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The I Support Lagos Business Portal offers a comprehensive federated framework for integrating information, people and processes into a singular, easy to use, web-based user interface.
It is designed to aggregate all business related matters pertaining to the greater Lagos community; and to present to the user, concise, up to date and accurate business related information, tools and processes to help stimulate and ensure a long-term sustainable business ecosystem in Lagos.
It is designed to aggregate all business related matters pertaining to the greater Lagos community; and to present to the user, concise, up to date and accurate business related information, tools and processes to help stimulate and ensure a long-term sustainable business ecosystem in Lagos.
Is it time for a wake-up call for landlords?
Any entrepreneur should read this article before plunging into rental agreements in Lagos.
In talking to some local business owners in Lagos, we were shocked when we learnt what some of the landlords and rental agencies are charging for premises that could be used for shops, restaurants and other retail outlets in Lagos.
As we have walked the town and chatted to many of you that have businesses in Lagos about the value of participating in the I Support Lagos marketing and branding program.
We realised that there is a lack of understanding and much confusion about what is marketing and what is advertising; when do you use an advertising strategy versus a marketing one; and what are the various components of both.
We realised that there is a lack of understanding and much confusion about what is marketing and what is advertising; when do you use an advertising strategy versus a marketing one; and what are the various components of both.
Shopping Malls started to appear during the 60’s in many parts of the USA, and they soon became a well-established trend worldwide, with shoppers flocking to its air-conditioned spaces.
But 40 years on, there is a new trend developing within the Shopping Mall arena ...
But 40 years on, there is a new trend developing within the Shopping Mall arena ...
Today, most businesspeople have a presence on the Internet, but many are unaware of the risks associated with having such a presence.
I want to share with you a very serious business risk that we have identified during our visits to small and not so small businesses in Lagos. The one that really prompted me to write this article is the following:
Like many others, one businessperson in Lagos, had a web domain registered and a website designed for his small business a few years ago.
I want to share with you a very serious business risk that we have identified during our visits to small and not so small businesses in Lagos. The one that really prompted me to write this article is the following:
Like many others, one businessperson in Lagos, had a web domain registered and a website designed for his small business a few years ago.
Now that you have identified and understand the potential risks you and your business is facing when it comes to your website and your domain, it is up to you to manage that risk.
This process can be conducted in a number of ways. You can manage each aspect yourself, or you can outsourse parts or even all of it. The most important thing is that you have to manage and control the various tasks. So let us look at some of these tasks.
This process can be conducted in a number of ways. You can manage each aspect yourself, or you can outsourse parts or even all of it. The most important thing is that you have to manage and control the various tasks. So let us look at some of these tasks.
Over the past 12-months I have been observing the marketing, branding and advertising strategies used by many small business owners within the Lagos community, and I could not miss many of the errors committed by them.
There is no doubt that Facebook as a marketing platform if used correctly is a very effective and cheap tool.
So, why is it not generating the sales that those small business owners are hoping for? What are they doing wrong?
Market-based activities are now recognised by governments, business and development agencies round the world as potential solutions to major sustainable development challenges – reducing poverty, enhancing livelihoods, ensuring community sustainability, protecting ecosystems, tackling climate change, as well as meeting the Millennium Development Goals.
Increasingly, the private sector is recognising an emerging business opportunity in designing or modifying business models specifically to address such issues. But to date this evolution has been slow, patchy and ad-hoc. And although many innovative pilot initiatives in the past have succeeded at a micro-level they have failed to achieve success at scaling-up.
Increasingly, the private sector is recognising an emerging business opportunity in designing or modifying business models specifically to address such issues. But to date this evolution has been slow, patchy and ad-hoc. And although many innovative pilot initiatives in the past have succeeded at a micro-level they have failed to achieve success at scaling-up.
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Doing Business in Lagos
Is it time for a wake-up call for landlords? Any entrepreneur should read this article…
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A Lagos Insight!
Are you part of the Problem? Or Are you Part of the Solution?
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Facebook – Businesses Common Mistakes
Over the past 12-months I have been observing the marketing, branding and advertising strategies used…
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The Difference Between Marketing and Advertising
As we have walked the town and chatted to many of you that have businesses…
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Identifying - Website and Domain Risks
Today, most businesspeople have a presence on the Internet, but many are unaware of the…