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Tuesday, 26 April 2022 05:41

4 entrepreneurship lessons you won't learn in a classroom

No two entrepreneurs have the same story. Some were born with “the gene,” and started lemonade stands early. Others found it later in life and leveraged the success and connections they built earlier in their careers to start new ventures. Then there are those who, like myself, started their first businesses out of their college dorm rooms. Although aspiring entrepreneurs can take classes in business administration, accounting, and other essential disciplines, many of the most important lessons are learned on the job -- trying and failing and trying again. While the following words of wisdom likely won’t appear in any…

Monday, 25 April 2022 06:21

The dollar's reserve status has taken a hit in recent years, while China's yuan has seen its share rise, JPMorgan finds

The US dollar's share of global currency reserves has dipped to its lowest level on record, JPMorgan analysts found. The decline has accelerated in recent years, while China's yuan accounts for a greater share of reserves. Sanctions against Russia could exacerbate the trend of diversified currency holdings, JPMorgan said. The US dollar's share of global currency reserves has fallen to its lowest level on record, while China's yuan accounts for a greater share. The dollar's allocation dropped below 59% in the fourth quarter of 2021 — before Western sanctions on Russia raised doubts about the reliability of accessing the greenback.…

Monday, 25 April 2022 06:20

10 largest banks in Africa based on asset size

There are a total of 763 commercial banks located across the 54 countries that make up the African continent. Findings by Business Insider Africa show that South Africa and Tanzania have the highest concentration of commercial banks at 51 and 50, respectively. Kenya on the other hand has 42 commercial banks, followed by Egypt with 40, Ghana with 34, Uganda with 24 and Nigeria with 22. Interestingly, not only does Africa have a lesser number of commercial banks compared to other continents —Asia has at least 1,900, the EU has about 6,000 and the USA alone has more than 4,000…

Monday, 25 April 2022 06:09

Thinking of launching your own business? 6 questions to ask yourself first

It's no secret that the Great Resignation has significantly impacted the workforce as we knew it. People are not only quitting their jobs, but many are leaving traditional roles in order to become their own bosses. If you're one of the many people who have considered leaving your 9-to-5 to start a business of your own, congratulations-- you're in for quite a journey. Since co-founding my content marketing company, Masthead Media, in 2012, I've learned (sometimes the hard way) that there are many things you need to get clear about in order to set yourself up for success. Here are…

Sunday, 24 April 2022 06:42

Nigeria’s crude oil production rigs dropped by a third in Q1, 2022 - OPEC

The number of functional crude oil production rigs in Nigeria decreased by 37.5 per cent to just 10 operational rigs in March 2022, the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries has said. An oil rig, offshore platform, or oil and/or gas production platform is a large structure with facilities to extract, and process petroleum and natural gas that lie in rock formations beneath the seabed. Nigeria is a strong member of OPEC and has been championing activities of the group for decades, though failing lately in meeting its monthly oil production quota as approved by the organisation. Data obtained by our…

Friday, 22 April 2022 06:38

How the smartest minds use intuition and emotional intelligence to make better decisions, backed by science

A thirty-three year old patient complained of flu-like symptoms. His doctor assessed him. Nothing stood out. But for some reason... the doctor decided to do a full workup. Why? "As soon as (I) started to talk to him, my spider senses started to tingle," the physician told researchers. Turns out the doctor's intuition was right. The patient had lung cancer. According to Nobel Prize-winning economist Daniel Kahneman, "Intuition is thinking that you know without knowing why you do. Like quickly scanning three resumes and, without thinking too hard, picking the best candidate. Like quickly scanning long checkout lines at the…

Thursday, 21 April 2022 06:22

Stocks on NGX gain N320bn, bringing market capitalization to 14-year high

Nigerian stocks Wednesday saw one of its biggest daily surges in weeks in extension of their newfound upturn, bringing the benchmark index higher by 1.25 per cent or N319.6 billion. But a slide in turnover almost by half and a 4 per cent contraction in transaction volume limited what would have been an altogether impressive performance. Investors exuberance for bellwethers like Airtel Africa, Seplat, Nigerian Breweries and Dangote Cement lifted the main stock index, which advanced for the seventh straight trading. The index now stands at its highest point in more than thirteen years and seven months. Oil marketer Eterna…

