Ready to scale your innovation or enterprise? We are looking for social entrepreneurs tackling the most challenging problems facing children globally. We are currently seeking six social enterprises working specifically on sanitation and hygiene issues in Africa. Application Deadline: 5th March 2021 at 11:59pm About the Award: Water and sanitation are at the core of …
I only thought about two things before choosing to study petroleum engineering. I measured my options based on these two criteria; one was that I was good with math and sciences. The second was that I wanted a profession with the most potential to make me rich. Since I live in an oil-rich country, petroleum …
Whenever you read a good book, and gain some new insight, somewhere in the world, a door of opportunity opens for you. But if you only read what everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking. And you can only achieve what everyone else is achieving. In today’s video, I’ll …
Recently, Slack, a virtual team communication and collaboration app acquired a corporate directory startup, Rimeto, to help employees find people inside their organization from within Slack. As companies are trying to build teams of employees in a world where so many people are working from home, Slack is betting on remote work as the present …
Some years ago, while looking for a new apartment, I was met with several rejections from landlords. One hung up the phone one me when he learned I was a business man. Another wouldn’t accept me because I was single at the time and worked at my own business. It has become almost a norm …
30 is a very important milestone for most of us. We think of 30 as crossing an important threshold into maturity and responsibility. Not that we don’t feel mature and responsible in our 20s; 30s just have this wake-up call attached to it. It reminds you that ‘look you are not getting any younger’. So …
I have built a career and business around sharing knowledge and information. And I can say it is a fascinating way to build income streams for three reasons; Knowledge is inexhaustible. You never run out of knowledge by sharing it. The more you share what you know the more knowledge you acquire. And the better …
This Grants Program is open to women-led emerging tech startups based in Africa, Europe, and North America. Application Deadline: 19th February 2021 About the Award: Tech startups play a pivotal role in the future of this world by driving innovative solutions forward. Women Who Tech has launched the Emerging Tech Challenge to fund innovative women-led startups. …
I had a friend in university days that lived for merry-making. Each time this guy visited, we almost always ended the day at a bar, drinking through the night. On one occasion, the bar owner refused to sell more drinks because students aren’t supposed to spend money like this. It seemed like this dude had …
Teaching is a very great profession which entails a lot of sacrifice and utmost dedication. In some parts of the world where education is not really important, do not accord the respect and salaries suitable for the teachers there. That is why many of such teachers strive to go abroad where they feel their jobs …
I’m going be upfront with you in this video. Hopefully, a prospective writer gains a new perspective from watching this. You see, I’ve been writing professionally for about 11 years now; and making a living from writing for over 8 years. Over this period, I’ve read and replied hundreds of emails from writers inquiring how …
Few years ago, I was introduced by a family friend to a lady who just started building her personal brand on social media. She was looking for a magician to help her grow her followers. During our first conversation, her demand was simple, and clear, “I want you to get me, 100,000 followers, within in …
Imagine walking into an auto shop to buy your dream car. The used car salesman walks up to you in a black suit, white shirt, and red tie. He has this air of authority figure that makes you believe he knows a lot about cars. He signals your attention to the Ford salon and advises …
Unfortunately, the world needs you to be financially illiterate. Economies need financially dumb people. How else will people continue to spend money they don’t have, on things they don’t need, to impress people they don’t like. Or who is going to buy those expensive overpriced investments when the rich are selling them off. Not understanding …