Nigerian Central Bank Governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi recently blamed the lack of a central value chain for the country’s inability to capitalize fully on its remarkable 7% growth in recent years as reported in The Guardian.   His remarks, “Growing Nigeria’s Real Sector For Employment and Economic Development: The Role of Central Bank of Nigeria,” [...]

As small business doctors, one of our aims is to play our part in making Nigeria a giant of Africa again. We hope to do this by taking small Nigerian businesses and making them world class companies. Exposing them to best practices in business as practiced around the world. How will this help Nigeria? Well [...]

No matter what aspect of life, problems are inevitable. Problems occur when you try to operate a newly bought gadget, problems occur when you try to reach somewhere on time and problems occur when you are at the final stages of your project. So, is having a problem really a problem? The answer is clearly [...]

Tradition says you wake up, you have a cup of coffee, you get in your car, and you go to work. More and more, this is changing. Some businesses don’t have offices at all, in fact. Some older companies are abandoning physical offices for virtual offices, while some young companies are deciding to rent a [...]

Too many people still dismiss Twitter as a valuable social media tool. Facebook is still the number one website in the world, but Twitter may be able to provide just as much to businesses. Here are a few reasons why we think Twitter can help your business grow, along with a few helpful hints for [...]

What’s the difference between a good web designer and one that exceeds all of your expectations? It’s simple really. The former prefers to remain in his/her own niche while the latter dreams of wider horizons by trying their hand with corporate web designs. These professionals have the unique ability to boost almost any organization’s profits, [...]

Project Management-Is It Your Cup of Tea? The key to a good project manager is one who can both roll it out and manage the people involved successfully. There’s a reason this esteemed position is given high regard. Not only does the project manager have to work on a limited budget, but he/she has to [...]

Project Management starts out with such clear and simple principles usually having dramatic first-blush results. As a result we are often blind-sided by the failures evidenced in the control stages of a project. The method for addressing those failures is a re-application of the process. Benjamin Franklin gave us this trenchant definition of insanity: “… [...]

It’s pretty easy to understand isn’t it? If one can talk the talk and write with the expertise of a born author, then one has the ability to communicate with anyone. Wrong! The gift of gab that you’re so proud of won’t help you much if you’ve set your sights on being an efficient project [...]

On the job training – you still need some!

Those who have reached a designated level in their careers
would think that the time of undergoing a new training course had passed away
long ago. The real answer is that, it is the RIGHT time to get a new training
course.