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SBP 009: How To Know When It Is Time To Shut Down A Business
Making the decision to shut down a business is one of the hardest and most emotional decisions an entrepreneur will ever make. After all the time, energy, passion, and money you’ve poured into the...
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How these Successful African Entrepreneurs Raised Capital for Their Businesses
“I don’t have the capital.” “Nobody wants to give me capital.” “The banks have turned me down five times.” These are some of the most common reasons people give for not starting or growing their...
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SBP 010: How To Sell More And Make More From New And Old Customers
A customer at hand is worth two or more in the wild. The first time a person or company spends money on your product or service is a monumental event in your business. Still, many entrepreneurs miss...
View ArticleHow can we get Africa to do more business with itself?
Sponsored post According to Afreximbank’s Africa Trade Report 2019, the European Union remains Africa’s main continental trading partner, accounting for 29.8 per cent of total trade on the African...
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SBP 011: Top Reasons Customers Don’t Buy & What To Do About Them
You’re excited. After weeks of planning and strategizing, your business or new product is now ready for launch. After all the time, sweat and money you’ve spent developing your concept, the day to...
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How to rent a free office and increase sales in Africa, the United States,...
Sponsored post As an SME, you want a ‘local office’ presence and access in any of the available markets. You desire information about your product availability to consumers, you want information on...
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SBP 012: Should You Quit or Keep Your Job To Start A Business
What do you do when you have a good, well-paid job, but still feel an unstoppable itch to express your entrepreneurial potential? Can a job and a business co-exist, or do you have to choose one and...
View ArticleHow SMEs in Africa can adapt and survive the disruptions of COVID-19
Sponsored post The impact of the Covid 19 pandemic is no doubt a big hit and unexpected blow to the global economy. Many superpowers are bleeding and for any economic recovery to happen businesses...
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SBP 013: How To Choose A Good Name for Your Business & Products
How important is the name of a business? Does it make any difference what you call your business or name your products? Will anyone really care? You will be surprised. Choosing a good name for your...
View ArticleHow Kuueza is helping small African businesses penetrate foreign markets
Sponsored post I would like to introduce you to 2 different people. One is the retailer of African products in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States. And the other is a medium-size business owner who...
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SBP 014: 5 Strategies for Setting the Best Price for Your Product or Service
Pricing can be a gamechanger in a business. It is one of those small changes you can make in your business that can yield surprising and outsized results. A lot of businesses are leaving money on the...
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SBP 015: Trying To Grow Your Business? You Need To Hear This
Growth is a beautiful thing That’s why almost every entrepreneur is looking for new ways to grow their business. Growth brings in customers. Customers bring in sales. And sales increase the size and...
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SBP 016: The Simple Rules I Use To Choose Between Business Opportunities
Time is money. It’s something I’ve always heard since childhood. There is even a very popular old song in my country about it. But what does it really mean? I didn’t realize what time=money really...
View ArticleAfrica After 2025: Time to Embrace A Challenging But Exciting Future
Sponsored post In the opening chapter of economist Thomas Piketty’s book, Capital in the 21st Century, which focuses on the growing gap between the rich and poor, he cites the Marikana massacre (a 2012...
View ArticleMeet Cameroon, the proud home of pure, natural honey
Sponsored post If there’s a place that guarantees pure, natural, and high-quality honey, it’s none other than Cameroon. Located slightly above the equator, Cameroon is referred to as “Africa in...
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SBP 017: Effective Time Management Tips for Busy Entrepreneurs
Yes, it’s shocking. But it is true. Research now shows that up to 50 percent of entrepreneurs are likely to have at least one mental health breakdown in their lifetime. That’s according to Michael...
View ArticleHow to identify pure, natural honey from adulterated ‘fake’ honey
Sponsored post Honey is an amazing, refined elixir to the body with natural ingredients made by nature — containing abundant nutrients, living enzymes, and minerals. However, after all these are put...
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SBP 018: The Best Way To Share Equity With Business Partners or Co-founders
HP, Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Procter & Gamble are examples of great businesses that were started and built by business partners and co-founders. When two or more bright people come together...
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SBP 019: 7 Things to Consider Before Taking Money from an Investor or Bank
About two months ago, I got an email from one of my clients. It had a PDF attachment. He was about to sign a deal with a potential investor who had agreed to invest $50,000 in his leather products...
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SBP 020: 5 Types of Difficult Customers And How To Deal With Them
If you want to last long in business, you have to master the art of dealing with customers. Especially your difficult customers. If you don’t handle them well, your difficult customers can become...
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