The Business Man

Introduction Over the weekend, I was searching for an open space with a friend where we could do some driving practise. After driving around for some hours, I realized something. Lagos does not have open spaces! We went as far as Ikoyi from the mainland, and then we headed towards Mile 2 through Oshodi. It was so striking that the only place we saw was along Oshodi - Apapa expressway, close to Mile 2. It was a space of about 8 plots joined together. We got there only to find out(from some rough looking boys) that we had to pay about NGN500 to practice there. Can you imagine that? They even offered to teach us if we didn’t have a car and then they gave us a little driving manual. This is a good idea if you have such a plot of land lying somewhere. What you need of course you need a manager (who knows how to drive)and an assistant who should also know how to drive. If you have an old car (Manual transmission preferably), it would be great but if not don't worry. People will still

As a business person, it is very important to attend trainings and conferences on business and business related issues to help you keep abreast with current trends, technologies and most importantly identify new business opportunities.It also prepares you to start a business and get better at it. Fate foundation is organizing a Training on "Developing and Applying Negotiation Skills in Your Everyday Business: How to Win People and Businesses” . Fee: N3000, Date: 19th May 2010, Venue: Fate Foundation, 1st Floor, Water House, Ijora Lagos., Time:1pm – 5pm For more information on registration and other upcoming trainings, visit their website here: http://www.fatefoundation.com/onlineSchedule.htm.

Introduction Isn’t it a good idea to just go on vacation and still have money going into your bank account? This is the dream of all aspiring business men and exactly what most of the successful business people have in common. The good news is that it can be achieved in almost any business. Most people start a business so as to take control of their life so they can have more time and more money. 80% achieve the second goal but the rest end up making their own business another job. Exactly what they were running a way from! What you stand to gain The advantages of a system like this are countless. • You get to spend more time with people you love, • You share tasks in your business making it easier for all • Other people do the hard work for you • You can then channel your time to other things • You can successfully run up to 5 businesses this way Requirements To successfully implement this concept in your business, you need to be very careful. Doing this incorrectly has ruined a lot o