WHAT ENTREPRENEURS SAY THEY WANT vs. NEED .
Across the globe, when most entrepreneurs are asked what they need the most, the answer is usually funding. Many entrepreneurs have a great idea and believe the only thing required […]
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OPEN FOR BUSINESS… ARE YOU REALLY? .
It is a new year and many have set new goals, new visions, fresh aspiration and resurrected dying dreams. We start the year saying we are ready to take the […]
GUIDE TO CHOOSING A BUSINESS NAME: Part 2
In Part 1 of this series, we started with gathering the raw materials for choosing a business name. In this second part, we continue with Step 4 and look at […]
GUIDE TO CHOOSING A BUSINESS NAME: Part 1
Significant consideration goes into choosing a name whether it is for a child, a pet or a business. This is because a name reflects the identity of that person or […]
MY START-UP DIARIES. PART 1: LAYING THE FOUNDATION
Over the past few years, I’ve launched a couple of businesses with varying levels of success. This series titled “my start-up diaries” documents my personal journey on my latest business […]
5 WINNING STRATEGIES FOR GENERATING NEW BUSINESS IDEAS
We are coming to that time of the year where we are evaluating what next. Many desire to start a new business on their own but don’t know where to start, […]
THE IMPORTANCE OF KNOWING & COURTING YOUR STAKEHOLDERS
Businesses do not exist in a vacuum they are always part of a value chain that includes suppliers and buyers. Another organisation supplies raw materials, manpower, etc to the business […]
PLAYING TO YOUR STRENGTHS SHOULD BE YOUR TOP STRATEGY
Recently, I was watching one of the ladies quarterfinal games of the 2017 US Open Tournament. Tennis is one of my favourite sports to watch; it is full of strategies, […]
BUSINESS PLANNING SERIES PART 4: MISSION & VISION STATEMENTS
The first section of a business plan is the vision and mission statement. These statements describe the aimed “destination” of the business. It is important to start from this vantage […]
SO, LIFE HAS THROWN YOU A CURVED BALL. USE IT!
Oftentimes life throws us curved balls… we are walking down a path and it feels like things are going steadily. It may not be the perfect path, but we know […]
WHAT IT TAKES TO SOLVE AN “IMPOSSIBLE” PROBLEM
A few months ago, I visited my sister and spent an extended vacation with her. My sister was hosting another family at the time including a 10 year old young […]
SETTING PRIORITIES. IT’S TIME TO BE SELFISH
How many times have you made a commitment to do something for yourself – read a book, start exercising, investigate a new business idea etc. and then abandoned it because […]
GET ON THE RIGHT PATH TO ACHIEVING YOUR GOALS
Many of us go through life wondering why things are not falling into place. We do the “right” things; those things that others do and seem to be achieving the […]
READY… STEADY…PAUSE. DON’T GO YET
So you’ve decided to start out on your own or you’ve actually started on this journey. It is somewhat a journey to the unknown – with a beginning, middle and […]
5 TIPS ON HOW TO PREPARE FOR YOUR START-UP JOURNEY
At Xeed, our mission is to equip SMEs to succeed. International statistics show that over 80% of SMEs fail within the first year of their business. We have been there; […]