Many people often have an idea of a business that they may be interested in starting. The next step should be to then do some initial research on that business and find out whether it is worth doing. If you have picked a good niche market or industry, it should have the following characteristics already: […]
[Continue reading…]The Termite Effect
December 7, 2010 by 1 Comment
“The Termite Effect” refers to the impact that many common business mistakes have on businesses, entrepreneurial ventures, management teams and on the careers of sales professionals. As a business coach, I noticed that the damage done by many of my clients’ mistakes were going unseen for months or even years… just like the effects termites […]
[Continue reading…]Interesting Kenyan Sites #16
December 6, 2010 by 3 Comments
We found all of today’s sites on Facebook. Most of them were being advertised on Facebook. I must say that if you are going to spend money advertising your website, please make sure that your website is actually a good representation of you/your business. otherwise, you will just be making Facebook rich and wasting money. […]
[Continue reading…]9 Reasons Why You Should NOT Start a Business
December 4, 2010 by 1 Comment
A journey that begins with a wrong step seldom ends at the right destination. 1. Don’t Start a Business for the sake of MONEY Top on the list of reasons why people go into business is the strong desire to amass wealth. I have never known of a more ineffective way to think about business […]
[Continue reading…]Print a Newspaper?
December 2, 2010 by Leave a Comment
We all know the story: newspapers are dieing everywhere, and most likely will start dieing in Kenya soon. So why should anyone print a newspaper anymore? And more importantly, where would you get one printed? Isn’t the newsprint becoming obsolete like the old cassette tapes did? In one respect that is true, but in another, […]
[Continue reading…]5 Signs That Mean You Need a New Job
December 1, 2010 by 2 Comments
In any job, there are certain signs which predict future dissatisfaction with one’s career. Here are five of these good indicators that it could be time to move on to a new employment opportunity: 1. You do not earn what you deserve If you are performing the work of multiple employees, across multiple skill sets, […]
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