Dear nigerian parentsin nigeria
Try and exploit the Africa continental free trade agreements instead of choosing to live vicariously through your children.
Times are hard economically.do not bother sending you ward to the university.
Instead try to get get them a good lap top ,seĺl your car or do not think of buying one and make the most of your trips via your lap top. Log on to an e library fill your mind with knowledge.you would appreciate.ee sre in a knowledge society. Do online shopping. Meet your friends online
Log on to the website of the worlds top publishers and Africa's top publishers to build your personal library. Talk to a librarian to help you. Look at publishers catalog like pearson
Find out about venture capitalist,Angel investors and hubs. See how you can advance one some or any of the SDGS .
Get your friends and family to brain storm about business ideas.foolish ideas are welcome. All ideas should be encouraged as long as they are legitimate.then separate The wheat from the chafe
What are you angry about? In the words of aðjuct faculty university of lagoss subomi plumptre, you might have found a business opportunity. Or as Dr Abiodun egbetokun put it an entrepreneurial gap.
When you find a gap, you fill it with a product or service according to the acronym ACcORD so revealed olu akanmu now executive resident lagos businees school.
There are trilions of dollars looking for projects to finance especially if the projects are scalable and have big impact.think big!
Try and assemble a competent board of directors. Not nepotism.of diversity of people and experience.do stakeholder capitalism not shareholders ..do ESG enviroment social and Governance issues. Then you are more likely to attract funding from these idle trilions of dollars. Read the financial newspapers to know where the money flows.and the vital statistics of the market.
Àfrica is a huge market be knowledgeable about Africa.read important works by olusegun obasanjo like making Africa work same Wole soyinka Toyin falola,Afe babalola. Its a 1.4 bilion people market but you're going to just grab and grab alone.uou also contribute to the conversation as to how to make Africa work. Because if it worlrs well it sure to be a jolly ride. Check out books by ayeba Clark they sre publishes of African books. Check Pan African universty press. Palgrave mcmillan.routledge and Indiana universty.oxford univerdty press and Cambridge University press for African books.you can even contact the associstion of African librarians. For any kind of book thst would help you to underframe Africa.Adrica must be conquered in a positive way. Maybe you can do it.1.4 biliin people.its a huge market.sesrch for the speeches of dr Akinwunmi Adesina ,president of the Africa develoment Bank. Yhry sre compulsory reading.i cal him Mr Africa.!
Try and look up the names I have mentioned including Tunde oshobi,management consultant Tim Akano entreoreneur and Helen emore adjust faculty lagos business school.dr ola brown mfr.follow them on linkedin
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