The Quru Lab Blog
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How Much Is Your Business Paying You to Chase People?
“Have you done it?”“I am working on it.”“Please send me an update.”“I will get back to you.”“What’s the status?”“Who is handling this?”“Please remind me.” If you’ve run a business for any length of time, you have probably said these sentences more times than you can count. And that is the problem. You shouldn’t have to.…Read article
Not Sure Yet? That’s Okay.
Maybe you have seen Padi Team App and thought: “Do I really need another app for my business?” Well, that is a fair question. If you are running a small business, you may feel like you already have everything figured out. You have a WhatsApp group for your team, a spreadsheet for employee records, a…Read article
If Your Best Employee Resigns Tomorrow, What Happens to Their Knowledge?
Your employee can leave your company. Their knowledge shouldn’t have to leave with them. At 4:36 p.m. on a Thursday, Daniel sent his resignation letter. His manager read it three times, not because Daniel was impossible to replace. But because Daniel knew how everything worked. He knew which supplier to call when an urgent order…Read article
The PenCom and PAYE Audit Threat: Is Your Business Safe?
At 9:15 on a Tuesday morning, the owner of a growing business gets an email he wasn’t expecting; a request for payroll records. Employee details.Salary schedules.PAYE documentation.Pension records.Contributions. He reads the email twice, then he turns to his accountant. “Do we have all of this?” The accountant pauses. Some records are in Excel, some are…Read article
Why Managing Your Team on WhatsApp Is Costing You Millions
At 7:42 a.m., a business owner sends an important message to his team. “Please make sure all outstanding customer orders are resolved before 4 p.m. Also, the new pricing document is effective from today.” Twenty people are in the group and a few people see the message immediately. Someone reacts with a thumbs up emoji.…Read article
The Hidden Reason 80% of Nigerian Businesses Collapse Before Their 5th Year
It may not be a lack of customers. It may be what is happening inside your business. At 8:17 a.m., Chinedu opened his shop. By 9:00 a.m., three customers had already walked in. By noon, sales were looking good. By closing time, he had made enough money to feel encouraged. So why was he constantly…Read article
You Don’t Need More Employees. You Need Better Systems.
Michael was convinced the answer to the challenge he was facing was to hire more people. After all, his furniture business was getting more orders. Customers were calling and sales were increasing. From the outside, everything looked like success. Inside the business, however, things were falling apart.One employee forgot to follow up with a client.…Read article
The Most Expensive Mistake Business Owners Make Isn’t Financial
When business owners think about losses, they usually think about money. Things like poor sales, bad investments, and unexpected expenses quickly come to their mind. But do you know that one of the biggest losses rarely appears on a financial statement? One of the biggest losses any business can suffer is operational chaos. Every forgotten…Read article
What If One Conversation Could Change the Direction of Your Future?
How many opportunities have you missed simply because you weren’t in the right room? Not because you weren’t or because you weren’t capable. But because you didn’t know the right people, hear the right idea, or ask the right question. This is one area where many people are ignorant. Your future is shaped by more…Read article
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