Entrepreneurs' Breakfast

Some of us are tired of being tagged ‘not intellectual’ and of being lost during intellectual discussions. It can feel quite bad and may reduce self-esteem. The truth however is that we all have good brains – it just needs a little conscious work. I have painstakingly presented the following 7 ways of developing an intellectual mind 1.        Leisure Reading: take time to read about things that interest you. It is not like you are reading to remember anything, you just read through ‘lazily’. You may not know, but your brain is picking up new concepts. 2.        Tutorial Videos: watch videos that teach something. It must not be your academic work, it could just be a video explaining something that interests you. These clips are usually short, and take same data as comedy clips, music videos and celebrity chats. Now, it doesn’t mean you should stop your usual videos, rather you should include tutorial videos to yo...

Man aspires for greatness and tries to attain it. He seeks to associate and be associated with lofty things. He will put all his efforts to be recognized. On the other hand, things deemed little and of less honorable value do not get his attention. However history has proven that most times the little unrecognized tasks are the necessary frame work for large complex systems. It is the basic part of a system however simple and dishonorable, that make up the complex and honorable system. The human body for example and all other biological systems consist of the cell which when compared with the entirety of the body is not spectacular. The amazing world of computers wouldn’t have been real without the unimpressive and lone-standing 1s and 0s. The lesson to be drawn for us in the African context is that we have to go back to the basics of all the endeavors we trade. Somehow, in our bid to catch up with the developed world, we have jumped the basics and have held on to the...

The fourth edition of the entrepreneurs' breakfast happened on the 22nd of September. Value Creation for Start-ups was not a bad theme to discuss. Guests enjoyed the breakfast and had a lot to think about for weeks to come. We are glad for the professionalism of Victor Emaye, the guest facilitator. All thanks to the diligence of the kitchen crew - what is a breakfast without well made dishes. Special thanks to Dami, Eunice, Tani, Ope, Mabel and Victoria for ever helping with the logistics. I found a new friend in Adedeji, thanks brother for being there. The Jesus Corpers' at Akungba remain a strong support for EBF, you guys are the best. Special thanks to enactus and all my other friends that sat in EBF-AAUA 1.40. See us all come October 20, for edition 1.50. You can't miss Tourism Business Potential . You can register immediately at bit.ly/breakfastAAUA. Catch you then. Ever me, Nedu Eze