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Olujimi Olaghere

Jimi is an up and coming young entrepreneur, he grew up with a family of entrepreneur's and caught the bug early. He acquired most of, if not all his business skills working with both parents. He is the co-owner of T&J enterprise a supplier company based in New Jersey. He recently just launched a freelance writing marketplace BagAWriter, and he is still running broketycoon.com.

Startup misconception

Starting a business is hard I know that, but perhaps we’ve been  lead astray and taken to seriously all the socially acceptable ways of starting a business. You can start a business however you like as long as it’s yours and you intend on making a profit.  Of all the deluded misconceptions of starting a business, below are the most popular:

1. You Need A Ton Of… Click here to continue »

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Writers marketplace

Press release by Jimi Olaghere, Noobpreneur Business Blogger (profile)

Bag A Writer is a new site for freelance writers that was launched into beta in March 2010. The founder, being frustrated with many of the popular classified listing sites and faux job postings online, decided that there had to be a better way.

At Bag A Writer, professional freelance writers will find genuine jobs to bid… Click here to continue »

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Freelancing

Although being a freelancer is not fully a business, you still have to market yourself and your services if you intend to put food on the table with this heavily populated career field. If your still convinced you can do it, here is what you need to know:

1. Personal Website

Freelancers need a personal website to show case their work, the website should also serve as a… Click here to continue »

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Do it yourself

Let’s face it, human beings are really lazy creatures. Compared to the assiduous caveman we barely have to lift a finger. Can you imagine if you had to wake up each morning, pick up a spear, and chase down a deer; not because it ate the lily you worked so hard to cultivate over spring, but because you have to feed your family!

These days, all… Click here to continue »

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Business website

According to studies done last year by IDC about 46% of small businesses still don’t have websites.  So basically this post is dedicated to business owners who don’t believe the internet can significantly  improve their businesses – the only problem I have here is how am I supposed to reach them when they are never on the internet? Small businesses owners: If this post magically reaches… Click here to continue »

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Who loves me follow me

Your friends and followers are very vital to your success with social media marketing. Without them, your basically talking to an empty room. You know that feeling you get when you log in to your  facebook fan page and your once 200 friends have suddenly diminished  197, a feeling of disappointment and slight  loneliness  that leaves that burning question deep in your gut “was it… Click here to continue »

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Choosing the right business partner

Finding the right business partner is a risk all on its own. Get it wrong and you will be royally screwed. Get it right; you might still be royally screwed, because people change. A once motivated and ambitious man would no longer be motivated or ambitious if he suddenly loses a member of his family (forgive my cynicism), hits the lotto, or simply just… Click here to continue »

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Business websites

The biggest misconception about the success of websites is appearance, although it is a plus to have a website that’s easy on the eyes; but that’s not going to sell services or move goods. For brick and mortar businesses, a factor that is always taken into consideration is Location, Location, Location; but for online businesses the equivalent is Navigation, Navigation, Navigation.

It’s reported that 50% of potential… Click here to continue »

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Risk taking endeavour

Ivan talked about why people are afraid to take the necessary risk to become an entrepreneur in his post, now I’m going to talk about assessing the risks you will face when you finally decided to take that jump to becoming an entrepreneur.

1. I hate to burst your bubble, but all businesses carry some sort of risk; there is no such thing as “a safe… Click here to continue »

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