Why do startups fail? One of the biggest things in the country right now, especially in Fintech space, is advent of startups. On daily basis, more ambitious Nigerians are riding on advancement in technology to provide new ways of doing things or improved methods of solving various problems. As in, […]
Why do you need microfinance bank? One key factor responsible for the growth of any nation’s economy is industrialization. At the core of industrialization are startups creating micro, medium and small-scale businesses. Check out any developed country or one whose economy is growing rapidly, they have put up structures to support the […]
Here are free digital tools that can be used to enhance business growth. These tools help business owners to grow their businesses by combining various professional services ranging from creative design, to social media marketing, office documentation and so on. You just found a helping hand as a business owner […]
The rise in the rate at which subscribers receive unsolicited text messages is alarming. This prompted many people to petition the Nigerian Communications Commission, a body saddled with the technical and economic regulation of the communications industry in Nigeria. Their first response in 2014 was to challenge subscribers who are […]
What is email to you? Email means many things to many people. Internal communication, B2B means of sharing information, newsletter, updates, cold-calling marketing and so on, are what readily come to mind when ‘email’ is mentioned. I wish I can sit down and count how many emails hit my inbox […]
Michael Simeon is the Chief Executive Officer of VoguePay, a payment processing firm operating in Nigeria and the United Kingdom. He tells Tunji Abioye about the numerous challenges associated with e-payment in the country As a player in the e-payment market, what are your thoughts on the cashless policy introduced in 2012? […]
They are less than 10% of the entire population. But they create 90% of what we have from common table water to spaceships and the most complicated technologies you can think of. Some qualities differentiate successful entrepreneurs from others though. The category of these courageous individuals create most of the […]
There are so many songs, so many proverbs about money. Everybody knows that ‘owo ni koko’ (meaning: money is key to everything). Yes, salvation is free, but ‘owo ni keke iyin rere’ (meaning: the gospel is free but it requires money to spread around). This goes to show how important […]
What is social media listening? It is a process through which persons or businesses monitor conversations on digital media platforms in order to identify and assess what their audience and competitors are talking about them or the industry. It is called ‘listening’ but it is more of tracking. It is […]
Cash on Delivery as a payment option, is it a blessing or a curse? On the surface, Cash on Delivery is a payment option. From another angle, it is an incentive. Startups use it as a form of assurance mechanism that buyers get utmost value for their money. That is, […]