Meetings
Everyone loves meetings, right? I have a low threshold for them, but maybe I can make things a little better by welcoming negative comments and/or allowing stupid questions.
Enterprise
Why “Whatever is worth doing is worth doing well” could be bad advice
Whatever is worth doing is simply worth doing, at least the first time. It’s inhibiting (maybe even damaging) to think of doing anything well if you’ve never done it before.
Idea #8 – Children’s Wooden Toys
I was wondering what it would take to build wooden toys for children with as little funds as possible. Idea Build simple toys for children to play and learn while developing creative and psychomotor skills. The age range from toddlers to early school-aged children, that is, ages one to six. Easy first products could be … Read more
Idea #7: A Zoo of Replicas
Children love animals but where do our children see animals in all their glory? In Nigeria, most of them only see them in zoos shown on TV, and even the ones privileged to visit actual zoos get to see only a few of them. The challenges for would-be entrepreneurs are many: sourcing for animals and … Read more
Idea #6: Meal Subscription Venture
Problem: Some people struggle with eating well regularly at work. Especially if you don’t have a lunch box from home, like me. What if people had a way to automate this daily meal ordering–set it in motion once per month/quarter (or per year!) and the meals show up daily without any further hassle? The Idea: … Read more
Idea #5: Clothes Exchange
Problem: Sometimes, people, especially women, have so many clothes piled up in wardrobes and yet complain they have no clothes. What they are saying is, they want new trendy clothes but for the constraints of cash. Solution: Set up a clothes shop where customers can exchange their pre-owned but good clothes for new clothes at … Read more
Idea #4: Airships for Cargo Transport in Lagos
The Problem: So much of the traffic situation in Lagos can be traced to the presence of container trucks in various modes: parked and waiting for unloading or offloading, broken down, tumbled over, or worse. The issue continues to be a huge drain on the population’s energies – physical, mental, and emotional where it’s not … Read more
Idea #3: Salads & Healthy Foods Restaurant
Problem: More people eating out are conscious about healthy eating and how well or often they do it. Solution: Establish a restaurant or eatery serving salads and healthy food fare. Even where you serve snacks and the traditional Nigerian staples such as rice, or swallows, or even beans, look for ways to introduce new nutritional … Read more
Idea #2: Packaged Food for Schoolchildren in Nigeria
1. The Problem Working parents struggle with providing healthy meals for their children in school. Some schools do serve meals but could also need some help. 2. The Solution What if you could serve pre-packed healthy meals to children daily? You could also provide healthy meal plans based on the nutritional needs of the children, … Read more
Idea #1: Career Counseling Services for Workers
1. The Problem Where do regular workers (not business executives) go when they need help with career decisions, stress at work, health challenges affecting their careers, mental wellness, physical wellness? Yes, people talk to friends and relatives or religious leaders, read posts or books but do those resources or people provide specialist, structured support day … Read more