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Sai Buhari! The voice of the people has prevailed. This is the dawn of true democracy in Nigeria. I believe APC will also win Lagos again and continue the good work that Fashola started.

Rapper, Ice Prince will be releasing a new video this Wednesday on his Youtube channel called N-Word Remix. The single features South-African rapper, Aka Worldwide. Don Jazzy, Sarkodie and other African stars also made an appearance.

Rapper, Ice Prince will be releasing a new video this Wednesday on his Youtube channel called N-Word Remix. The single features South-African rapper, Aka Worldwide. Don Jazzy, Sarkodie and other African stars also made an appearance.

A business logo is something you can't do without in a business. Your logo is a representation of everything your business stands for. We all know the logos of these successful brands; Coke, Nokia, Twitter and Facebook.

A logo is like your business' store window,it's the first thing people see. It will be on your letter head,signage,website,stationery, adverts and even buses. So you definitely don't want to create an amateurish, unprofessional logo. I am assuming yours is a startup, so you mostly won't be able to pay the professionals' expensive fees to design your logo (You have to cutback on cost).

Though I wouldn't advice designing your business logo yourself (Not everyone is artistic), you can. A better option is to hire a freelance professional designer (this is much cheaper).Please don't leave the designing of your logo to friends or family or even the so-called professionals, who claim to know graphic design. Designing a logo is not just about having a knowledge of graphic design,it is also about colour psychology, and branding.


So here are 3 proven ways to design your effective, professional business logo.

1. Make use of colour psychology.
Different colours are interpreted in different ways by the human brain.For instance, red is the attention-grabbing colour. It also induces hunger. That's why most fast foods use red in their logo. Do your research on colour psychology and think about the colours that would best represent your business.

2. Remember to make your logo functional and easy to remember. You want to choose colours that are easily available, because your logo will be printed on everything from signage to business cards and even trucks. Your logo should be easy to reproduce. A 6-colour logo is not practical.Use no more than 2 or 3 colours. Your business logo should also be scalable and at the same time distinctive.

A classic logo always works. Think of a logo that would still be relevant 50 years from now. You honestly don't want to change your logo every other year.

3. Remember to protect your logo. After spending all that time and money creating your fabulous logo,you wouldn't want anyone to steal it,would you? So please make sure you trademark your logo. Protect your logo from the hawks.

So when you apply these 3 proven steps in logo design, you are sure to get amazing results. To your success. Cheers! , Ope.

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Entrepreneurs are not born,they are made.So if you’ve been thinking about starting your own business,fear not.Here are 7 surefire tips to lead you in the right direction;

1. Make sure there is a ready market[/b].You don’t want to go headfirst into a business and later discover that the market is saturated.Do your research.Innovate and create a new product if you can.You want to be sure that you can get a major share in the market, so that you can break even in no time.Look around you and find businesses with a space for you in the market.Also make sure that your product or service is really needed by people.Where there is a need, there is a potential business.

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2. [b]Learn all you can.Now most entrepreneurs miss this step,not realizing that it’s the most essential step throughout an entrepreneur’s life.If you want to succeed in business,you gotta learn all you can about your business and business in general.Read books,search the internet,listen to tapes,watch videos, and learn from people in business(mentors). You wouldn’t marry someone without knowing them,would you? So why going into a business without learning all you can about it?

3. Choose a good business name and define your brand.Choosing a good business name is not an easy task ,as most good names are already taken.So how do you choose a name for your business? Scout the internet for ideas, name generators such as www.wordoid.com are a treasure.Take your dictionary off the shelf and dust it,you might find some great ideas in there.Also get ideas from friends and family.Be careful though, for you want to choose a name that defines your brand and what your business represents.

What do you want your business to portray,what comes to people’s mind when they think about your business? Decide on that and build your brand from there.Make sure your brand does not send out conflicting messages.

4. Do your feasibility studies and research.This cannot be emphasized enough.Research to see if it will be a profitable business.Research the location for your business,research the capital you’ll need.Are there rules or associations in your business? Research, find out all you can.

5.Create a business plan.If you don’t plan,you plan to fail.In business,this saying rings true than ever.When planning,you see all the flaws and loopholes in your idea.When planning,the benefits of your idea become clearer to you.When planning,you business comes alive on paper.Even if you won’t need an investor and only you will ever read it,create a business plan anyway.You can find free business plan templates here http://www.bplans.com/sample_business_plans.cfm

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6. Go global.The world is a global village on the internet.Make sure your business is seen and heard on that platform.Create a Facebook, Twitter,LinkedIn pages and a website for your business.The world is your stage,people are watching ,tell the story of your business in the best way that you can.

7. Believe. After doing all the above,believe in yourself and your business idea,even when nobody else does.You need a firm belief in yourself and in your idea to succeed.

So that’s it! I hope that was helpful.For more of this,please join me at my blog www.opesays.

we met at an audition and met again exactly a year after that.God must have been like 'you dumb kids.i'm going to make you meet again and u had better do something about it this time.'

we met at an audition and met again exactly a year after that.God must have been like 'you dumb kids.i'm going to make you meet again and u had better do something about it this time.'

@ violent, normally am just a spectator on NL but this time you are making me talk.your level of ignorance is staggering(judging from all your posts i have seen),not hating, just stating facts.i know that low prices dont always mean low pay jobs.for your info am an enterpreneur and i will create those opportunities for people soon (nuff said)

@ vladimiros you dont know me so dont judge.am a young nigerian graduate who has never worked a day in her life,yet i own my business,employ people and pay them well.

B.S ! Instead of us creating jobs as nigerians,these smart countries are coming to increase the number of low pay jobs, whisk away our money, and better their own economy .nonsense

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@ poster where have you been all my life? I agree with you kpata kpata.most nigerian ladies behave as if the order of their lives was predestined this way- 1)be born 2)school 3)marry 4)die.my question is where do these ladies,in their desperation to get married,leave 1.the fulfillment of destiny 2.their mission and vision in life 3.a sense of purpose? Note-I am 100 percent in support of marriage and i want to get married someday.

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