‘Juacali’ is a Swahili word for informal business approach. These methods & practices have proliferated & become a fabric of business operations despite their limitations.
Category Archives: Entrepreneurship
Soft Skills
Soft vs Hard As an entrepreneur, knowing how to ‘row your boat’ is fundamental. The ‘hard skills’ which are the basic functional tasks like cooking the food in a restaurant, interpreting the law in a legal firm & writing this article as a writer take on a critical role. They ensure the business creates valueContinue reading “Soft Skills”
Business Metrics
A kilometre comes to mind in any discussion of distance. A kilogram for weight & a minute for time. A metric is therefore a tool for measuring units of any thing measurable. Having measures of business activity is critical. It gives dimension to understand business aspects like income & expenses in relation to time &Continue reading “Business Metrics”
The ‘Availability Conundrum’
Business services The emergence of the business services economy has provided a fertile ground for many an entrepreneur. With minimal barriers of entry, opportunities lie everywhere to provide services at a fee which include; website development, graphics design, accounting, and many more. The underlying feature of many of these services is the investment of timeContinue reading “The ‘Availability Conundrum’”
Business is Discovery
Entrepreneurship is an adventure. The narrow path to success is filled with plenty of turns, stopovers, crossroads, fire ants & glory. These experiences expose an entrepreneur to points of learning like no other that polish the tools required to succeed in a very volatile activity. On a personal level, an entrepreneur gets to discover theirContinue reading “Business is Discovery”
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