attended an event and different buzzwords flew over our heads. Words like invention, innovation, disruption and very recently “innovention”. So we thought to talk about it. Many people have coined words around innovation. Most of these words are to explain and buttress the significance of innovation to the […]
Dear Afropreneurs, Last week we discussed some of the lessons we learned at last month’s Startup Grind Lagos meetup and one statement struck us. A statement by Pradeep Pahalwani – “Do not be afraid to copy and paste in business” (You should purchase the full recording here) We thought this […]
Startup Grind Lagos celebrated her Female Entrepreneur/Founder month and it was so much fun. Three amazing personalities were hosted. They shared their experiences with the participating entrepreneurs. These personalities were Olatorera Oniru (a passionate African entrepreneur who we have had on our show before. You can listen to that episode here), […]
Hello Everyone! It’s been a while and we thoroughly apologize. This week we are focusing on ‘Multitasking’, is multitasking the best way to handle tasks? is it efficient? Does multitasking help you achieve more? Does multitasking equate productivity? What are the alternatives to multitasking? Is it safe to text while […]
Hello Afropreneurs, Entrepreneurship can be hard, yes we said it, really hard! Especially with the socio-economic problems we face in our continent. However, solutions lie where challenges exist! We believe the key to reducing poverty in our continent is through encouraging and promoting Entrepreneurship and small businesses. According to a […]
Hi Afropreneur, This week we had the honor of speaking to a talented young entrepreneur making waves in Nigeria, we jokingly called him the Mark Zukerberg of Africa. I’m sure you are wondering who this is? He is Chris Kwekowe, CEO of Slatecube. Chris is an interesting young man whose […]