“Most people would not be able to recognize an opportunity even if it bit them on the nose!” (A famous statement from one of my aunts). As an entrepreneur, I’m confronted with
Twenty years ago, almost to the month, I listed my first company on a stock exchange: Econet Wireless Zimbabwe (EWZ). As I have discussed before, taking a company to a public listing
A boss several years ago gave me a very important piece of advice without even realizing it. I was asking him what hadn’t worked out with my predecessor, and he responded with
The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn. – Alvin Toffler Twenty something years ago there were
Let’s face it. Scaling your business is hard. It takes considerable effort. In the beginning, it means wearing different hats. It means dealing with sales and marketing. It means understanding taxes and corporate compliance. It
You’re excited to start a business. Maybe you have an idea, or you’re just fascinated with the idea of launching and growing your own enterprise. You’re willing to take some risks, like
I don’t mean to sound alarmist. But we’re sitting on a ticking time bomb—one that could unravel much of the progress in poverty reduction, healthcare, nutrition, and human rights, which will be
Carey Smith never graduated from business school. He’s only ever read three business books (and couldn’t tell you what they were called), and only reads business magazines when doing research on a
Students and graduates of higher education have always been confronted with whether to do an internship or not. Questions that always arises is “Does internship actually matter? The answer is a big “Yes”.
When we talk about money laundering, all attention is placed on the financial institutions as being the most vulnerable to this practice or activity. As the world keeps evolving, there has been
Sometimes what is important for you to do is to destress yourself. There are many ways to destress yourself. For me l just need to take couple of pictures, read and share
You might think its only people in higher officers who are corrupt but what you do in your daily life could also make you corrupt and once you occupy a higher position,
A lot of people hardly complete tasks on time due to distractions. They get distracted by many things and in many ways. These 4 things might help you to overcome these distractions
Whether you want to admit it or not, you have an ego. Everyone does. We tend to put a bad connotation on it, but in truth a little ego is healthy. Ego
When you spend decades working with executives and business leaders, you really can’t help but observe what works and doesn’t work over the long haul. One thing I’ve noticed, it’s not intrinsic
Despite its third-quarter dip last year, Uber has “rocketed to become the highest-valued private startup company in the world." Why? Uber doesn’t sell rides. Uber sells time -- the single most valuable asset you have.
