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Give yourself a shot before the world gets to have an opinion
Before Rachel Ojuromi walked Chanel's runway, she created her own on the streets of Lagos. Her story offers six gentle reminders about giving yourself a chance, embracing what makes you different, finding the right people and turning ideas into action.Notes with STBWomen are good at putting money to work. So why is it still harder for us to access capital?
Research shows that women can be effective investors and that when we control more household income, the benefits often extend to our families. Yet women entrepreneurs still receive disproportionately less capital. What might become possible if more capital reached our hands?Notes with STBBefore you decide whether the glass is half full or half empty, look at the room you’re in.
We spend a lot of time working on our mindset, discipline and habits. But what if the environment around us is quietly shaping those things too? Sometimes better results require more than thinking differently. Sometimes, you need to change the room.Notes with STBNigeria has a fake-product problem, and it’s doing more damage than we think
The recent sanitary-pad conversation raises a much bigger question: what happens when consumers can no longer trust the products they buy? Nigeria’s fake and substandard-product problem is not only about consumer safety. It affects purchasing power, competition, legitimate businesses and something every functioning market depends on: trust.
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From One Cancer-Care Mission to an Ecosystem: The Dr. Omolola Salako Story
Dr. Omolola Salako didn’t set out to build a cancer-care ecosystem. Twenty years later, she shares how solving one problem at a time shaped Sebeccly, Oncopadi, Pearl Oncology and what comes next.EntrepreneurshipFrom Marketplace to Movement: How Bukky Asehinde Is Building a Home for African Creativity
From Bellafricana to TALES House London, Bukky Asehinde shares the mindset behind building an ecosystem that outlives the founder.InspirationYou Don’t Start from Scratch. You Start from Experience
What Abby Kesington's journey reminds us about beginning again.TBN SpotlightEmem Nwogwugwu: Building Balance from the Inside Out
Meet Emem Nwogwugwu. She helps people build systems that serve the whole person and not just the bottom line. In our Founders Friday feature, Emem shares what transformation really looks like, how to stay grounded in chaos, and why presence is the real secret to a balanced life.
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Nigeria has a fake-product problem, and it’s doing more damage than we think
The recent sanitary-pad conversation raises a much bigger question: what happens when consumers can no longer trust the products they buy? Nigeria’s fake and substandard-product problem is not only about consumer safety. It affects purchasing power, competition, legitimate businesses and something every functioning market depends on: trust.Notes with STBNigeria has had Oil for 70 Years. The Dangote Refinery IPO Shows us where the Real Value is.
Nigeria has had oil for decades, but having a valuable resource is not the same as creating value from it. As Dangote Refinery prepares to go public, its IPO offers a timely lesson on industrialization, capital and what happens when countries build productive capacity around the resources they already have.Notes with STBWhat if you didn’t need more Discipline to build Wealth?
The secret to building wealth is not discipline. It's removing the decision entirely. True financial success comes from system design, not willpower. The research has been saying this for years.Books & Movies10 Lessons from Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck
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From Laying Bricks at 13 to Building a Real Estate Business: Lessons from Ayobami Akindipe
At 13, Ayobami Akindipe worked as...Notes with STBWomen are good at putting money to work. So why is it still harder for us to access capital?
Research shows that women can be effective investors and that when we control more household income, the benefits often extend to our families. Yet women entrepreneurs still receive disproportionately less capital. What might become possible if more capital reached our hands?EntrepreneurshipFrom a University Food Business to 45+ Outlets
There is nothing particularly new about...EntrepreneurshipIdeas Don’t Arrive Fully Formed: What Amazon, Netflix, Nintendo and Instagram Teach Us About Turning Ideas Into Businesses
Amazon began with books. Netflix began...EntrepreneurshipLEGO Nearly Went Bankrupt. Here’s What Its Turnaround Can Teach Business Owners
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What the Norwegian Viking Row Can Teach Us About Building Things That Last.
A chant born on a notepad. A father who reached one World Cup. A son who led his country back after nearly three decades. The Norwegian Viking Row and Erling Haaland's story reveal a simple truth: the traditions and legacies we admire today often begin as uncertain first attempts that someone refused to abandon.Inspire MondayReni Folawiyo: Building Alára, A Home Where African Design Thrives
They say that a name carries...LifestyleExtraction of Style: Kolwezi Fashion Week Celebrates Creativity and Identity
Kolwezi, a city in the southeastern...LifestyleOn the Lagos Runway: African Designers Weaving Culture into Global Fashion at Lagos Fashion Week
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