If you have followed my blog for any amount of time you will know that I am very passionate about online entrepreneurship. I really feel that it can solve a lot of challenges that people are facing because of unemployment. I have compared having a regular job versus running your own online business in […]
Category Archives: Entrepreneurship
Digital Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Online Entrepreneurship
How to Use Social Media to Grow Your Network Marketing Business
10
Apr
Apr
Network marketing, also known as Multi-Level Marketing (MLM), is big business worldwide. Some estimates suggest that the industry was worth a staggering US$ 200 billion in 2018 and that figure is expected to grow steadily in the coming years. Its no wonder that some rich and famous people like Donald Trump and Robert Kiyosaki have […]
10
Apr
Apr
Do you have a website for your business? Is it adding any value to your business? In today’s digital age having a website for your business is standard practice. However, it is one thing to have a website and completely yet another to have that website adding value to your business. I have assessed a […]
27
Jan
Jan
Oliver Mtukudzi, one of the greatest musicians to come out of Africa passed away on the 23rd of January 2019. As I write this, he is being buried in Madziva, his rural home. Since the news of his death broke out, messages of condolence have been pouring in from all over the globe. A number […]
Digital Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Online Entrepreneurship
Lessons we can Learn From The Zimbabwe Internet Shutdown
17
Jan
Jan
This has been a tumultuous week in Zimbabwe, to say the least. Let me focus on the internet shutdown that occurred from around 11:30 am on Tuesday 15 January and lasted for around 30 hours or so. So, what could we possibly learn from that internet blackout? Turns out quite a few things. 1. The […]
Entrepreneurship, Online Entrepreneurship
Going Freelance: Why Zimbabweans Must Look Online (and Offshore) for Work Opportunities
11
Jan
Jan
If you are in Zimbabwe, here is something we can both agree on: The economy is in seriously ill health. There is a big currency matter that needs fixing. Companies are struggling to stay afloat. And there are early signs of hyperinflation now showing, threatening to take us back to the dark days of 2008. […]
03
Jan
Jan
The recent price hikes have proved that most employers aren’t too concerned about their employees’ welfare. In the last three months, prices have gone up by as much as 300% or more. Whilst companies have been quick to adjust their prices, they haven’t done the same for their employees’ salaries. A friend works for a […]
Digital Marketing, Entrepreneurship
How to Massively Boost Your Sales by Listing on Google My Business
11
Dec
Dec
Are you aware that 78 % Of Local-Mobile Searches Result In Offline Purchases? In other words, the majority of people who search for local goods and services on a mobile device end up buying within 24 hours! What is the implication? If you run a local business like a restaurant, salon, bar, hotel, boutique, […]
03
Dec
Dec
Zimbabwean entrepreneurs are not doing enough when it comes to using technology to grow their businesses. There was a time (especially from the mid-’90s to the mid-00’s) when the statement ‘Zimbabwe is ten years behind technology’ was common. The statement grew out a realisation that the latest technological developments took a long time before […]
22
Nov
Nov
A lot of people seem to prefer looking for and keeping a job to being an entrepreneur. Jobs are seen as more ‘secure’ and starting a business is seen as being very risky. In this post, I seek to show that ‘job security’ is a myth that has been thrown around for too long and […]
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