“when in Rome, do as the Romans do” Business, which is essentially about organization, requires the support of a number of other factors to flourish in any region of the world. Apart from stable and conducive economic, social, political, cultural, legal and technological environments; it needs the language for the […]
Strategic Management
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: THE TOOL ENTREPRENEURS NEED TO STREAMLINE THEIR BUSINESS MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES
As a businessman or an entrepreneur, your days are either fulfilling or frustrating. When you have had a fulfilling day, you gain more confidence, you are happy and feel encouraged. This may be because your first quarter profits were up; a new outlet for your business has been opened, or […]
ACCESSING CAPITAL: GET A BUSINESS PLAN THAT KNOCKS LOANS’ MANAGERS OUT OF THEIR CHAIRS
To start a business, one needs to have a set of things put in place. These include amongst others: registering your business name, having an operating place to conduct the business(location), getting employees if you do not want to go solo(sole trader), and finding the market for your products or […]
STRATEGY: HOW THE SURVIVAL SKILLS OF BLOWFISH MAY HELP ENTREPRENUERS TO GROW THEIR BUSINESSES
To succeed in any venture including business, one needs to have the right tools and information. In business terms, these tools and information may either be accessed from internal employees of your enterprise, or outsourced. When the tools and information are outsourced, you normally engage the professional services of strategy […]
CONSULTANCY: BUILDING LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIPS BY SOLVING BUSINESS PROBLEMS
Doing business is not a one man show. As an entrepreneur or business owner, to solve your problems, expect to work with a host of other people including Accountants, Lawyers, Government officials, customers, Bankers, Competitors, Suppliers and Consultants. You may have decided to hire a business consultant for a variety […]
AN AFRICAN ORACLE: THE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT MODEL FOR THE FUTURE
From an ancient African philosophy and psychology, working as a group was the norm. However, this was not always practiced in its strictest manner. African societies equally achieved high performance by delegating some of the key activities to those with the right skills and abilities. This meant that these individuals […]
LUO’s COMMUNAL PHILOSOPHY: THE BASIS OF CONSULTANCY PRACTICE
Humans are basically social animals. This concept or ideology ties up naturally with Luo culture, which is based strictly on community way of life, and total contribution to your kind. To try to go it alone would, in Luo, tantamount to self destruction and possibly death. However, this Luo ideology […]
CULTURE AND SPIRITUALITY: THE KEYS TO ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
It is said, and it is true, that “water is life”. This has also been proven scientifically: up to 60% of the human adult body is water. According to H.H. Mitchell, Journal of Biological Chemistry 158, the brain and heart are composed of 73% water, and the lungs are about 83% water. The skin contains 64% water, muscles […]
AFRO-CENTRICITY: THE ULTIMATE SOLUTION TO “BEDO INGET BYE OWEKO KOM PURA KWAR”
Every human group and classification, whether by race, colour, or language, has its unique ways of expressing themselves. To the Acholi people, a Luo group living in Uganda and South Sudan, they also have several idioms or proverbs to express themselves when it comes to different circumstances or situations. For […]
NEGOTIATION: THE PROTOCOL FOR DEFUSING POLITICAL TENSIONS AND PROMOTING BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT IN THE NILE VALLEY REGIONS
“Organized murder is war, and though we demonstrate against a particular war, the nuclear, or any other kind of war, we have never demonstrated against war“ J. Krishnamurti In our recent featured insights, we outlined some of the key global trends that may impact your business wherever you may be. Such trends included among […]