Business as Usual

Success is an ugly thing, one spawned from blood, sweat and tears. It comes kicking and screaming through grit and determination, never from complacency and laziness. It takes a certain kind of person who has the ambition and drive to carve themselves a piece of the pie before others can and find their niche in […]

In this modern age of information, digital platforms have become the bread and butter of the budding entrepreneur. From social media to blogging and vlogging, we have made leaps and bounds in the tools we use on a daily basis on our search for success. But beyond the well-known and popular tech giants like Facebook

Perhaps you are part of a larger organisation, a cog in the great machine that churns out some obscure product or service that only now you have gotten to grips with. In doing so, you have realised that there are ways in which the business could run more smoothly, or rake in more profits. Finding

Let’s get down to brass tax. Being an entrepreneur means taking risks, and the basic Merriam-Webster dictionary definition is partly accurate: “an entrepreneur is a person who starts a business and is willing to risk loss in order to make money.” We can go deeper than that. As an entrepreneur, one must carefully juggle their

The customer’s needs come first at any level of business, and as the old saying goes: they are always right! To satisfy a customer, we need to first understand their needs and requirements. After all, you don’t want to spend money, time and resources developing a product/service that the customer doesn’t need. So, what is

By Tonisha Tagoe Working from home has become the new ‘normal’ for thousands across the world. Through remote means, the average worker can not only produce and submit their work, but also connect instantly and in real time with their colleagues using a range of free but awesome tools available on the web Digitalisation and

The journey of life is one we are thrown into kicking and screaming, most of us woefully ill-equipped and ill-advised yet the strong manage to find a way. The brave. No matter what they tell us; the words of friends, family, politicians, activists, bloggers and YouTubers, they will never truly understand or appreciate the volatile

Let’s get down to brass tax. Being an entrepreneur means taking risks, and the basic Merriam-Webster dictionary definition is partly accurate: “an entrepreneur is a person who starts a business and is willing to risk loss in order to make money.” We can go deeper than that.

Perhaps you are part of a larger organisation, a cog in the great machine that churns out some obscure product or service that only now you have gotten to grips with. In doing so, you have realised that there are ways in which the business could run more smoothly, or rake in more profits. Finding these opportunities is very similar to being an entrepreneur, the only difference being that you are part of something bigger and your ideas impact more than just yourself.

In a world wrought with savage criticism and scathing reviews, you would not be blamed for believing that the feedback you receive from your stakeholders is all you need to gauge your worth. That is just one aspect of self-improvement, the next part is doing it to yourself. Call it what you want: self-evaluation, self-assessment; it is all entirely necessary and highly valuable.