₦airaland Forum

kazzonline:
Exactly oo,op God saved your ass,if na ikeja along,dey wud come down to beat your ass,spoil your phone join,na so one person die last yr cos e wan form mr journalist for ikeja along,even the policeman wey dey dia nor fit help am

Die ke! Oga easy nah. Yes they molest people who snap them but they don't kill

realmedia:
People pictured on top of a train in the Oshodi area of Lagos this evening. They are people trying to avoid payment so they resort to climbing the train. That's quite dangerous! Can they please grow some sense?


> http:///2015/07/see-how-people-are-risking-their-lives.html

Trust me, even those on top pay. Someone climbs up and collects a fare though it cheaper than what those inside the cabin pay

MDMA:
Your God is a very good god.

Aids is already ravaging Taraba state.

Do you have AIDS already!

You see why you should have been straight? Instead you gave you anus out to be destroyed

BlissB:
;DI day correct you na

All correct na

His first act as an imam? Performing funeral rites for a gay Muslim who died of AIDS.

yes am homophobic, na AIDS go finish all of una

Aitee1:

Mbok dont be sad

ttmacoy:
Your last post sheds more light on where you are coming from and i agree that with the way things are in Nigeria now, there is a lot more working against the youth as they struggle to get on the career ladder and work their way up.

There definitely are companies which would offer stock options in Nigeria but i agree not that many. Many of the senior execs in Nigeria will have stock options as that is an effective way to align the interests of the executive with the shareholders.

I still maintain though that we need more than businesses in Nigeria for development. We need scientists, we need researchers, we need doctors, we need public policy experts, we need engineers, we need transportation experts, etc all dedicated to their chosen profession and we also need entrepreneurs and business managers. We need them all and cannot keep preaching for everyone to be an entrepreneur irrespective of their strengths or passion.

Good we both agree with each other now that we understand our points.
No matter your profession or level of professionalism, establishing a biz/consultancy even if its by the side and you are still in paid employment will increase your income and help the nation's teeming unemployed (more jobs will be created) We need scientists, we need researchers, we need doctors, we need public policy experts, we need engineers to work 8-6, we also need them to be entrepreneurs.
For example how many doctor under employment earns under any govt/private hospital in Nigeria earns a higher income than the Drs who put together EKO hospital? Read the history below

Eko Hospital Limited was itself a successor to Mercy Specialist Clinic, which had operated successfully between 1977 and 1982. the practice has been growing in bounds due to the total commitment and dedication of the partners and staff and the high level of reputation and customer goodwill enjoyed. With a four storey (40 bed capacity clinic situated at Ebute-Meta, Lagos in 1977, the company has grown into a multi-service and multi-location hospital with operations in Ikeja, Ikoyi, Central Lagos, Surulere, etc. to cover the entire Lagos area.

The EKPOCORP PLC, an acronym of the first letters of the founder’s surnames in alphabetical order i.e. “E” for ENELI, (Dr. A.C Eneli, deceased), “K” for KUKU (Dr. S.F. Kuku) and “O” for OBIORA (Mr. A.A.A Obiora) is a successor to Eko Hospital limited established in 1982 as a Joint Medical Practice patterned after both a teaching hospital as a Medical Center.
In 1988, a Management Agreement was signed between Eko Hospital, Ikeja Ltd. And the Eko Hospital Limited whereby Eko Hospital Limited, was to manage Eko Hospital Limited. In 1988 the management agreement culminated into the sales of all assets and liabilities of Eko Hospital Ikeja to Eko Hospital Limited. In compliance with the Companied and Allied Matter Decree 1990, the company by a special resolution passed in 1991 was re-registered as a Public Limited Liability Company (PLC), by a Board resolution in 1994 and approved at the Annual General Meeting; the Eko Hospital Plc was changed to Ekocorp Plc.

