Bilikiss Adebiyi-Abiola; A waste-to-wealth startup story
Entrepreneurship can be all about making money and or about making impact. WeCyclers is an example of a business that is built around create a sustainable environment for people. Bilikiss Adebiyi-Abiola is an award-winning social entrepreneur who built a sustainable and viable business model to help the poor communities of Lagos reclaim their neighborhoods from the scourge of pollution and…
Here’s why your excellent product is not selling…
Many first-time entrepreneurs argue with the statement that it is not the best product that wins in the marketplace. However, those who have been on the train long enough already know the drill. It is the first time founders that spend forever producing, remodeling and relaunching the same product. They think they need to get the product perfect before they…
How to know if your ‘big business idea’ is creditworthy
Many aspiring entrepreneurs and founders can tell you about the transformative business ideas have. They can spend hours talking to you about that noble and fantastic idea about how something can be done better, faster, or with great ease. But maybe not all of them will ever act on their ideas. And even for those that do, they will have…
The 3-step hack to building a solid business structure
Every entrepreneur dreams of getting to that point when they can just up and go on vacations, living the dream life without a care in the world. That’s the whole point of starting a business, yeah! The hope of time freedom, and not being committed to some 9 to 5 routine. However, this is only possible if you have a…
The biggest mistake online businesses make with pricing.
Running an online business is the best. So she said! You just run your business with zero expenses. It is income, income, income, and no payments. No rent. No electricity costs. You can sell your goods and enjoy a huge profit margin. What a feeling! But is this really the true reflection of things? Nah! Unfortunately, this is the impression…
No Financial model, No Business
Picture this. You have decided that by building an application, you can solve people’s money problems, possibly by helping them draw a budget and keep to it daily. You should not have any problem with market entry because this is a need. Right? Or let’s say you have created a verification app where people can verify news and information they…
MTN Foundation designs product to support 500 female entrepreneurs
The MTN Foundation, in partnership with the Bank of Industry (BoI) and the Enterprise Development Centre (EDC), has announced the official inauguration of the first phase of the Y’ellopreneur programme to support female entrepreneurs scale up their businesses. At a media event, hosted by the Foundation, held in Lagos, the Director, MTN Foundation, Dr. Mosun Belo-Olusoga, said the Y’ellopreneur initiative…
