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 Business To Business › 2012 Nigeria Small Business Planning Workshop Series by DICL(op): 5:10pm On Feb 10, 2012 |
INVITATION TO BUSINESS PLANNING WORKSHOP On the 1st of January 2012 fuel subsidy was removed, workers went on strike, businesses were forced to shut down and many people went to the streets to protest. We are now in February and most micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) operators are asking ‘’what next?’’. The ongoing banking sector reforms, Boko Haram and the cost of fuel are combining to make life difficult for MSMEs . While we may never be able to know what is next, we can plan and prepare to adapt, to survive, to grow and to make profit in 2012. The Domino Information Company Limited (DICL) team is very pleased to invite you to the 2012 Business Planning Workshop Series. Date: 21st to 22nd of February 2012. Venue: Peninsula Hotel, Block 94, Plot 16, Beside Brass Motors, along Lekki-Epe expressway, Lagos. Please note that this workshop series is not your usual workshop and that you are not coming to receive a lecture from experts. It will be a hands-on and practical exercise and you will be working with peers and colleagues to create your own robust business plan for 2012. We promise that at the end of the workshop, every participant will leave the venue with their own 2012 Business Plan. A plan that will help you and your team remain focused on your business goals throughout the year. DICL and her partner, Moneycom Micro Finance Bank, will provide the tools, technical expertise and other resources needed to achieve this. The Business Planning Workshop Series are backed by DICL money-back guarantee. Remember, it is reasonable to spend one and half days planning and deciding how to the rest of the year should go. For enquiries, please contact us using the information provided on the attached flyer. God bless you and see you at the workshop. |
| Politics › ''occupy Nigeria'' : People, Politics, Power & Entertainment by DICL(op): 4:02pm On Jan 30, 2012 |
http://uzonduka..com/2012/01/occupy-nigeria-people-politics-power.html I am not sure anyone anticipated the events that followed the removal of petrol (PMS) subsidy in Nigeria on the 1st of January 2012. The street rallies, protest marches, etc. that played out in Abuja, Kano, Kaduna and some other Nigerian cities were predictable because they followed historical patterns in many respects. What i never dreamt about was the intense drama that played out at the Ojota Square in Lagos State. It was the biggest carnival of the decade. No political party or movement had ever pulled such a stunt, ever. There were hundreds of thousands, if not millions of people at the Square, everyday for a little over a week. They even planned and took a weekend break and attempted to resume but for the forestalling actions of government agents. The Ojota rallies were an odd mixture of people, power, politics and entertainment. The people have completely re-defined how rallies are organised and managed for maximum impact, and i must add entertainment. The people were of course the drivers of the event and even though it must have all began with a handful of civil society organisations in collaboration with organised labour, i saw more people sucked into the rallies like it was the work of a clever enchantress. The music, the drama, movies and the numerous side-shows were used to energise and convince the people that the rallies were the best places to be for that period. Skilled orators came and spoke politics, the politics of the petroleum industry and the politics of poor governance in Nigeria. These masterful speakers informed, provoked, needled, stirred and goaded the mammoth crowds. However, noticed that each time it appeared that the people had been overtaken with fever of some sorts and was going to run amok, entertainment in the form of popular music was used to douse the tension and to rein in the masquerade. I could hardly believe all of these as i watched it live. The power plays that went on for that week was really curious. The highlight of it for me was when strange bed fellows, the CSOs and the organised labour, fell out and went their various ways at some point. It was a classical lovers quarrel. Labour yielded to the logic of "national security" or insecurity and suspended the strike action but the civil society determined to carry on with the project. Of course, the formal pronouncements and action that initiated the movement was made by Labour so the CSOs at this time were like the proverbial house built on sand. How can it stand the fierce four winds of security agents, legal actions, betrayals of trust and conflict fatigue? It was also interesting to note how the subjects of discussions or issues in contention kept changing. The government kept talked about saving the economy from imminent collapse, saving money for the future, fighting corruption, etc. On the other side, a cacophony of voices spoke about maintaining the cost of petrol at N65.00, about better governance, about corruption, about the ordinary man, etc. i believe someone must have deliberately led everyone into this impossible shouting match. There was no way any meaningful conversation could be had because every one was talking about everything until we all got weary. Then it stopped and we relocated the debate to a committee room in the national assembly and a carefully selected group of persons now invited to participate. What a way to transform conflict? Let stop by sharing a few thoughts on how the "Occupy Nigeria" movement