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November 3, 2020 2 comments
Five top strategies for SMEs growth and sustainability
Entrepreneurs usually start businesses with a lot of enthusiasm and high hopes of an immediate breakthrough. Because of this conviction of imminent success, some overlook the step-by-step procedure needed to ensure the growth and sustainability of their businesses. This mishap later comes to haunt them, and it may explain why the majority of SMEs in […]
October 30, 2020 1 comment
Corporate Culture: The Leader’s Secret Winning Weapon
Dear Reader, let’s go on a visit to two financial institutions offering similar products and services. These financial institutions’ employees have all the qualifications required for their positions. At Financial Institution “A”, the staff attend to every client with a welcoming smile. At Institution “B”, however, business is cold, and employees are brusque. Let us […]
October 28, 2020 0 comment
Building Team Cohesion: a daily puzzle for an SME leader
If you are a leader of any SME, managing people is one of the most challenging tasks you face daily. Whether you supervise an individual or a group, people are generally tricky and unpredictable most of the time. But your ability to manage this crucial aspect of your responsibility is a function of your leadership […]
October 28, 2020 1 comment
How SME leaders can improve the financial wellbeing of their staff
Entrepreneurs exist to solve problems. Through job creation, they help solve one of the core problems in the world -unemployment. In Africa, where unemployment rates are incredibly high, entrepreneurs’ efforts must be highly applauded. Yet still, entrepreneurial leaders have an equally challenging task to handle: reducing the number of the working poor. A casual observation […]
October 21, 2020 1 comment
Five Winning Strategies Excellent Leaders Use to Transform their Teams.
In our many years of working with entrepreneurs and SMEs, one of the many questions that we receive is on how leaders build enduring businesses. But not quite often do we get such enquiries about the connection between the strategic direction of the enterprise and the teams that work tirelessly with the entrepreneur. We believe […]
October 16, 2020 0 comment
Five Fundamental Entrepreneurial Leadership Qualities Every True Corporate Leader Must Possess
American author John C. Maxwell remarked that: “everything rises and falls on leadership.” Entrepreneurial leadership can, therefore, be described as the pivot for the success or failure of every business. The leaders’ vision, strategy, characteristics, and style exhibited in a particular context determines a business’ ability to innovate, develop a pool of talents, and populate […]
October 13, 2020 0 comment
Critical Post-COVID-19 decisions for Africa’s SMEs
Author Napoleon Hill once remarked that: “Decision distinguishes high performers from mediocre performers.” This assertion cannot be overemphasized especially in these times when the global economy is reeling under the uncertainties brought about by COVID-19. Quality decisions now matter more than ever if any enterprise or organization is to survive. And on the African continent where, according […]
October 8, 2020 0 comment
What are SMEs leaders in customer experience doing to satisfy customers and drive growth?
Billionaire and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos predicted that customer experience would overtake price and product as the key brand differentiator. Business success, he said, is more than ever inclined on your relationship with the customer. His remarks come after a Global Customer Experience Benchmarking Report 2019, which showed that 88.3 per cent of companies consider customer experience […]
October 6, 2020 0 comment
Online shopping pitfalls SMEs must avoid
E-commerce is rapidly growing across continents. According to Statista (2018), an estimated 1.79 billion people worldwide purchased goods and services online. And global e-retail sales amounted to $2.8 trillion. It was further estimated to grow to $4.8 trillion by 2021 before the coronavirus pandemic struck world economies. As e-commerce grows in Africa, and as GeoPoll, […]
October 1, 2020 0 comment
Five strategies to win your employer’s heart
Dear reader, we believe the Careerfest2020 webinar on Tuesday helped you improve your job search and interview strategies. The process of landing a dream job, as detailed by our distinguished panellists and discussants, begins with a well-written CV, self-presentation, and self- marketing through effective communication. You equally need to develop an interest in building skillsets […]