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Breaking Bad

Posted by Nyeleti on Thursday, January 15, 2015, In : Business Planning

Comes from the American Southwest slang phrase "to break bad," meaning to challenge conventions, to defy authority and to skirt the edges of the law.
by Jake Jawesome September 27, 2011 (The Urban Dictionary)

I've met many start-up entrepreneurs with great ideas that can never seem to take flight. What then happens is they try to make the same formula work over and over till they can longer convince themselves that it can work somehow. I've heard some pretty scary stories of the le...
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Top 5 Start Up Business Trends

Posted by Grace Mashabela Consulting on Thursday, July 17, 2014, In : Entrepreneurship

People Buy People First...Then Their Products.

Posted by Staff Writer on Thursday, March 27, 2014, In : Business

The Fastest Way to Start-up Business Hell.

Posted by Nyeleti on Thursday, September 12, 2013, In : Entrepreneurship

Not everyone finds "enterprise paradise". Many who will sum up the courage to leave their comfort zones and start a business will find themselves feeling disillusioned and, quite frankly, a little betrayed. Suddenly, the road they were convinced would lead them straight to their land of milk and honey is riddled with all sorts of obstacles and complications. Today I share with you the five fastest ways to start-up business hell:

Don't do your homework

As exciting and fascinating as your ideas a...

DO ENTREPRENEURS NEED AN EDUCATION?

Posted by Nyeleti on Tuesday, June 25, 2013, In : Management Development

In all the studies made on the advancement of small business development in South Africa, it has always been clear to me that education contributes tremendously to the successes achieved or frustrations endured by entrepreneurs.

On-going debate challenging the legitimacy of these findings always pitches the “street smarts” vs “book smarts” scenario as an argument. The expects on that side of the debate always claim that the most successful entrepreneurs have also always been hi...

THE POWER OF DRESS

Posted by Nyeleti on Wednesday, June 12, 2013, In : Business

There are many opinions, advices and theories written about dressing for business. Women in particular have to sift through many varied opinions about what constitutes successful professional or business dress. It is encouraging, however, that women in business have come to agree that dressing for success is more about them than the outside world. The “power dress” today means more to women than what it was intended to achieve at first, or rather, it is no longer about impressing others...

GREAT EXPECTATIONS: The no.1 Reason for Business Failure

Posted by Nyeleti on Monday, June 3, 2013, In : Business

There are those who plan the details of a new business idea out till they can almost guarantee zero glitches. Others go over every detail of a well thought out plan for as long as that plan is in motion. Even so, many if not all of these types of entrepreneurs almost always have GREAT expectations for their new venture.

Expectations are the lifeblood of entrepreneurship. Any venture warrior worth his weight in gold would be found outlandish without the usual above-average enthusiasm over a n...