If you have stayed afloat through the last 4 months as an entrepreneur, you’ve done well
It is essential to keep hope alive and engage in essential maneuverings
You don't need everyone to help, so don't be offended by those who don't show up
Help cometh.
These two will always be present during your career growth. The easy enablers and the antagonist.
Though everyone prefer the easy enablers, do you know that the antagonists are equally necessary for some level of growth that can prepare and toughen you?
We all love the beautiful synchronization, but we must appreciate the “behind the scenes” efforts of teamwork.
Beyond the growth a perfect alignment with your team brings to your career, your organization’s growth and success is also guaranteed.
Smart Career Tips
1. Do your research: Know your BATNA (Best Alternative To a Negotiated Agreement) and your WATNA (Worst Alternative To a Negotiated Agreement).
2. Active listening
3. Clear communication
4. Focus on value
5. Body language matters
Find out from my pages on LinkedIn, Instagram, or Facebook (@adeyigaawomuti) if you want to identify the bottlenecks etc. in your business, design a streamlined workflow, and train your team to keep it consistent.
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If your goal is to shatter the glass ceiling this year in your career, or you know someone who has such goal, this post is a must read then.
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A wise youth harvests in the summer, but one who sleeps during harvest is a disgrace. Proverbs 10:5
Always remember that if you seek results, there will be time to put in the work (sow), and there will be time to reap (get rewarded for your effort).
As the year gradually ends, you will duly reap the fruits of all that you sowed during this year.
You will not miss all you need to harness and harvest.
You will receive the wisdom to separate seeds to plant/invest later from what you should sell or consume.
You will learn to preserve all you need to sow in the coming year.
The exceptional wisdom you need to navigate next year will be granted to you this year.
Your expectations shall not be cut short.
Happy New Month
As promised, here are some collated Grant opportunities with November 2023 as deadlines.
Hurry and look through to apply for the ones relevant to your industry.
You can share with those that may be interested.
1. Agri-Food Startups – Thrive Global Accelerator Program
https://t.co/R2sfKxYjaN
2. ANDELA EPIC Code Tournament
https://t.co/zvhQski9VP
3. Japanese Award for Outstanding Research on Development Grant
https://t.co/W0FxzN50MO
4. National Geographic Society Grants Program
https://t.co/nb6BNGncdk
5. United Nations Democracy Fund
https://t.co/tnc4fAA2BW
6. International Coproduction Fund
https://t.co/TSTSbmRJsf
7. Siemens Tech for Sustainability Challenge
https://t.co/EOCt9mVZwe
8. Google Al for Social Good
https://t.co/AB9kVkR7Tr
9. Bagri Foundation Grant Program
https://t.co/WNk9EgFrUA opportunities/
10. Ockenden International Prizes for projects on Refugee and Displaced People
https://t.co/B4JNQt48ub
11. IF Design Student Award
https://t.co/ZSgHnoFL33
12. Japanese Award for Most Innovative Development Project (MIDP)
https://t.co/USEzDAZuOF
13. Box Impact Fund for non profits
https://t.co/J55uE0BFnI
14. ACT Foundation Grant Cycle for NGOs and Social Enterprises
https://t.co/DndRlc98ux
15. D-Prize for Social Entrepreneurs
https://t.co/QpXNC8aAvn
Before the end of October, I will share some collated Grant opportunities that the applications will close in November 2023.
Same will be done for applications that will close in December.
If the recording of the training on "How to write Grants applications like a Pro", which I did at the beginning of this year, can still be found, I will host it somewhere and share the link.
This is to assist those in my DM on how to successfully apply for these Grants.
In recent times, the saddening news of startups “total or partial winding down heightened fear in the heart of some business owners, aspiring entrepreneurs, and investors.
The most shocking part of it are the reasons why they had to shut down operations.
At some point, I wondered how the investors of those troubled startups made their choices to invest.
The least I will expect is the presence and strict adherence to fundamental rules that guides business existence and activities. These rules form part of what is branded as Corporate Governance.
I took special interest in these stories because I know how fundamental rules in time past regulated my relationship with partners. That is a discussion for someday. I will not need to freshly pen it but pull up what has already been documented and shared with same actors so that history will not be wrongly rewritten. As humans, we are liable to easily forget and give unrelated fresh perspectives to issues especially when it is not well documented.
However how small, or large your organization is, there can always be a corporate governance that will be best fit and can be adopted.
Issues like management team quick gratification that can erode investors funds, can easily be regulated with corporate governance.
Issues like unaccountability of management team can easily be managed by corporate governance.
Business operations, sustainability, partnership, CSR, accountability, financial management, risk control, regulation of arbitrary or excessive use of management team power and control, board relationship, etc. can all be managed with a good corporate governance being in place.
As cancerous growth in the body silently kills without it being noticed until after some time, likewise, running your organization without a corporate governance. The death (closure of the organization) that eventually came to full term by shutting down operations has been silently killing but it was probably not noticed or ignored all the while.
I will keep it this simple and short for now, but please, make a lawyer with business/corporate experience a friend and start the discussion.