The Hospital has grown in leaps and bounds within twenty-five years. Today’s, there are two full-fledged hospitals located at Ikeja & Surulere in Lagos. The ikeja facility is a private teaching hospital of 130 beds and state of the art equipment. It is a tertiary institution with a wide range of therapeutic and diagnostic equipments. The Surulere hospital is a 40 bed Secondary healthcare facility. A third hospital is currently under construction at the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. A diagnostic centre and Clinic is operational in Ikoyi of Lagos.

http://ekohospitals.com/history/

They could have just preferred to be 'just' Doctors but they chose to be entrepreneurial in their field

BlissB:
;DI day correct you na

which kind correction be that, when u finish let me know

Good one

[quote author=BlissB post=35408007][/quote]come this Omote from Ughelli wetin na?

HWA Sir. Good to see popular people whose marriages are sweet even in old age

baby4u2:
Just had to totally boast about my CPA exam for now. Just took the BEC section and totally passed. Yayyyyyyyyyyyyy. Really got upset when I came out of the hall cause i remembered a lot of questions I missed. Studying for the remaining parts now, dont know why I am totally on Nairaland. So for CPAs how is your exam going. For Chartered Accountants in Nigeria how is ICAN going.

Go news?

are yiu done with CPA now?

IMANCO:
Yes, why are u on Naira land, it is obvious no one here understands where u are coming from. Meanwhile, i want info on writting the cpa. I am ACCA qualified with an Msc in Finance from a top UK University and I will be moving to the US later this year. I understand i need to pre-qualify to even write the exam. Any hints?

hi< have you done your CPA now?

ttmacoy:
Are you saying the likes of Marissa or thidjane are not successful? Or is the mark of success making it to the top 100 list

Yes they are paid in stock because they are executive level and they started as employers and worked up to achieve that so they are rich through employment. The stock forms part of their compensation from their employer doesn't it?

I don't get what you mean about Thidjane. We are in July now so he is already CEO. Thidjane worked with Mckinsey before being appointed minister so he started as an employer and it was the skills and experience he built there that enabled him to be minister and eventually head prudential and now credit Suisse. He may not be on top 100 richest list but he is damn successful and a role model to me.

you are right, they are all successful. But what coy in Nigeria(Africa) will offer you stock options to get to this level? He didn't school in Africa and speaks german and french.Now let's bring it home, in Nigeria which billionaire is not an entrepreneur?

If you want to be like Thidjane: how many languages can you speak, in what and where were you educated?

Thidjane was born with a silver spoon (Thiam was born in Côte d'Ivoire. He is a descendant of two prominent families from Senegal and Cote d'Ivoire. On his mother’s side, he is a descendant of Yamousso, after whom the capital of Côte d'Ivoire, Yamoussoukro, is named. Thiam's mother, Marietou, was the niece of Félix Houphouët-Boigny, the founder and first President of Côte d'Ivoire.[7]

His father, Amadou Thiam, a journalist, was born in Senegal and emigrated to Côte d'Ivoire in 1947. He supported Houphouet-Boigny in his fight for the independence of the country and served more than 10 years in the Ivorian cabinet after independence. He was a Grand Officier de la Legion d’honneur, France’s highest order of decoration.[8] Tidjane’s uncle, Habib Thiam, was Prime Minister of Senegal for more than 10 years and also served as President of the National Assembly.

In 1982 Thiam was the first Ivorian to pass the entrance examination to the École Polytechnique in Paris. In 1984, he graduated from the École Polytechnique and in 1986 from the École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris where he was top of his class)

ttmacoy:
Steve Balmer joined Microsoft as an employer and is worth $21bn.

Sherly Sandberg joined Facebook as an employer and is a billionaire.

Marissa Meyer joined Yahoo after years at google as an employer and is a billionaire,

That is only in the tech world.

Close to home Thidjane Thiam from Ivory Coast is current CEO of credit Suisse, and while he may not be top 100 richest list he is very well to do.

