Startup HalfHour

There are lots of opportunities for young persons to start either a small business, side hustle or remote job. On this freestyle Friday episode, three young guys share the opportunities whilst giving tips on how one can start.

The world is changing and with regards to the way work is done, digital tools and skills trump the old ways. Naomi and Edikan share their insights on remote work, how one can get into it, its benefits and disadvantages for startup founders.

It’s every entrepreneur’s dream to help their business thrive and grow into at least a medium-sized enterprise. Stella Wakky Paul of Allets Events Company shares some tips on overcoming obstacles on XL106.9FM with the host Francis Onuk. 

Products be it physical or digital, are quite hard to sell online by startup founders. Join us this Friday as Lucie Udeme founder of DexCliks a no-code funnel and landing page builder for African entrepreneurs and creatives who want to build funnels to promote and sell their physical or digital products and services on autopilot, share some tips with the host Francis Onuk

Good to Great from the standpoint of an entreprenuer. So many of us are discouraged on the saturation of many businesses and the likelihood of making it.

well, today's episode is graced by one of our most admired etreprenuer, Deedee Bassey(a fashion Designer) as she walks us through her start up journey, experiences both good and bad, challenges, advise for new and already exisiting fashion designers. and also the application of digital skills to any business 

There has been a dramatic turn of events that sees more and more planners adopt a hybrid type of event management. Nsikan Udoh of EmeraldNela Creationz an event planning firm shares his journey, tips & challenges in the event sector with the host Francis Onuk on the topic- TURN OF EVENTS- THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS.

The digital economy, opportunities available, how can you plugin? Well, join listen to Aniedi Udo-Obong on Startup HalfHour as he shares his thoughts on this topic.

Aniedi Udo-Obong is an experienced Program Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the technology industry across Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Currently Regional Lead for Google's flagship developer community offerings - Google Developer Groups (GDG) and Google Developer Student Clubs (GDSC) - driving awareness, adoption, advocacy, and feedback for Google's products and platforms, as well as open technologies for mobile, web, cloud and machine learning.

The Tony Elumelu Foundation seeks to create 1,000,000 jobs in 10 years by injecting $100,000,000 into the African Economy in what Tony Elumelu calls Africapitalism.

In 2021, approximately 5,000 Entrepreneurs in different categories (Start-Up, Innovators and Disruptors) smiled to the bank with $5,000 each non-refundable seed capital for their businesses.

As Application opens for 2022,  Eno Peter a TEF Mentor shared secrets and tips on how over 25 mentees across Africa won the grant last year live on Start-Up Half Hour  as he cracked the grant puzzle with the host Francis Onuk

As the year 2021 comes to an end, startups and those thinking of starting out have heard a particular word from most of our guests on the show. The word CONSISTENCY is very important in our work or personal lives. 

Small consistent actions lead to big rewards. Consistency is deep in business practice and it can have a real impact on how your businesses grow.

You will need a strategy that’s designed to generate recurring revenue and consistent growth through the right, consistent actions.

So you can say all of these are easier said than done, but let’s look at this show, there are 53 Fridays in 2021, today is the 50th edition that means I missed 3 shows. When the year began, I did not say I want to do all episodes for the year, I said to myself, I will take it Friday by Friday. Once an episode finishes, I start working on the next one. You might say you do not like to read because after a few pages you get bored and sleepy but commit to reading just one word, after one word 2 words, a sentence, a paragraph, a page, a chapter, 3 chapters, several more chapters and finally you will see that you had read a book.

Your wins no matter how small lead you to great rewards! My name is Francis Onuk, and I would like you to join us in 2022 on this show as we bring you tips, trends, opportunities, and inspiring stories as you listen to how others did it. Join our community on Facebook @startuphalfhour like the page and stay informed. Reach me at the Roothub or via Whatsapp on 08092427901

Have a Happy New Year.

We are entering a new year and with that comes the need to reflect on our operations, review our methods, implement changes & embrace the new.

Business conditions are constantly changing, so it goes without saying, as the landscape shifts, various problems and opportunities require different solutions. We discuss how startup owners can connect the dots using technology and some of the trends for 2022.