Global Entrepreneurs

24/05/2021

"Africa closed the year 2020 on the forefront of mobile money transactions across the world.Total transactions during the year hit 27.5 billion with a total value of USD 495 billion. (GSMA) -Forbes"

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23/05/2020

Challenging times.

Is Covid-19 pandemic a wake up call for organisations to burn down , re-invent themselves , filter through strategic inflection points(SIPs) and embrace the new order ?

These are topsy-turvy times calling for organisations to swallow their pride and engage into moments of truth and forget every animal of the jungle but humble themselves to crawl under the bush and learn from the chameleon.

Is your organisation wired for change?

29/04/2018

Hello Entrepreneurs.For the day to day running of your business you need to have a team.Yes ; you may have staff in finance, procurement and IT but are they operating as a team? A team shares clear vision and goals. If you want to achieve 40% increase in market share by end of 2018, are all your units aligned to meet this goal? Do we have team leaders in these units? How is the performance of each team? These are very simple dynamics which have positioned Apple to be one of the most successful company on the planet. The power of teams.

13/08/2017

WINNING MINDSET...
In most cases problems overshadow existing opportunities in a way that we conclude that we have failed or its too hard to excel in our areas of business.
Some problems can be a source of opportunities and they need us to stand and come with a group project to solve.Many business people are always having their lens pinned on these opportunities.
However ,some problems are threats to viability and these are common among budding entrepreneurs.Its an end with a brick wall so most say ,
Is it worth to break the wall ? -expected gains versus costs
Which tools do I have to break the wall ?-the right tool box.

On our next section we will discuss the first question,
IS IT WORTH TO BREAK THE WALL?
We will quote examples of entrepreneurs.

18/03/2017

THE ELEVATOR PITCH
Many have great business ideas but lack opportunities to pitch them to a potential investor or venture capitalist.It is important to master your business idea and able to pitch/sell it to a potential investor in the shortest possible time.We all have great investors in mind and we wish to meet them to pitch our business ideas/concepts. It is usually hard to arrange a meeting or to schedule an appointment with such people due to their tight programmes.

However, if you bounce in a potential investor in an elevator, coffe shop,airport or at an award ceremony are you ready to pitch your business in less than a minute?
What do you say?

16/11/2016

Are you ready to take your start - up to the next level? Which factors come into play?

16/11/2016

Create your business space and enjoy the advantage..........

07/07/2016

Do you have a winning formular for your business? It is important to have a strategy to secure success in the changing business environment.The secret of success for your business lies in the formular. Having sufficient resources is not enough unless there is strategy.What is your formular??? Check out this video on strategy.

A full set of strategy animations accompany the forthcoming textbook: “Strategic Management: Concepts and Tools for Creating Real World Strategy” published b...

19/04/2016

Turning your idea into reality ..........

Starting your own business may sound like an epic undertaking—but the truth is, it’s not. This checklist covers everything you need to start your business.

09/04/2016

As you work hard in developing and managing your businesses, keep a close eye to new opportunities. The next opportunity to extend the trajectory of your business growth might lie around you.

17/02/2016

You have projects in line for implementation..It is essential to conduct a feasibility study of your project to find out if it is practical given the available resources.
Timing-Is this the right time to implement the project?
Support-Who do I need on-board?
Costs -How much should I pull in?
Profit -How much will I reap?

Research shows that some projects fail as they are launched.You want to commercialise your product/invention? Think of how you are going to capture value before you launch your project.Check and update your drawing board....until such a time when it is refined and fit for the field.

15/01/2016

Give your maximum attention to your project or idea.....perfect it...focus on success !