SPANKING NEW 9ice AYE OLOBA (prod by cheepo)

9ice is currently working on a new album. While we await official singles, here’s “Aye Oloba”; a previously unreleased song from Adigun. I’d like to think this was recorded a long time ago ‘cos it’s my understanding that 9ice and Cheepho are no longer working together. Then again, I may be wrong
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How to Start Your Own Business

Running your own business is a rewarding but engaging career and life choice. It demands your time and focus. Start by expecting to live your work until it is established so it can get off the ground. There are many different opinions about how to start a business from researching and writing a detailed business plan -- to organize it all -- to just jumping into a passion and trying to make money out of it.

Steps

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   Think of every day problems and then think of how to help them. Make sure its something you can make with your own hands, or some simple tools.
   
   
   
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   Start with your idea. This probably isn't a brand new invention or product. In fact, many successful small businesses have found a way to deliver an existing service or product more efficiently and economically or have customized an existing product or service to fit an opportunity.
   
   
   
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   Put together a business plan. This doesn't require hundreds of pages with thousands of charts. Include research into things like how much you can charge for your product/service, how much it will cost to produce or deliver (include variable & fixed costs) and the size of your potential market (i.e. number of customers). The plan should evaluate your competitors - how many competitors, how strong are they, where are they, how will you compete. The plan should state what is required to enter this market, barriers to entry such as high fixed costs (factories, restaurants) and government regulations that must be met.
   
   
   
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   Determine if you need financing. Your business plan will include a section on financing. How will you pay the costs to start and run your business? Do you need a bank loan? Use credit cards? Self finance? Also, you'll need to consider how much salary you need to support yourself while starting your business.
   
   
   
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   Put together your initial marketing plan. Marketing need not cost a fortune. Some businesses require very little. For example, many service businesses such as accounting firms build their practices through word-of-mouth referrals. You can also join free or low-cost associations to build awareness of your small business. Again, your business plan (product, customer, competitor) will help you determine the marketing efforts you need to undertake.
   
   
   
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   Build your infrastructure early. This doesn't mean build a big factory or a fancy office. It simply means keep accurate customer records, a clean set of updated books and a technology foundation, if necessary. One of the downfalls of many small businesses is that they don't know if they're making or losing money (i.e. the need for a clean set of books). Another downfall is when small business owners try to sell their company years later but lack accurate customer history and customer information. Many times, the customers of a small business are its best asset, and, without the records, the small business can be sold only for salvage.
   
   
   
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   Move forward and get started. Once you know you can be profitable take the leap and get started. Besides getting business supplies or advertising, plan ahead by establishing some new business clients ahead of time. If you're business is unlike a restaurant, that physically needs to wait for customers to walk into it's doors, establish accounts ahead of time. In this way, you will have pre-planned future receivables to look forward to. Think about and focus on making money first, where ever possible, instead of spending money. The more money you can bring in, without spending money, the more profitable you are going to be.
   
   
   
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   Use the web. Use every technology available that will give your business a competitive advantage. The internet is a customers research tool. Help future customers learn more about you and the details about what you sell and why your products or services are different and better for them than other competitors.
   
   
   
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   Make paying for your items or service convenient. In today's world, understand how people pay. Carrying cash can be risky. Therefore, most people choose to carry Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover. All these credit cards are part of our societies everyday life for making purchases. Debit cards are becoming especially popular. So, along with having a sales counter cash register, get set up to accept credit cards for your business. If you have your website set up, you should also make paypal payments available because most consumers feel that this is more secure, and many will use paypal.
   
   
   
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    Purchase a new electronic credit card machine. These are now very affordable and available at wholesale prices for about $147. Be sure to look for a wholesale supplier, not a retail seller such as a bank. Banks usually charge higher prices or rent it to you, and you may pay for it many times over. The same credit machine supplier will more than likely be able to offer you credit machine service too. This monthly cost is about $10. By doing this you'll be able to get equipment for less then the price of some cell phones. More importantly, you can offer your customers an easy way to accept credit cards. The goal is to help customers self-finance their purchases when they don't or can't use cash.
    
    
    

New Music hakym -bugatti

The Ark Entertainment is proud to present a brand new hit from the Lamba king tittled Bugatti. Hakym who recently signed a 20million Naira record deal with De Ark Entertainment (which is home to Singer B-Red and a newly signed young RnB/Hiphop act, Shayo Davids) wasted no time in dropping this monster follow up to Salamualekun.

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latest MUSIC Darey – Special Fever

SoulMuzik presents Darey Art Alade in Special Fever, check on it, download and Enjoy

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M.I Launches 'Talk About It' Democracy Campaign

As part of 14 years of Nigeria's Democracy day,Chocolate City rapper M.I has decided to launch an initiative,"Talk about it-The MADC (miabaga.com)campaign for a better Nigeria.
It’s wonderful we’ve made it this far and while we glory in the fact, we recognize that to make any more progress, things will have to change. We believe a great way to start is to get us talking about where we are, and where we need to be’, M.I said.
To get involved in this campaign, young and creative Nigerians are required to express their opinions about Nigeria by logging on to his websitewww.miabaga.com/2.0/talkaboutit or tweet their thoughts on a better Nigeria to @miabaga_dotcom with hashtag #TalkAboutIt.

BBAfrica Housemates Betty & Bolt Kiss In Bed (Photos)

So, earlier on today in the Big Brother Africa Season 8 House, Sierra Leone's housemate Bolt and Ethiopia's Betty seized the moment to share a passionate kiss in the dark.

The two Diamond Housemates obviously couldn't keep their hands off each other as their fellow housemates slept soundly. So much so that when things got a little too heated, Bolt jumped out of bed and rummaged through bags, pockets and boxes, clearly searching for something.


Whatever it was that he was trying to find proved elusive. The Sierra Leonean then gave up and headed to the kitchen to get a glass of water. Thirsty Betty seemed to appreciate this kind gesture and repaid Bolt in kind.
After giving him the smooch of the century, she slipped her hand under Bolt's shirt and the two lay in each other’s arms, with no care in the world.

Betty doesn't know she is up for eviction just yet, together with Denzel, Hudda, Selly and Natasha.
Do you think this might save her?

more pictures - http://www.lailasblog.com/2013/05/bbathechase-first-kiss-housemates-betty.html