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How Entrepreneurs Create Wealth In Their Spare Time

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How do entrepreneurs like Warren Buffet create so much wealth?

Question: How is wealth created? Answer: In your spare time. Period. Wealth is created in your spare time. The truly rich and wealthy made all their fortune from their spare time. You’ll only be as rich as how you spend your spare time. Mark Zuckerberg created Facebook in his spare time while in his dormitory at Harvard University. Bill Gates and his founding partner, Paul Allen, began the Microsoft project in their spare time. Sir Richard Branson of Virgin began creating wealth from his child hood at age 16 when he left high school to publish a student magazine he … [Read more...]

2 Highly Effective Problem Solving Tips For Entrepreneurs

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How can entrepreneurs become better problem solvers?

Entrepreneurs are nothing other than problem solvers for humanity. Their stock in trade is creatively thinking upsolutions to the problems plaguing the world. This unusual burden is the essence of entrepreneurship. To successfully carry out this task, as entrepreneurs we must first understand fully the nature of what we are up against – problems. What exactly is a problem? A problem is a gap between where you are and where you want to be, with obstacles existing that prevent easy movement to close the gap. This definition was given by James P. Lewis a … [Read more...]

How To Unlock The Power Of Creativity For Cutting-Edge Innovation

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How can creativity be harnessed for business success?

It is said that the only constant thing in life is change. Entrepreneurship is about thriving on change. A business cannotcontinue to do the same thing every day and hope to remain competitive. In business as well as in life, change is not a choice, it’s a must. The options are very clear; innovate or die! If there’s one aspect of business that can potentially increase your odds of keeping up with change as an entrepreneur, it is the creative side of your business. Why do I make such a claim? Being in business is all about meeting the needs … [Read more...]

FREE eBOOK: The Entrepreneur’s Journey

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The Entrepreneur's Journey

On Monday the 25th day of July 2011 happens to be my birthday and also the 1st year anniversary of naijapreneur Exactly a year ago I launched this site naijapreneur as my 26th birthday gift to the world. I wrote about this in the very first post on this site, you can read about it here. This experience of using one’s birthday as a blessing to others by creating a completely new project to give away as a gift to the world has been a huge blessing indeed. In other words, my birthdays are not just a celebration of life; they are also an avenue through which to make a … [Read more...]

The Greatest Competitive Edge In Business

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What's the greatest competitive edge in business?

There are so many things involved in running a business, but when it comes to winning in business, only one thingmatters – RESULTS. Winning in the competitive world of business requires more from you than just efforts; it requires an unwavering ability to produce consistent results. All your strategy, marketing and activity must ultimately lead to some results or else, there’s going to be a big problem. When it comes to competition, nothing differentiates better than results. All your marketing campaign, strategic planning and efficient activities will … [Read more...]

The Golden Rule Of Business

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What's the golden rule of business?

You’ve probably heard about the golden rule of life; “do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” Well, here’s the thing, the golden rule of business is no different; “do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” It never ceases to amaze me every time I see many entrepreneurs going about their business as if it were separate or different from life. Not only is this mindset towards business wrong, it is a losing strategy. You see, there’s no way you are going to succeed in business if you keep ignoring the fact that … [Read more...]

The Almighty Formula For Business Success!

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Is there a magic formula for business success?

In business as it is peculiar to most important things in life, there are certain fundamental truths you cannot do without inorder to succeed. For instance, everyone instinctively knows that long lasting success in any sphere of life is unattainable without handwork. In essence, hard work becomes an essential element in the composition of factors necessary for achieving success. In the same way, there are certain “must have” pillars that are crucial to the success of every business. This is a matter of fact. When these fundamental pillars are lacking in … [Read more...]