Thursday, 21 April 2022 06:13

Want to be successful? Don't chase success, chase discomfort

We all know that "no pain, no gain" doesn't just apply to lifting weights. If you want to get better at something or achieve a difficult goal, the process is almost certainly going to require you to get out of your comfort zone and suffer a little (or a lot). But most of us view that discomfort as a byproduct of the process, something to expect and endure but also try to minimize. That's understandable, but it's also holding your back, a new study out of Cornell and the University of Chicago finds. If you want to maximize your success,…

Wednesday, 20 April 2022 06:50

Nigeria leads as African startups raised record $5.2bn in venture capital last year - Report

African start-ups attracted a record $5.2 billion in venture capital last year, bouncing back from a pandemic-induced dip in 2020 with a nearly five-fold increase in investments, according to data released by an industry group on Tuesday. The success of companies like Nigeria's Paystack, acquired in 2020 by U.S. payments firm Stripe, and fellow fintech Flutterwave, valued at over $3 billion, has fuelled international interest in up-and-coming businesses on the continent. "African startups raised more in 2021 alone than the preceding seven years combined," the African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA), which promotes private investment on the continent,…

Wednesday, 20 April 2022 06:33

He began his entrepreneurial career at 16. Now he's the founder of a $400m startup

When Delane Parnell, 29, was growing up on Detroit's West Side, gang violence was a part of life. His mom decided her sons needed to get out of the neighborhood -- at least in the hours she wasn't home. The solution for Parnell quickly became an after-school job at a cell-phone store. There, he learned not just the basics of doing business but also "the value of character, honesty, and the idea that you should always put your best foot forward in everything that you do," Parnell tells Kevin Ryan on Inc.'s What I Know podcast. Turns out, Parnell was…

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Tuesday, 19 April 2022 06:22

Will you be successful, or just a dreamer? Steve Jobs said your answer to one question reveals the answer

Work for someone else, and your success (at least your professional success) is in large part outside your control. You can control how hard you work, how dedicated you are, how loyal you are... but you can't promote yourself. And you definitely can't give yourself a raise. That's just one reason why entrepreneurs become entrepreneurs. They embrace the opportunities -- and the risks -- inherent in "choosing" themselves. They embrace an "If it is to be, it's up to me" mindset. Which is great. Until it's not. According to Steve Jobs, independence and self-reliance often get in the way of…

Monday, 18 April 2022 06:30

Tech talents are leaving Nigerian banks in droves. Here’s why

Nigerian banks have been hit by an exodus of tech talent, chief executives of the nation’s lenders say. “So many of our very experienced talents especially in the area of software engineering are either leaving the industry or leaving the country,” Abubakar Suleiman, chief executive officer of Sterling Bank Plc, told reporters at the end of a meeting of bank CEOs on Thursday, according to a voice recording shared by the central bank. He referred to it as a “great resignation.” The meeting came as traditional lenders in Africa’s largest economy face stiff competition for talent from technology startups attracting…

Monday, 18 April 2022 06:29

Oil prices rise on supply concerns as Russia-Ukraine war intensifies

Oil prices rose on Monday as concerns grew about tighter global supply, with the deepening crisis in Ukraine raising the prospect of heavier sanctions by the West on top exporter Russia. Brent futures were up $1.50, or 1.3%, at $113.20 a barrel at 0030 GMT, and U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures rose 98 cents, or 0.9%, to $107.93 a barrel. Ahead of Easter weekend holidays, both contracts gained more than 2.5% on Thursday on news that the European Union might phase in a ban on Russian oil imports. EU governments said last week the bloc's executive was drafting proposals to…

Monday, 18 April 2022 06:19

Use the 10-10-10 rule to get your spending under control

The problem with most attempts to get your financial house in order isn't the planning, it's the execution. The finer points of money management may be endlessly complex, but experts insist the basics can fit on an index card. Most of us know we need to spend less than we make, pay down high-interest debt, and start saving for emergencies and longer-term goals. Sometimes unpleasant surprises or economic realities get in the way of our well-intentioned financial plans. Other times it's just that we're human and get distracted by shiny new things. Financial experts alone can't do much to make…

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