Persistent failure to persuade people to consider our proposals could sometimes be owing to our asking wrong people for help, seeking answers in wrong places and knocking on wrong doors. By Nimroth Gwetsa, 30 June 2016. Continue reading
Human beings are marvellous. Even without zoologist and scientists explaining differences between humans and animals, any sane person can easily see the superiority of humans over other creatures. A mere look at innovation and developments humans brought about and other feats achieved, shows the greatness of humans above other creatures.
Despite this greatness, human beings seem unable to resolve age-old problems whose remedies are known and documented. By Nimroth Gwetsa, 31 May 2016. Continue reading
There comes a time in the business founder’s life to consider selling some equity in the company, if not to dispose it all. Reasons for the sale are always situational. The sale could arise from the need to expand capacity of the business, sustain or dispose of it entirely to realise a return on investment. Disposal could also be owing to the need to meet other pressing financial obligations.
Many factors influence company equity valuations. Thus in selling equity, how best can owners avoid suffering from seller’s remorse just as buyers do after their priced purchases? By Nimroth Gwetsa, 30 April 2016. Continue reading
Growing business is every business owner’s dream and mission. Many avenues are available for raising capital to achieve such growth. Joint ventures, partnerships, mergers and acquisitions are some methods available for growing a business.
Many emerging business owners rushed, to their peril, in establishing business relationships only to witness the devastation those relationships have caused to their companies. There’s no need to learn the hard way. Help is at hand. By Nimroth Gwetsa, 31 March 2016. Continue reading
Don’t give up! I know it is easy said than done and we might not know the extent of your pain. Perhaps you were about to overcome and needed to give it one more try, but you gave in to what seemed unbearable pressure. If your life or safety is not threatened, perhaps continue your journey, taking one more step even if it is simpler and slower. You’d achieve progress.
Life in South Africa can be daunting. Wherever one looks, one is surrounded by negativity. And if it’s not about lawlessness, it is about the abuse of power. If not about laziness, then it is about foolishness leaving one wondering when all this would end so “normality” could resume. Such negativity can damage one’s welfare. By Nimroth Gwetsa, 29 February 2016. Continue reading
By Nimroth Gwetsa, 15 December 2015.
Summer holidays are upon us. Whether one is on vacation elsewhere or is enjoying the tranquility of the local environment, summertime is the season expected to bring good fortune. It’s as if living things are doing their best to show off their appreciation of summer: with flowers blossoming, birds singing their early morning glorious melodies, succulent fruits falling-off trees, people getting together and strengthening their relationships. Continue reading
By Nimroth Gwetsa, 26 November 2015.
In the article “How To Detect Shady Deals Masqueraded As Good Deals”, we noted how developing companies could learn from and adopt sound principles from big businesses.
Not all big business behaviour should be copied owing to their destructive nature.
This article aims to identify some deplorable behaviour by big business to be avoided by emerging companies. This, to ensure emerging companies could one day rely on the power of their brand to attract business opportunities. Continue reading
Success is earned. To keep it, it needs to be sustained. These obvious facts are not so obvious when you’re struggling with and facing many debilitating challenges. Life feels unfair especially when people around you seem successful without much fuss. Unlike what many may believe, sustainable success cannot be demanded. It is the result of what has been produced. By Nimroth Gwetsa, 28 October 2015. Continue reading
If indeed “life begins at forty”, how do we describe events of the preceding period?
I like working with people of all age groups: young and old. Each group has unique qualities and shortcomings. Accepting that “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks”, I am compelled to turn my attention to the supposedly teachable, yet ignorant younglings unwilling to learn those new tricks.
Life can be cruel sometimes: to older people, it has given them the benefit of hindsight. But such wisdom is limited by their physical strength preventing them from correcting lifelong mistakes made; to youngsters it has given them good, strong and healthy bodies, but also the illusion of a sense of invincibility and know-it-all. The illusion remains for many a youth that living without a plan is more rewarding.
Such contradiction is there by design and is meant to ensure there is continuous dialogue and dependence among the different age groups. We’d be foolish to ignore our diverse inherent strengths and benefits of collaboration.
This article is my contribution to helping the youth improve their investment in their future. By Nimroth Gwetsa, 20 August 2015. Continue reading
We live in perilous times. People are angry. We know someone in our circles who is angry. Anger surrounds us and is aroused by many things affecting our lives. People are angry about so many issues that an attempt to list the causes of the anger would be an exercise “in futility and perpetuity”. Issues causing anger are so many that it would be best not to focus on what makes people angry, but on what is left that makes people happy. By Nimroth Gwetsa, 29 June 2015