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Must Read! TEN Business Opportunities in Africa That Can Make You A Millionaire In 2016! Posted by Admin ‘The best place to find gold is to look where it has been found before.’ The opportunities in this article have created some of the biggest successes Africa has ever seen. If you want to increase your chances of building a successful business or finding the right investment, these opportunities could make your dream come true. Let’s meet them… 1.    Media and Entertainment Africa’s film industry has become a global and cultural phenomenon that enjoys a huge following within and outside the continent. The industry serves an audience that’s hungry for African stories of love, drama, intrigue, comedy, redemption, action and more. It’s no surprise that Africa’s film industry is currently the third largest in the world behind Hollywood and India’s “Bollywood”. ‘ 30 Days in Atlanta ‘ is a Nigerian romantic comedy film that was released in late 2014. Africa...

Delivered at The Platform, Abuja Friday, May 1, 2015 By LEKE ALDER [ Principal of Alder Consulting, Author, Social Media Personality, Public Speaker and Philanthropist ] Posted by admin Let me begin this afternoon by stating that I am here to speak for the small businessman - the aspiring entrepreneur. I am not here to speak for big business. Big business can afford to speak for itself though i  acknowledge the challenges of big business but I want to speak for the little man - the young man or woman with little or no capital- a rather puny David confronting the Goliath called Life in Nigeria… I’m going to speak for that little man with limited  options…the one for whom Government is a far away notion, something at a distance- a leviathan he can’t comprehend or absorb. You see to succeed in business in Nigeria you have to take on one of the attributes of God - you have to become self-sufficient. How do you do this, you ask. Simple! You provide you...

•Believe in your product Buy into your own vision and don’t waiver it just for a pay check. You know your vision better than anyone else, and if you loose sight of it, the world will too. “It is your vision that will give you success, not your venture capitalist’s vision.” •Produce something of use Build the best product you can, and make sure it has long-term value. This is something successful organisation always focuses on achieving. If you get into business solely to make money, you won’t. If you try to make a real difference, you’ll find true success. •Invest in what's going to scale your business Identify exactly what you need to grow your company. Is it technology, engineering, infrastructure, etc? Then put it in place. “Don’t put people on the ground for that sake of putting people on the ground.” •Hire the right people “If you get the input right, the output is far easier to manage.” Your organization should get to t...