It was several decades ago that I learnt from the late Chief Gamaliel Onosode that a one percent stake in an excellent company can be a lot more valuable than one hundred percent stake in a not-so-good company. Since then, I have been involved in company valuations, investment advisory and

A questions and answer window usually always draws the curtain on our virtual entrepreneurship training sessions. Last week’s module was on prioritisation. So this young man asked me what my daily entrepreneurial objective is. Many issues, social, political, spiritual, economic, etc., came rushing through my mind. My response had to

In many parts of Africa, we are yet to develop the capacity or willingness to distinguish between our official and private roles as regards to many of our relationships. This is costing us the potential productive results of billions of manhours in our various professions. It is very common to

Many people do not understand the concept of risk in life. When they think of risk they think of a callous military officer charging their men bare-chested into fortified enemy positions without any basic information on the strength of the enemy or a businessperson who takes a ‘gamble’ on some

Some years ago, I called one of my Nigerian marketing staff, who had gone on call to Ikeja, Lagos around 2pm and asked him to return to the office around 4pm for me to handover some assignments to him as I was travelling the following day. Around 4.00pm I got

A statement by the Central Bank of Nigeria released by their acting director of corporate communications, Osita Nwanisobi: “The attention of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has been drawn to the activities of Messrs. Azimo and Messrs. Transfer Wise, both of which are purportedly transacting business, albeit unauthorised, as

The COVID-19 pandemic, which could really have been worse, was tough on most people, companies, and the global economy. Money, livelihood, and lives have been lost. From developed free market to the developing economies, country after country had to come to the aid of people and companies in ways that

In our university days, you had to walk whatever distance it was to the University Library to get some information that you needed. That included reading the dailies! For certain information and sources, you even had to engage a library staff for help; or waited on several days’ queue before

Aperture Consulting is commencing a free entrepreneurship training program titled ‘You Don’t Need A Job – Create One!’ for interested youths. The program is developed for school leavers and graduates who are not employed but wish to start or are already starting a business. The program will be virtual and

Centuries ago, most of the greatest scientists and artists, from the two ‘ends’ of the world, operated from their homes. Most had their study, art room or laboratory in their homes. Similarly, the scholars of the far and middle-east taught their students from their homes or in mosques, churches, synagogues

One of the responsibilities an entrepreneur and all leaders would need to discharge from time to time is disengaging employees. Some of the reasons for disengagement are pretty straight forward to handle. Fraud, for instance. When, decades ago, our accountant connived with a customer to steal from our small company,

Many people fail to realise that their capacity to successfully lead themselves is a critical precondition to their ability to sustainably lead others. Consequently, they focus on and spend a disproportionate amount of effort, time and other resources on external factors. Yes, external factors, such as other people, situations and

One of the fundamental keys to success in any undertaking is providing leadership to others. In running your business as an entrepreneur, you must be an embodiment of right leadership. Your subordinates, no matter how brilliant and competent they may be, will look up to you for inspiration, motivation and

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It is very sad that our people, of various demographics, are unable to ‘see’ and tap into the enormous entrepreneurial opportunities in Nigeria. Fortunately, this is completely reversible by enlightening ourselves about the abundant opportunities available as well as changing our mindsets. This webinar seeks to bring out how to

We showcase our books here on business and life issues. Some of the books are authored by me whilst others, carefully selected by me, are licensed to us. We have both paperback and e-books. The paperbacks can be purchased on Amazon or locally in Nigeria. In both cases, delivery will

The best quotations should be short but profound. They should have deep meaning and make us think and change our ways for the better. I work purposely to bring our short quotes about business and life in general. I hope they make us all think and act better. Click on

STARTING A BUSINESS, Revised and updated e-book from Aperture Consulting for the guidance of entrepreneurs. STARTING A BUSINESS, Revised and updated e-book from Aperture Consulting for the guidance of entrepreneurs. Issues covered including:Business idea-generation and testingBusiness planningA new chapter for senior adults planning to start their businesses is included and

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” The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)  introduces a stimulus package to support households and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) affected by the COVID-19 pandemic….” Link details…..https://nmfb.com.ng/covid-19-support/?fbclid=IwAR1mD-mSV18YQ7fDLuyBDM8rwc2FxXmBRA_nOcJRMFIQORs6g2GpwRy32T4 Feature image by enriquelopezgarre from Pixabay