by Oluyemisi Joel-Osebor (Nee Agboola) | |
Published on: Nov 3, 2004 | |
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Type: Opinions | |
https://www.tigweb.org/express/panorama/article.html?ContentID=4587 | |
E – Embarking on a business with enough passion that will last long and motivate one, even when all seems bleak N – Not giving up or being discouraged when your turnover seems to be a paltry sum T – Tracking your performance through adequate record keeping and business management R – Responding to the needs of your target market E – Endearing yourself to your customers and making them pay for what you have to offer – that’s the only way to continue being in business P – Putting proper systems in place to ensure sustainability and succession R – Realizing that failure in business or a particular deal does not make one a total failure – failure makes the success story sweeter E – Encouraging other youths to take the ‘risk’ of being an entrepreneur, employing more people, creating value and reducing unemployment N – Networking with others, sharing and learning from their experiences E – Ensuring that one keeps abreast of facts that can improve one’s business and give one a better competitive edge U – Understanding that success in business is progressive and not immediate R – Redesigning one’s products and services periodically to meet the needs of one’s customers S – Searching for opportunities for creating new markets for your products and services H – Hoping against hope and trusting that your labour is not in vain I – Investing in oneself helps in becoming a renowned entrepreneur P – Putting back one’s profit into the business « return. |