Please stop deceiving yourself you must be an entrepreneur to make it in life.

Also you do know many people just want to be able to live good lives and provide for their families, have opportunities etc and are not aiming for top 100 richest list?

There are people who are good entrepreneurs e.g. Richard Branson but who are poor at building those ideas to successful corporations which create more wealth for others. That's where successful business people come in to partner with the entrepreneurs. There is a place for everyone.

Let's take nairaland and facebook for example. Partnering with good business minded people is what makes the difference between the likes of facebook which has grown exponentially, coming up with new products every day and created over 1000 millionaires when it went public to nairaland which started about same time as facebook and whilst Seun may be doing well for himself finacially, there is a lot more scope to make an impact.

Steve Ballmer joined Microsoft on June 11, 1980, and became Microsoft's 30th employee, the first business manager hired by Gates.
Ballmer was initially offered a salary of $50,000 as well as a percentage of ownership of the company. When Microsoft was incorporated in 1981, Ballmer owned 8 percent of the company (is that what you call an employee? he was a part owner of the biz)

Sandberg's executive compensation for FY 2011 was $300,000 base salary plus $30,491,613 in FB shares.[27] According to her Form 3, she also owns 38,122,000 stock options and restricted stock units (worth approx. $1.45 billion as of mid-May 2012) that will be completely vested by May 2022, subject to her continued employment through the vesting date.[28]
Another billionaire as a result of stock options in a coy. not just salaries

Marissa_Mayer is not a billionaire (she is employee no 20 in google though)
Salary $117 million over 5 years;[2] $36.6 million for first six months.[3]
Net worth Increase US$300 million[4]

idjane Thiam (born 29 July 1962)[1] is a French Ivorian BUSINESSMAN and former politician who will become the Chief Executive of Credit Suisse in June 2015.[

ok, abok.i will replace him

agrovick:
What happens when everyone becomes an entrepreneur?

Everyone cannot be an entrepreneur, only the smart ones will. and those who are not will work for them and make them wealthy

ttmacoy:
What's up with this salary can't make you rich and everyone must do business mentality all over nairaland?

Not everyone via cut out for business and besides a very very large proportion of businesses fail within 2-3 years.

Also saying salary cannot make you rich is deceiving. There are many rich people from salary.

In summary some people will make it owning their business, others will make it being an expert in certain areas helping those with business ideas to grow it into corporations.

Many people are rich from salary- Name anyone among the top 100 richest in the world or in africa that's an 8-6 worker?

Some people be quoting me asking ‘must everyone be self employed’?
I don’t bother answering them anymore because they should know better.
SME/entrepreneurs are the real drivers of the economy, they create wealth and the good ones turn their enterprises into corporations and become millionaires/billionaires.





here are the ten reasons why I love being an entrepreneur so much!


1 – Stick it to ‘The Man’

Being able to send that email to my last boss and truly ‘stick it to the man’ felt amazing. It was something that I had been wrestling with for a while. Everything from financial security and the fear (if I’m to be totally honest) of potentially falling flat on my face, came into play. But, when I made the decision to quit, once and for all, I did it, and I’ve never looked back.

2 – Work Your Own Schedule

Most days I will have ‘something’ on my schedule. But, having the ability to dictate when I work, when I’ll be ‘in the office’, available for meetings, etc., is freedom that I simply never want to let go of. If I want to take the afternoon off to play with our youngest, Charlie, then I can. You can’t do that working for someone else.

3 – Work Where You Like

Most days I work at home. Some days in our HQ facility, and other days from a coffee shop. From time to time I’ll even work from a resort (one of the advantages of living in Cebu, Philippines).When I’m not doing any of that, you’ll no doubt catch me working in airport lounges and in hotel rooms, as I travel extensively. I love being location independent.

