Aretha Franklin has passed on, but her 1968 song “People, get ready” has everyone wondering how she herself was unprepared for the administration of her estate, reportedly worth US$80 million. She die…
Winning with Workforce Management
TACKLING TALENT It sounds familiar: “Your staff are your biggest asset”. Not only are they critical to the day-to-day operations of a business, but they are also the organisation’s biggest competitive…
Succession Planning for Family Businesses
YOUR BUSINESS. YOUR LIFE. YOUR FUTURE Family businesses are an important and high-impact economic development engine, with various estimates pegging their share of the world’s gross domestic product a…
Knowledge & Skills Trainings for Leadership
Long-term business performance comes from a carefully cultivated leadership culture at all levels whether investor, executive, or anyone striving to be brilliant at what they do; thereby, underscoring…
Self-Employment: Starting a New Business Later in Life
The first step you take as an entrepreneur can often feel the most daunting. Building a new or successful business can be a life-long venture, or it could be one of many, but it all requires careful p…
6 Shrewd Tax-Saving Strategies for 2018
The deadline looms. On March 31, 2018, the Nigerian Voluntary Asset and Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDS) – a time-limited opportunity for taxpayers to regularise their outstanding tax liabiliti…
Africa: The Promise of e-Commerce
Urbanisation Africa has the Numbers A total of 24 entrepreneurs from Africa were hosted and tutored in China by Alibaba founder, Jack Ma, at the company’s Xixi headquarters in Hangzhou | Nov 14,…
Enhancing Productivity Through Employee Engagement
January is hardly the brightest month for most people, including your staff. Particularly with the not so encouraging economic climate Nigeria experienced in 2017 which resulted in non-payment or part…