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GrantMasterAfrica || Ibrahim JimohGMA Ep - 27Businesses and entrepreneurs in Nigeria are witnessing a shocking tide of disruptions in the past 2 weeks. Properties worths millions of Naira have been vandalized and looted in an unprecedented way.It is a sad moment for the victims of this shocking destruction and looting, and all of us affected in a way or the other, including the government.In this turbulent time we need to rally round one another and work together to rise from this loss. You and I have a role to play to support the victims and report the perpetrators for our common...
2020-10-2519 min
GrantMasterAfrica || Ibrahim JimohGMA Ep - 26Consistent Branding plays a vital role in the growth and sustainability of any business and to a large extent any personality. Just like every individual has his/her uniqueness, so is your business. Branding is more than your Logo, Colours Kit and Typography. It is your essence - your Purpose and Why and how you deliver your value to your customers and market.In this episode, Eseoghene Ohwojeheri, a Branding Strategist and Chief Publicist at Minhaj Publicity shares 5 Incredible strategies for you to grow your business.NB: I am giving a 50% discount on my...
2020-09-131h 00
GrantMasterAfrica || Ibrahim JimohGMA Ep - 25The Executive Summary is the most important part of your Business Proposal or a Business Plan. It summarises in simple language what who you are, what the problem is and how you want to solve it, and what resources you need to actualize your solution.In this episode, I talk about the essential elements of a compelling Executive Summary and how you can easily write one. On the 'Pitch Your Business in 90sec' we feature the founder, ANEEQ Clothings. She talked about their business and how they are creating value to to meet their customers need.
2020-08-2314 min
GrantMasterAfrica || Ibrahim JimohGMA Ep - 24Imagine bumping into Dangote in a hotel elevator, and he asks you, “What do you do”?Pitching is like a fish bait, no matter how great your hook or offer is, you need an enticing and irresistible bait to draw the big fish to your hook or an investor to buy into your idea or business.A good pitch balances business and emotional needs. Whether you're pitching to a company, an investor, a customer, or a potential partner, you have to hit a person on both emotional and business levels. Without this, your pitch is almost cert...
2020-08-1619 min
GrantMasterAfrica || Ibrahim JimohGMA Ep - 23In this episode (a replay of the GrantMaster Africa Webinar)Tinuade Olarewaju, CEO of physiocraftNg and last year winner of the Pitch-a-ton grant shared her winning strategy and hand-on tips on how you can pitch yourself and business to win this year.It was an interesting hour-long webinar on how you can make your application stand out amongst the crowd.NB: Don't forget to share with your female friends.
2020-08-031h 12
GrantMasterAfrica || Ibrahim JimohGMA Ep - 22Often, we hear people say, don't judge a book by its cover. However, the opposite is what people do - they judge a book by its cover. This is just natural because people are attracted by sensory images (what they see, feel and hear).So, how do you put your best foot forward? How do you ensure that at first glance your grant application looks irresistible and attractive? How do you craft a catchy project/business proposal title?...In today's episode, we will be continuing with the Series on Business Grant Writing. In episode 20 we listed...
2020-07-1919 min
GrantMasterAfrica || Ibrahim JimohGMA Ep - 21About 60% of the world’s arable land is in Africa and it has billions of rands in investment potential. According to President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, "Africa represents a massive business opportunity. Six of the world’s twelve fastest-growing countries are in Africa. With a population of over 1 billion people, consumer spending in Africa is projected to rise from $680 billion in 2008 to $2.2 trillion by 2030. The continent will have the fastest growing youth population in the world by 2030. The size of the African Continental Free Trade Areas is worth $3.3 trillion – the largest free trade zone i...
2020-07-0529 min
GrantMasterAfrica || Ibrahim JimohGMA Ep - 20After taking your time to learn about the funders and how your goals align with theirs, now you are ready to write an irresistible grant proposal for your business.In this episode, I share with you the 8 Most Essential Sections of a business grant proposal and how should go about them. I clarify the age-long argument between whether to write the Executive Summary first or to finish the proposal and thereafter write it. Drop a comment if you find this interesting and if you would like more clarification on any of the sections mentioned....
2020-06-2819 min
Those African Chicks - Exploring Identities of African WomenEP 64: COVID-19 Implication on Fertility Therapy - Dr Yetunde Ibrahim, Endocrinologist and Fertility Specialist Dr. Yetunde Ibrahim Jimoh, a Dallas based expert shares some insight on her work as a Reproductive Endocrinologist and Infertility Specialist. In her role she helps aspiring people and couple achieve their goal of becoming parents. The nature and process of this work can be challenging on the best of days but with the added pressure and presence of COVID-19 this has become even more complicated. Dr Ibrahim sheds some light on the General fertility and infertility statistics as a whole On the metrics and indicators as it relates to fertility in African American women
2020-04-0654 min