UNDERSTANDING YOUR BUSINESS IDEA
What is a business idea? A business idea is a thought that exist in the mind that can be developed into a product or service. Ideas are best born from an internal passion to address a clear market problem or make a difference in a particular are
BUILDING YOUR BUSINESS RESILIENCE IN COVID TIMES AND BEYOND
The key goal in managing forceful and unpredictable challenges is resilience– the ability to survive and thrive through erratic, changing, and potentially hostile events. Five ways in which you can build your Business Resilience Taking acti
DEVELOPING YOUR TEAM
If you stepped down from your leadership role, would you leave with confidence that your team would adjust seamlessly and that the business will continue to thrive? This is what is possible if you coach or mentor to develop your team. It is abs
Our youth, our gift
Africa is demographically the world’s youngest continent. By 2030, about 20% of the global labour force and nearly 35% of the global youth labour force will be from this region. While 10 to 12 million Africa’s youth enter the workforce each year, onl
MENTORING MATTERS
A few days ago I had a chance to do what I love most-training mentors. This was not an ordinary group of participants but a group of youth, 30 years and below, who are interested in changing the lives of other youths within their circle of influen
Anything can change!
“Anything can change, Mary, anything and I mean anything!” These were the words my friend, Ann, told me this week when we were discussing how quickly things are changing, making it nearly impossible to catch up with the speed of change. What once see
Business Continuity Planning (BCP)
You possibly know about Business Continuity Planning (BCP) and that it helps a business continue operating in the event of major disasters e.g. fires. However, and possibly like me, less did you know that a disaster can get this close and hit this ha
Mother’s day 2020-Celebrating Mama Entrepreneur
The COVID-19 crisis is predicted to have far-reaching consequences that will be felt for years to come. We have started witnessing its grave impact on the global economy, particularly, on business entrepreneurship. As we celebrate all Mothers this w
Business Model Canvas
What and Why a Business Model Canvas? A ‘Business model’ is a description of how your business makes money-it describes how a Business creates, delivers and captures value. A Business Model Canvas is a great way of mapping out an idea, allowing i
OUR CHILDREN, OUR HERITAGE
In High School (Third and Fourth form) there is nothing I dreaded like having to stand in front of hundreds of girls (plus the teachers) every Monday morning and give a speech. However being the school Head girl that was the expectation, it was