4 – Work With People You Like

One of the major benefits for me, being an entrepreneur, is the ability to be able to pick and choose who I do business with. Life is too damn short to be stressed out by having clients that drive you nuts (I’ve fired several clients in the past) and to hire employees that either don’t deliver, or you don’t get on with. Teaming up with the right people is key to a happy working relationship, and as the ‘big cheese’, you get to call the shots. Cool, huh!?

5 – Create Your Own Opportunities & Destiny

Continuing from No.4, as well as choosing the PEOPLE you work with and partner with, as your own boss, you also have the ability to create your own opportunities by doing things like attending conventions, networking with like-minded people online and much more. In doing this, you shape, almost carve out your own destiny.

6 – Develop and Sell Products & Services You Love

I can honestly say that every product and service I’ve produced for my own companies I’ve whole heartedly believed in, and thoroughly love. We felt just like this when we launched Virtual Staff Finder in 2010 – based off of a blog comment we received. Since then we’ve helped thousands of stressed-out, over-worked entrepreneurs find great quality, enthusiastic virtual staff here in the Philippines. Bringing that ‘virtual freedom‘ to fellow business owners is something I’m very proud of..

7 – Solve Problems and Make a Difference in the Process

Solving a problem for someone, or a company, is the time-honored ‘Sales 101′ strategy of business. Give people want they need to get over a hurdle and you’ll enjoy success. You’ll also create a huge number of raving fans that’ll ultimately become customers. People want to do business with people that help them. It’s a no-brainer.

8 – Be the Boss

Being the boss is good. It feels good. Don’t get me wrong, it comes with it’s challenges, for sure (perhaps thats another post?!), but being known as someone that is ‘leading the way’ for a company and those involved in that company is a huge ego stroke, lets face it. As long as you keep it in check, stay focused and make sure that you deliver on promises (to staff and clients alike!), then you’ll be fine.

9 – Stand Up for What You Believe In

Being an entrepreneur also gives you the chance to stand up for what you believe in, and spread the word. I’ve been fortunate enough to be invited to numerous conferences and business events to speak on the subject of virtual assistance and outsourcing – strategies that I believe every business owner should be engaging in to build their businesses.


10 – Affect Change in People’s Thoughts & Actions

And for me, the absolute BEST thing about being an entrepreneur is the ability to be able to change peoples perceptions about how ‘this or that’ should ‘be’. I’ve been in rooms where I’ve given presentations and literally heard pennies dropping as the attendees understand where I’m coming from and start to think about taking action on whatever it is I’m waffling on about!

When other business owners come to me saying that they don’t think that a virtual assistant can help them in their business endeavors I take it personally. Not in a bad way, but in a way that spurs me on to try and prove to them, without a doubt, that VA’s will help them and their businesses – in a number of ways. Then, after they take action by hiring a VA for the first time… I smile.

In fact, I smile a lot more nowadays, as an entrepreneur – than I ever did working for someone else!!!

So, there you have it – my reasons behind loving what I do, why I do it, and what it means to me to be an entrepreneur. This type of list will no doubt be a little different for everyone, but I believe a lot of the reasons will remain the same.

http://www.chrisducker.com/love-being-an-entrepreneur/

Nice one
pray more, be more exposed, broaden your scope and you will get what you desire

this house go fit buhari

Gbese re oh

To order how?

Is this a military regime?

Are we in 1984?

As usual they will deny.

How come some Janjawee.ds were defending him already saying he worked hard for it, now the man has come out to deny you all.

kennygee:
Not even in my late twenties

now lets assume you are 25 maximum, means you were born in 1990.

how old where you when you spent those coins ?

kennygee:
Abi o.

I know i spent the Herbert Macauley One naira coin.

and the Fifty Kobo coin with the maize.

You are in your early thirties then. Your meat don strong oh

Yea but I was just an idea then

omoodeogere:
POINT OF CORRECTION OGANLA 1

Ok sir.

Pls what is the name of his coy that made him posses N90b as assets. Change and anti change politicians are all thieves