Bullet Points from Our Second Business Seminar!!

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   Developing an Entrepreneurial Mindset (E-Mindset)

.It means to have a creative and innovative way of thinking irrespective of the kind of work or job you do. Therefore, even if you are doing a paid job, you can still be an entrepreneur.

Who is an entrepreneur?

Wikipedia: An entrepreneur is an enterprising individual who builds capital through risk and/or initiative. (risk:hence the fear factor)

Oxford Advanced Learners’ Dictionary: A person who makes money by starting or running a business, especially when this involves taking financial risks. 

Another authority: An entrepreneur is a person who organizes, manages and assumes the risks of a business

Robert Kiyosaki’s definition: “An entrepreneur is someone that sees an opportunity, puts together a team and builds a business that profits from the opportunity.”

***An entrepreneur: sees an opportunity. Makes a plan. Starts the business. Manages the business. Receives profits.

Entrepreneurs come in all ages, genders, shapes and sizes: E.g, the kid selling pure water, banana, etc on the street, the woman who sells fish, chicken (meat), provisions, in the market, or the woman who sells fries or roasted yam and plantain (‘kpachaa’) on the street, also the man collecting old aluminium sheets, plastics, metals for recycling, the little boy that sells or delivers newspapers; also-innovators and inventors like Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs(the apple group), other Big business people-Aliko Dangote, Mike Adenuga, Paschal Edozie, Coscharis, Sam Adedoyin, Innoson,  Chikason, Ibeto -are all entrepreneus.

Qualities of entrepreneurs:

1. They are passionately insane (to the extent of dropping out of school e.g. Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Michael Dell, Praise George, Innocent Idibia (2face), etc).

2. They have the inner drive to succeed.

3. Search for new ideas and innovation.

4. They are flexible-open to change.

5. They are not afraid of competition: Competition motivates them to be innovative and creative; it helps them to get better.

6.  They hunger for information.

7. Accept constructive criticism and rejection.

8. Are great networkers.

9. They are not afraid of taking risks, making mistakes or failing.

10. They are self-starters who think creatively-Highly motivated and energetic.

11. They are leaders and visionaries. Leaders birth change.

12. In a doubting world, they believe. And they believe in themselves.

13. In a slow world, they run.

14. In a weeping world they laugh (they endure),

15. They persevere, they don’t quit.

16. They create things (assets) out of nothing.

17. They see differently-see problems as opportunities (Like that’s good! E.g. d shoe story)

Importance of Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship contributes immensely to the economic prosperity of any country:

1. It creates jobs: Over 70% of the jobs in developed countries are created by entrepreneurs.

2. Through their entrepreneurial activities, entrepreneurs contribute over 70% of their countries’ annual revenue in developed countries like US, Europe-(Norway,Spain, Germany, France, Uk, etc), asia-(Japan, Taiwan, South Korea).Emerging economy-(China, india, Brazil)

3. It is the backbone of successful economies like US & EU. And emerging economies in Asia(China, India).

For Nigeria, it forms the bedrock of her industrial take-off because:

a. It creates more jobs per unit of capital invested. b. It supports larger industries by producing raw material input for them. c. It encourages indigenous entrepreneurship which helps to develop man-power techniques. It will also help develop our non-oil sector (esp. agro-allied industries) which will minimize rural-urban migration. d. It helps to lower inflation by the production of more goods and services due to the competition it creates.

4. It increases competition and therefore productivity as well

5. Entrepreneurs are creative and innovative. This is important for a country’s development.

6. It helps to better the lot of developing communities as it creates various means for their sustenance.

7. Entrepreneurship exposes people to a wide range of activities, helping them develop a broad skill base. This inspires new ideas for wealth creation.

8. Following your dreams and being creative also allows for more independence and job satisfaction.

Some Famous Entrepreneurs:

Foreign

Carlos Slim (Civil engineer (construction giant), telecom giant).

Warren Buffet: (stock investment guru)

Bill Gates (Microsoft windows software)

Michael Dell (Dell computers-ICT giant)

Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook founder)

Samuel Watson (Wal-Mart stores)

Richard Branson (Virgin airways-owner of Virgin Nigeria)

Amancio Ortego: Founder of Spanish fashion biz: Zara.

Oprah Winfrey (Television broad-casting, talk show icon)

Nigeria

Femi Otedola (Chairmnan AP, MD/CEO Zenon oil-Oil mogul)

Paschal Edozie (Founder, MTN Nigeria ltd)

Mike Adenuga (MD/CEO Glo, Conoil)

Aliko Dangote (Chairman, Dangote group: Manufacturer, Industrialist.)

