Treat employees like partners and they act like partners. – Fred Allen Small business owners understand the importance of delivering quality products and/or services to their client base. Delivering excellence ensures repeat business, as well as the best kind of marketing – word-of-mouth referrals. An argument can be made that managing the human resources of…

A major problem that SMEs face is how to ensure the business survives after the business owner/founder retires or for any other reason exits the business. The challenge is how to build businesses that will last. One of the elements of this challenge is the issue of SUCCESSION.

Looking around Nigeria today, it is apparent that maintenance ranks low on the list of priorities for several business enterprises. However it is imperative that routine maintenance becomes not only a part of the cost of doing business; but most importantly part of our way of life.

As this is the beginning of the year 2022, it is fitting for us to take a look at one of the favourite activities for this time of year. “New Year Resolutions.” The start of the new year is when many people set new goals. However, often this time-honoured tradition of setting new year resolutions…

Wow! We’ve come to the end of the year. Can you believe it? 2021 is almost over. What a year it has been! From the original COVID virus, we’ve been through the variants Beta, Gamma, Delta, and now Omicron. Just as the virus has adapted, we have also had to adapt our businesses, products, and…