You can also find other business executives with corporate governance experience and start a conversation.
I Wish you the best.
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Hurry and apply for Local & International Grants closing this October (Links attached).
While searching for October Grants to share with businesses, I came across the following 14 opportunities that are still open for application.
The opportunities cut across various industries and some African countries.
Please note that there are also a few for fellowship programs, so not all are for businesses.
You can share with those who may be interested.
1. IFAD Grant covering any of the following: Climate Sustainable Agriculture / Natural Resource Management / Disaster Risk Reduction and Early Warning Systems
Grant Amount - $50,000 Seed Funding
https://t.co/HYaNrfosSu
2. Hult Prize Challenge for Fashion/Clothing Industry
Grant Amount - $1,000,000
https://t.co/ETHQn93S1A
3. Elisabeth & Amelie Fund
Grant Amount -€5,000
https://t.co/6NUVWwUEq8
4. Agribusiness Innovation Challenge in Oyo state Nigeria
Grant Amount -N2million
https://t.co/0NNzd8KfZ8
5. The Ibrahim Leadership Fellowship
Grant Amount -$100,000
https://t.co/0VxPMHN3rr
6. Growth Accelerator for Entrepreneurs in Malawi
Grant Amount - $40,000 in co-financing (70%/30%)
https://t.co/LQj1dIZOXO
7. Elsevier Foundation Green & Sustainable Chemistry for Climate Action Challenge
Grant Amount -€25,000
https://t.co/1LoUToqx7X
8. Whitley Award
Grant Amount -£40,000
https://t.co/PsU3CXD4gR
9. UNIFOR
Grant Amount -€20,000-€200,000
https://t.co/OpRShsZk7V
10. Future Conservationist Award
Grant Amount - $15,000
https://t.co/ouSsepdWWw
11. African Bird Club Conservation Award and Expedition Award
Grant Amount - £3,000 -£5,000 (This grant can be scaled at the end of the program)
https://t.co/NU8FbbUptp
12. Halcyon Fellowships for Early-Stage Social Entrepreneurs
Amount - $100,000-$500,000
https://t.co/e4uDwZPfep
13. Wilson Center Fellowship
Amount $90,000
https://t.co/N05XcgHWfg
14. Hanga Pitchfest Rwanda
Grant Amount $50,000 (winning prize. Runner up prizes $20,000, $15,000, $12,500 as well as consolation prizes)
https://t.co/OJWBiX77wK
Before the end of October, I will share some collated Grant opportunities that the applications will close in November 2023.
Same will be done for applications that will close in December.
If the recording of the training on "How to write Grants applications like a Pro", which I did at the beginning of this year, can still be found, I will host it somewhere and share the link.
This is to assist those in my DM on how to successfully apply for these Grants.
Hurry and apply for Local & International Grants closing this October (Links attached).
While searching for October Grants to share with businesses, I came across the following 14 opportunities that are still open for application.
The opportunities cut across various industries and some African countries.
Please note that there are also a few for fellowship programs, so not all are for businesses.
You can share with those who may be interested.
1. IFAD Grant covering any of the following: Climate Sustainable Agriculture / Natural Resource Management / Disaster Risk Reduction and Early Warning Systems
Grant Amount - $50,000 Seed Funding
https://t.co/HYaNrfosSu
2. Hult Prize Challenge for Fashion/Clothing Industry
Grant Amount - $1,000,000
https://t.co/ETHQn93S1A
3. Elisabeth & Amelie Fund
Grant Amount -€5,000
https://t.co/6NUVWwUEq8
4. Agribusiness Innovation Challenge in Oyo state Nigeria
Grant Amount -N2million
https://t.co/0NNzd8KfZ8
5. The Ibrahim Leadership Fellowship
Grant Amount -$100,000
https://t.co/0VxPMHN3rr
6. Growth Accelerator for Entrepreneurs in Malawi
Grant Amount - $40,000 in co-financing (70%/30%)
https://t.co/LQj1dIZOXO
7. Elsevier Foundation Green & Sustainable Chemistry for Climate Action Challenge
Grant Amount -€25,000
https://t.co/1LoUToqx7X
8. Whitley Award
Grant Amount -£40,000
https://t.co/PsU3CXD4gR
9. UNIFOR
Grant Amount -€20,000-€200,000
https://t.co/OpRShsZk7V
10. Future Conservationist Award
Grant Amount - $15,000
https://t.co/ouSsepdWWw
11. African Bird Club Conservation Award and Expedition Award
Grant Amount - £3,000 -£5,000 (This grant can be scaled at the end of the program)
https://t.co/NU8FbbUptp
12. Halcyon Fellowships for Early-Stage Social Entrepreneurs
Amount - $100,000-$500,000
https://t.co/e4uDwZPfep
13. Wilson Center Fellowship
Amount $90,000
https://t.co/N05XcgHWfg
14. Hanga Pitchfest Rwanda
Grant Amount $50,000 (winning prize. Runner up prizes $20,000, $15,000, $12,500 as well as consolation prizes)
https://t.co/OJWBiX77wK