Oba Otudeko (Honeywell group-manufacturing (foods & agro-allied, energy);  Real estate,  also Chairman Airtel Nigeria & Fanmilk of NigeriaPLC)

Jimoh Ibrahim (Nicon Insurance-Business man)

Jim Ovia (MD/CEO, Zenith bank, Visafone Nigeria)

Rochas Okorocha ( Big Business man (now also Governor)

Chief Ade Ojor (Elizade Nig. Ltd.-Toyota cars distributor)

Prince Sam Adedoyin (MD/CEO Doyin group)

Chikason (Manufacturer, Industrialist)

Innoson (Automobile dealer and manufacturer)

Coscharis (Big business man, and industrialist)

Cletus Ibeto (Manufacturer, Banker)

Louis Onwugbenu (Louis carter-Manufacturer),

Mrs. Stella Okoli (Emzor pharmaceuticals-manufacturer)

Emeka Offor (Chrome group-oil mogul, Electronic media (Blaze FM))

Ifeanyi Uba (Capital oil-oil mogul)

Obinna Uzor (oil mogul), etc.

Benefits of Being an Entrepreneur

1. You have the opportunity to follow your own dreams, explore your talent and abilities and make money from them. This is highly satisfying and fulfilling.

2. Your time is all yours: You work at your own pace, determine how and when you work. By working 12 hours every-day initially, you can eventually work for less hours and make more money.

3. You determine how much you earn per time-you are the creator and master of your own fortune.

3. You won’t have to attend any interview. You won’t have to be loyal to any boss because you are your own boss. The only people you will need to be loyal to are your bankers that give you loan(if any) and your customers.

4. You empower people through job creation and by so doing write your name in the sands of time.

5. You will have the satisfaction and fulfillment of being financially free and able to take care of yourself and many others.

5. You become part of the solution, not part of the problem of your community.

7. You will hopefully die a happy death and by God’s grace, go to heaven.

More bullet points after the next seminar:  Only @ Suxxess Brands Nigeria (SBN).

 Attend our next business seminar on September 15th and go home with a sweet freebie!

 

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Our Second Business Seminar!!

Our second business seminar will take place as follows:

Date: 1st September, 2012.

Venue: His Grace Foundation Academy (Beside Ochendo Hotel, Okpuno Ebgu, Umudim, Nnewi).

Time: 11:00am to 2:00pm

Topic: Developing an entrepreneurial mindset (and more!)

What is in it for you? Apart from the precious and empowering knowledge you will acquire, a graduation certificate in ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND MANAGEMENT will be given to you after you must have attended the seminar for a minimum of four months.

Participants will pay N2000 only for their certificates and seminar materials.

So, what are you waiting for? Be the first of your friends to obtain our certificate. This is a life-time opportunity!

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:  Artisans, Big and Small Business men, Professionals, Workers, Public/Civil Servants, Undergraduates, Fresh graduates, Interns & Corpers, Applicants,  and Students.

NB: This seminar is youth friendly!

 

Contact us on facebook at www.facebook.com/suxxess.brands.nigeria, on twitter @SuxxessBrands, our website is: www.sbnigeria.blogspot.com Or   call our GSM number: 08176333276.

Bullet Points from Our First Business Seminar...

What to Expect from Suxxess Brands Nigeria

1. Periodic business seminar: For capacity development.

2. Suxxess Brands Magazine: A platform for promoting people, their products and companies.

3. We can help you develop your business name, logo and brand Identity             Statement(BIS)

4. Marketing (Advertising, Promotion) and Sales of successful brands developed by us or other people.

YOU ARE WELCOME!

FIRST SEMINAR PRESENTATION: By Izu Godson Udemezue-Senior partner @ Suxxess Brands Nigeria.

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS:

THINGS YOU STAND TO LEARN IN OUR BUSINESS SEMINAR:

·        Everything about business(entrepreneurship)

-Real estate, agricultural, manufacturing entrepreneurship and more

·       Leveraged and non-leveraged businesses people do and why they are so.

·       How to start and register your business

·       Why you should register your business

·        How to promote your business

·        How to position your business to prosper

·       Business plan-how to develop it and how to apply it

·       How to calculate your business cash-flow

·       How to sell your vision, mission and core values to your people.

·        Everything about Stock Trading.

·        How to create your own website, blogs-facebook, twitter and Linkedin and why you should do that.

·        What to do with your social network accounts and your e-mails in order to help promote your business.

·        What branding is all about and how to cultivate your own brand.

·        And so much more….

QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELF TODAY

1. Am I excited about my business or what I do?

2. Why does an okada man(commercial motorcycle rider) work so hard, earn so little and often die so young? What of a truck pusher, bricklayer (labourer)? Why does the factory manager earn more than the factory machine operator?

3. Why do more educated or more intelligent people work for less educated people or less intelligent people or why do professors serve as deputy governorss, or permanent secretaries or commissioners to Governors who don’t even have M.Sc.?.

4. Why are most richest people on earth non-graduates-Bill Gates, Michael Dell, Mack Zuckerberg(Harvard university drop-out), Steve Jobs(dropped out of University after 6 months because his ‘parents’ couldn’t afford his school fees as they were spending their life savings on their own child(son). So Jobs started attending seminars like this-creative classes- where he was taught calligraphy and it inspired him to produce iMAC).  In Nigeria: Coscharis, Chikason, Innoson, Ibeto,Prince Sam Adedoyin,etc are not graduates!

