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2 Things that are killing your Business and how to avoid them

Tweet We all go into business with aim to succeed. Success can be quantified based on your aim of running the business. Normally when we go into business, we have high hopes and strong believe to succeed but there are two things that can kill your business in space of More »

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Introducing PocketMoni eTranzact Mobile Money Service

Tweet Just like various financial institutions in Nigeria eTranzact is not being left behind in the scramble to dominate mobile money service in Nigeria. They demonstrated their seriousness with the launch of PocketMoni. PocketMoni is the brand name of eTranzact Mobile Money service. eTranzact Mobile Money platform is the first More »

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GT Bank Launches Mobile Money Service (GTBank MobileMoney)

Tweet The Nigerian financial industry is going mobile, Guaranty Trust Bank Plc has joined the likes of Globacom and Paga by launching a Mobile Money Service -GTBank MobileMoney. GTBank Mobile money allows you to send money/make payments from your mobile phone to anyone in Nigeria. According to a statement from More »

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CBN’s Cashless Policy: How to Take Your Business Cashless and Save Money

Tweet Last year the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) introduced a policy on cash based transactions aimed at reducing the country’s dependence on a cash economy and reducing the inherent costs of moving cash that banks and other financial institutions incur as a result. The policy already known as the More »

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Unethical Business Practices: Is Google Trying to Kill Mocality Kenya?

Tweet Google business strategy in Africa has been detested by local Startup entrepreneurs. Many are unhappy with Google business initiatives in Africa like Get Businesses Online, Google Trader etc that has been something far from innovative. And so Google is in the news again for an underhand, unsavoury attempt to More »

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Monica Paul Joins NairaBrains as Contributing Writer

Tweet In our drive to become the best business and technology information blog in Nigeria and Africa we are aproud to announce the addition of a seasoned professional to our list of contributing writers. Monica Paul is the Founder and Managing Director at Marcomtec Group, Advisor at Guidepoint Global, and Advisor at Avalon La Red

Steve Jobs Biography Tops Amazon 2011 Bestseller List

Tweet The 630 page comprehensive biography of late entrepreneur and Apple CEO Steve Jobs has been announced as the Amazon’s highest selling book for 2011. The book written by Walter Isaacson on the life of the iconic co-founder of the world’s most successful tech company has been sold through a variety of means; traditional hard

Startup Weekend Kenya to Hold Jan 27-29, 2012

Tweet According to information from Kenya’s Open Data newsletter StartUp Weekend Kenya is to hold from January 27 to January 29th in 2012. Startup Weekends are weekend-long events where entrepreneurs, developers, designers, marketers, product managers and startup enthusiasts come together to share ideas, form teams, build products, and launch startups.

Tribute: Odumegwu Ojukwu, Son of One Time Richest Man in Nigeria But Chose His Own Path

Tweet Dim Chukwuemeka Odimegwu Ojukwu was certainly born with a very conspicous silver spoon. His father, Sir Lious Ojukwu was arguably the richest man in the country at his time. Sir Lious was a transport mogul and multi-millionaire. He wanted his son to inherit his business empire and manage his interests after his death but

10 Reasons Why You Should Not Date a Tech Investor

Tweet 1. They will always be looking for the next hot thing. 2. They won’t make a move until one of their friends tells them that they should. 3. They don’t abide by the 3 day rule for getting back to you. 4. If you aren’t meeting their standards, they will try to sell you

419 Reasons to Like Nigeria and Nigerians

Tweet What started like just an article about Nigeria and the 419 stigma by a Forbes writer has spurred some patriotic Nigerians to start a project called ’419 Reasons to Like Nigeria.’ It is a project aimed at shoring up the image of the country and showing that there are in fact many things good

5 Places to Get Funding and Credit Facility for Your Business

Tweet The challenge of raising capital for a new business always is a big headache for many starting entrepreneurs in Nigeria. The banks have become a no-go area because of the ‘killing’ interest rate and of course near total unwillingness to give loans to untested businessmen who don’t have enough collateral. If you are faced

Keys To Fighting an Addiction

Tweet At one time or the other we all develop habits that seemed harmless at first but later developed to become a roadblock to our personal effectiveness and health. Plenty of people suffer from one addiction or the other over which they feel they lack the power. But should we really be caged by smoking,

Are You Bored Blogging? Have a Change of Scene

Tweet Oftentimes, we often get bored of doing things over and over again. This is normal for humans in every profession in life, which is why every company let their employees go on leave certain time of the year. Blogging is not an exception. Almost every blogger get bored one time or the other but

What To Do When a Product Fails To Sell

Tweet Let me quickly state that I may not have all the answers (nobody does) but this question struck me when a product my publishing business launched in the not too distant past failed to even take off the ground. It pains to see products that took months, in some cases years and sizeable amount