is already and may still affect businesses in 2012. The petroleum industry in Nigeria has probably started the last lap of its journey to becoming truly transparent, responsible and accountable. These are indeed the last days of easy money in the industry. So, if you a service provider or contractor of any kind, this is the time to cleanup and get ready for serious competition, dispassionate enforcement of regulations and for washing your linen in the arena of social responsibility, hopefully, yours are clean enough. I think these things will happen quickly - within 2 years. Organising and managing large, and i mean really large open events such as political rallies has just become big business. So if you are in the events management sector, please get ready for the next round. Prepare your proposals and submit them to the various governors getting ready for re-elections this 2012. By all means send to their opponents as well. The next big and predictable one will be in the 2015 general elections. Small businesses, get ready to supply and feed the big fish in the ocean. in my rough estimation a minimum of 25,000 micro, small and medium scale businesses were involved in the Lagos rallies and hundreds of millions of Naira exchanged hands in just a few days and at one location. You need to get plugged in deep to this boom economy next time around. Government expenditure in capital projects and in the delivery of social services is likely to improve while expenditure on overheads may begin to dip. This calls for a change in strategy because the ways of securing business from overhead budget of a Nigerian public institutions are quite different from how to get business from the capital budget. The degrees of flexibility that the institutions enjoy vary slightly but significantly. So prepare to make some adjustments to ensure you remain competitive. Government is going to get more serious about creating enabling environment for small and medium scale businesses to emerge and to thrive for the simple reason that unemployment is a major reason for the ready availability of "unhappy people", the most important element anyone needs to start another "occupy Nigeria" movement. So, get your business plans ready and look out for the next opportunity to submit it to a government programme. I hope you have found this piece useful. Please send me your feedback. More to follow soon. Regards, Uzo Nduka Read blog: http://uzonduka..com/2012/01/occupy-nigeria-people-politics-power.html |
| Business To Business › Creating A Working System by DICL(op): 8:03am On Oct 23, 2011 |
One other way of growing your business is creating a system, an operation model that completely integrates working process through the various units in your company. This will help the process of reporting and make obvious your weak units. One of the easiest ways to achieve this is to have a management solution like THE BUSINESS MANAGER FOR ENTREPRENEUR ERP in place to enable you plan and ensure success in your company. #businessmanagerforentrepreneur Follow Us @BIZMGRTOOLS |
| Adverts › Before You Make That Move! by DICL(op): 8:17am On Oct 22, 2011 |
GOOD DAY ALL! In-line with helping business start on a right track, DICL as decided to provide basic work ideas that will help new and already established SMEs to achieve success. Before the start of every business move or idea, it is necessary write out your goals and objectives, while this is been done, the entire scope of the business idea will begin to take form. You will start seeing what you need to achieve the desired result, from the immediate beneficiaries of the idea, to the personnel need to carry out the objectives. From the very first action plan, the daily record of steps taking will not only help you stay focus, but you can also retrace your steps to know if any wrong action as been taken, and your personnel will always know what is expected from them. Your accounting details in the long run will help know if you will remain in business after 12months or not, your book-keeping comes in handy here to prevent draught. For more information pick a copy of "THE BUSINESS MANAGER" Software and experience the road to success!
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| Adverts › Domino Information Company Ltd. by DICL(op): 4:59pm On Oct 18, 2011 |
Who We Are DICL is an indigenous information research company based in Lagos, Nigeria. Our core business is innovation. We create the tools and systems required for efficient and cost-effective management of public and private sector organizations. DICL is committed to simplifying complex management decisions, operations and tasks by providing intuitive and intelligent technology driven solutions that save time and money - solutions that also reduce the risks inherent in the conversion of public and private sector resources into real value. Our edge comes from the local knowledge and creativity of our people. Our Philosophy We are driven about what we do. This reflects in our projects, our services and, most importantly, in our team. Our VISION is to make every client a long-term partner. Our MISSION is to help clients achieve their objectives in the most competitive way possible by providing tools that save time and money, and minimize risks. Our ASSURANCE and COMMITMENT is to fulfill our responsibilities towards the society within which we operate, surpass the high standards we have set ourselves, and above all, to deliver quality service and products, within schedule and budget, every time and to every client.
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