Category: Small Businesses
The IoT and the Day the Internet Died, Almost
A little over a week ago, the Internet almost died. Starting on Thursday, October 20, much of the U.S. and parts of Western Europe experienced a massive outage. Some of the most popular and heavily…
Three Keys to Developing a Personal Brand
The internet has sparked a trend called ‘Personal Branding’. Branding identifies and differentiates you, your business, and your products and services so you stand out from the crowd, get noticed – and get hired. Personal…
Customer Service
Crystal City Framing is a successful small business in an area just outside of Washington, DC in the United States. Paul and his assistant, Joe, have a loyal client base. Even though there has been…
Aspiring Webmasters Want To Know, What Makes A Website Grow?
It appears that most webmasters have come from the world of advertising. Their website content emphasizes “marketing and promotion”. Just to prove my point, do a Google search on “marketing promotion”. As I write, Google…
How to Sell a Company
If you are a small business owner thinking of exiting your current business, there is a process of how to sell a company that you should be aware of, at a high level. This article…
How to Be a Successful National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Member: How to Be a Professional Corper
The NYSC scheme is an avenue for corps members to acquire useful skills, knowledge and abilities. These skills are acquired through seminar, training, workshops, symposia, colloquium, etc. organized by the NYSC in conjunction with other…
Mining and Nigeria’s 2020 Goals
Revitalising the mining sector is part of extended government efforts to rectify massive imbalances in the economy, and the solid mineral sector is seen as crucial to overcoming the historic dependence on oil and gas.…
China’s Cement Industry Forecast For 2008 – 2010
China’s cement output is forecast to grow 10% per annum between 2008 and 2010. Due to the regulatory guidance of “eliminating old capacity before establishing capacity”, growth of new cement production capacity may somehow slow…
Making the Leap From Corporate to Entrepreneurship
At the end of June 2003, I chose to leave a very secure job in banking to start over as an executive coach. Although I’d been in business for myself prior to joining the bank,…