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HIRING RIGHT
To be successful in business, you must know how to hire and fire. When you read about the ministry of Jesus Christ in the Bible, the first thing that you will notice that he did was to recruit people who were going to work with him. He took time to pray before he hired his …
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SUCCESSFUL SELLING (2)
However good your product or services, do not expect that customers will come falling over themselves to buy from you stop it does not work like that. Goods are sold not bought. The responsibilities more on the side of the seller and not on that of the buyer. There are too many things competing for …
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UNDERSTANDING THE CUSTOMER
A few years ago, I wanted to buy a suit and decided to go outside my regular colours. So, I went to one of the men’s clothes shops we have around. I chose this bright coloured suit and had them adjust its waste to my size. On getting home, my wife saw the suit and …
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HOW TO DIFFERENTIATE BUSINESS WITH UNIQUE STRATEGY (2)
Commit your work to the Lord, then it will succeed. Proverbs 16: 3 (TLB) Strategy has become a buzzword in every part of human endeavour. We hear of it every day being used both in corporate and individual life to describe an approach to achieve success. It is common to listen to pupils talk about …
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EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE
A friend of mine who lives in the United Kingdom was a Nigerian business some time ago. On his way back to London, they were already onboard the aircraft when it was discovered that it had a fault. It seemed like the fault could be corrected while they waited. Eventually, after 4 to 5 hours, …
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HIGH-QUALITY STAFF
Your staff are your greatest assets. Once you get to a managerial or supervisory level on your job, you must begin to have a mind shift. At the lower level on your job, your success is dependent almost entirely on your skills. Of course, to some degree, it also depends on your ability to relate …
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FEASIBILITY STUDIES AND BUSINESS PLANS
Introduction Simply put, a feasibility study is the preliminary appraisal of the opportunities and risks that abound in a target area of business or endeavour. In other words, it is about trying to discover if the target business is feasible or not. For instance, prospective entrepreneurs may have an idea about the type of fruit …
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PROBLEM-SOLVING
Problem-solving is a vital skill that every entrepreneur needs. One of the factors that drive many people away from starting businesses is the attendant problems and challenges. Entrepreneurs confront some reasonably good dose of challenges. The truth also is that many young businesses fail or die because of challenges. The more we can confront, handle, …
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WHO IS YOUR MENTOR? (4)
The choice of a mentor is yours, and more often than not, people choose someone they love and who has impacted positively on their lives. There are several ways you can speak to someone of your choice and convince him/her to be your mentor. You can write to the desired mentor by email or by …
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MANAGERIAL LESSONS FROM “THE LION KING”
In today’s world, it seems managerial skills seems to be thrown out of the window, in the golden pursuit of leadership skills. Where both collide, diverge or merge is not something I want to bother about. Is it just semantics? Well, I must admit that I do not know. However, just know that you will …
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