Get this: I did a recent survey of my audience (hey, like you!) and almost 75% of the people who responded said that they would love to turn their blog into a full-time business. Awesome, right? Well, kind of. Of everyone who responded, only about 15% said that they were actually making a living from …
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Get this: I did a recent survey of my audience (hey, like you!) and almost 75% of the people who responded said that they would love to turn their blog into a full-time business. Awesome, right? Well, kind of. Of everyone who responded, only about 15% said that they were actually making a living from …
By: Melyssa Griffin
Get this: I did a recent survey of my audience (hey, like you!) and almost 75% of the people who responded said that they would love to turn their blog into a full-time business. Awesome, right? Well, kind of. Of everyone who responded, only about 15% said that they were actually making a living from …
These five countries have the world’s best business environments
Singapore, Canada, Denmark, the United States of America and Switzerland are the top five countries with the best business environments in the world, according to the latest business environment rankings report for the second quarter of 2023. The report by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) measures the attractiveness of the business environment in 82 countries …
Singapore shines as China slips in EIU’s latest business environment ranking
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has predicted Singapore, Canada, and Denmark will have the best business environments in the next five years. The EIU is an organisation that analyses economic and political developments around the world, helping businesses, financial firms, educational institutions, and governments plan for the future. “According to our Q2 2023 rankings, North …
Greece’s ‘greatest turnround’: from junk to investment grade
After more than a decade of bailouts and painful austerity measures, the country has rebounded More than a decade after bailouts and austerity measures pulled Greece from the brink of bankruptcy and a eurozone exit, the country has rebounded and is on the cusp of regaining its investment-grade rating. S&P recently changed its outlook for …
Five ways Nigerian businesses navigate surging inflation
Businesses in Nigeria, especially fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) firms, have devised several ways of attracting and retaining customers in the face of surging inflation. The country’s inflation rate, which has been at a 17-year high since July last year, has negatively impacted FMCG firms by increasing their cost of doing business and has also made …
The Buhari Legacy Series: Economic scorecard – Obasanjo, Jonathan outperform Buhari
“I’ll allow Nigerians to say it. I hope they’ll be fair to me. I want them to analyse how things were when we came in and how they are when we’re leaving.” President Muhammadu Buhari uttered those words last year when quizzed about his legacy. The government rode into power in 2015 on the change …
Judiciary on the spotlight as Ugandan tycoon Ham Kiggundu awaits judgment in DTB case
In any given society, once politicians and public servants start financially competing with the private business community, it compromises social-economic development and upward transformation of the society at large as they start using their positions to undermine all structures, systems and policies put in place to carry the nation forward. In March 2020, Ham Enterprises …
Building a Stronger Tanzania: President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s strategic investment moves
President Samia Suluhu Hassan is implementing strategic investment measures to revive Tanzania’s economy. As the first female President of Tanzania, she assumed office on March 19, 2021, following the passing of her controversial predecessor, President John Magufuli. Tanzania is a popular tourism destination in East Africa, with borders to eight other African countries and the …