4. Why didn’t Nigeria win Gold in London Olympics?-any opportunity in it?

5. Why is life expectancy in Nigeria so low-47men, 48 women? Any opportunity in it?

6. Why do we live in darkness in Nigeria? Any opportunity in it?

7. Why is there so much insecurity in Nigeria? Any opportunity in it?

More Questions

1. Why are some people thriving and others suffering lack?

2. Why does it appear as if some people are destined for a life of poverty and lack while others are seen to be mining Gold on a daily basis?

3. How were university undergraduates (and later university drop-outs), like Michael Dell and Bill Gates able to come up with business ideas that have not only given them great wealth but have also changed our world forever?

The answers are in the questions!

Hence, in the next seminar, we will discuss everything about: Developing an entrepreneurial mindset D

·        Unlearn a poor mentality

Also, participants were encouraged to do away with the following limiting folk wisdom:

·        Everybody cannot be a millionaire (A ga-ezu ba? Or Aka nile araro (Igbo translation)).

·        Money doesn’t grow on trees.

·        There is not enough money to go round (that is scarcity mentality!)

·        Money is hard to get(Ego di n’ogwu(Igbo translation)).

·        If you are rich, you can’t be spiritual.

·        If you don’t sell your soul to the devil, you can’t become very rich or famous.

·        Money is the root of all evil: Yes, the Bible says, ‘The love of money is the root of all evil.’ But there is a more serious root of all evil than the love of money: It is the ignorance of money.

·        You have to have money to make money (Ego ka eji achu ego(Igbo translation). My friend, what you need is not money. What you need is a good idea. The beginning of every great wealth creation is a good IDEA!

Do away with a poor mentality!

More bullet points after the next seminar.  Only @ Suxxess Brands Nigeria (SBN).

Our Web-blog: www.sbnigeria.blogspot.com; Twitter @SuxxessBrands

A Picture taken at the first business seminar of Suxxess Brands Nigeria. Beautiful, hopeful people!

Our Business Seminar!!

Nnewi is the Japan of Africa. It is home to many big businesses and big business men especially in the automotive and manufacturing industry.
 
 Yet, apart from business seminars organized by Church groups and fellowships, it is amazing to know that no professional and core business seminar takes place in Nnewi periodically. This goes to explain that the majority of successful business men in Nnewi, achieved their success by a combination of Sheer Grace of God, trial and error, use of their natural instincts, shrewdness and wisdom.

This implies that many of the successful business men in Nnewi stumbled into wealth or struggled their way into being wealthy even in their ignorance.

 The popular financial success coach Robert Kiyosaki says: “Knowledge is the new money.” In the modern world we live in today, you are only as rich as how much knowledge you have. Everything now is information and it is more so because wealth creation has now gone digital. Whether it is letting people know where you are and what you do, whether it is paying bills or buying the things you need, and whether it is selling to your customers or communicating with them, you need to have knowledge of the current technology that will make things easiest for you. Today, we live in the computer and internet age and any university graduate who is not computer and internet literate is functionally an illiterate.

What is more, with the current crisis in the financial world especially the stock market, the way people are investing their money has changed. Nowadays, you have to invest smartly or you will lose your money and bear the pain. Investing involves risk and risk is real, no matter the nature of your business. That is why Robert kiyosaki said: “Risk is real. Education equals control, control mitigates risk.” That is apt! To be in good control of the risks you take in your business or investment, you need knowledge.

 In general, you need knowledge to prosper in the business world of today. Knowledge equals advantage. With knowledge, you don’t stumble into wealth, you consciously walk into it.

 It is for these reasons and more that Suxxess Brands Nigeria (a baby company though), has decided to organize a weekly FREE business seminar every Saturday, in Nnewi, to serve as a platform for equipping entrepreneurs and prospective entrepreneurs in and around Nnewi with the necessary knowledge that will enable them create the wealth of their dream. The seminar will also be a platform for equipping people with knowledge and skills for operating the latest technology for interacting with people and doing business. The seminar will also serve as an interactive forum for the exchange of business ideas and financial knowledge among the participants.

The maiden (first) session of this business seminar will take place as follows: DATE: Saturday, August 18th, 2012.

VENUE: His Grace Foundation Academy (Beside Ochendo Hotel , Okpuno Egbu, Umudim, Nnewi)

 TIME: 11am to 2pm.

CERTIFICATE  AND SEMINAR MATERIALS: Participants will pay N2000 only for their seminar materials and a graduation certificate in ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND MANAGEMENT which will be awarded to each participant after he/she must have atteneded the seminar for a minimum of four(4) months.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Big and Small Business men, Professionals, Workers, Public/Civil Servants, Undergraduates, Fresh graduates, Interns & Corpers, Applicants, and Students.

NB: This seminar is youth friendly.

INVITE AND WIN: A recharge card of your chosen network will be given or sent to you for anyone who attends the seminar based on your invitation. God Bless You!

Contact us on facebook at www.facebook.com/suxxess.brands.nigeria, on twitter @SuxxessBrands. Or call our GSM number: 08176333276.

Suxxess Brands Nigeria: Be branded. Be on top!