http://pierreoceans.tigblog.org/ What's on the minds of young leaders from around the globe? en-us http://pierreoceans.tigblog.org/post/322601 Anyone with infomations on Leadership academy that are currently enrolling candidates for trainings.
I will be very Glad to recieve something.
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Hello Friends! Do You Guys Know About SIFE?
I just took some information from the website and like your school, your country to be involved in teaching and impacting your communities through entrepreneurship and leadership. SIFE is a global non-profit organization active in more than 40 countries. SIFE is funded by financial contributions from corporations, entrepreneurs, foundations, government agencies and individuals. Working in partnership with business and higher education, SIFE establishes student teams on university campuses. These teams are led by faculty advisors and they are challenged to develop community outreach projects that reach SIFE's five educational topics:
• Market Economics
• Success Skills
• Entrepreneurship
• Financial Literacy
• Business Ethics
SIFE team members leverage their personal educational experiences, the expertise of their faculty advisors, the support of their local business advisory boards, and the resources of their institutions to implement programs that create real economic opportunities for members of their communities. The effectiveness of their programs is judged at competition. Each national SIFE organization conducts a national competition, which is judged by leaders from its business community. At competition, SIFE teams present the results of their educational outreach projects and compete to determine which team was most successful at creating economic opportunity for others. SIFE National Champion teams advance to the top level of competition, the SIFE World Cup.
Australia
Curtin University of Technology
Curtin SIFE developed "Entrepreneur's Challenge," a competition to design innovative products and services to fill a market need. Participants worked in teams to go from idea generation and business planning to final submissions and presentations. Approximately 120 people competed and 30 businesses were launched as a result.

China
Shanghai International Studies University
SIFE SISU spent more than 2,000 hours implementing "Rainbow over the Fields" in the rural villages of Yancheng, Yixing and Chengde. The project assisted impoverished Chinese farmers by providing direct access to education and basic resources. Farmers were provided seeds and other supplies, and they learned supply and demand, efficient use of resources, new agriculture methods, and how to search the Internet for information. One farmer, Zhang Danong, said, "Through your program, I really broadened my view... to earn a brighter future for my family!"

Russia
Russian State Pedagogical University - St. Petersburg
In an effort to increase small business start-ups in Russia, this SIFE Team organized ten workshops to teach basic knowledge of creating and running a successful company. Seminars were led by students already experience in business, and the nearly 70 university participants enjoyed the innovative peer-to-peer format. Thinking that "if they can do it, I can do it," 11 students decided to start their own businesses and received personal assistance from the SIFE Team.

Morocco
Institut des Hautes Etudes de Management - Casablanca (HEM)
HEM SIFE brought a lucrative industry to a struggling community. Through research, Morocco SIFE discovered that the village of Oulad Bouziri had an abundance of snails, but the community's efforts to market escargot were unstructured and it was one of the country's poorest regions. The team created a snail farming cooperative in the village. They formed a business plan, secured a facility to house the snails, introduced snail breeding and developed a website to increase national and international orders.




Visit the site www.sife.org and tell me more about SIFE….explore, inform and inspire your world. I work with SIFE Nigeria and the whole experience I will say is total and Life Changing.
I say this all the time; SIFE gave the platform to express myself and the opportunity to develop leadership
Ogudo Omonjiade
SIFE NIGERIA





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Final Round Results
SIFE World Cup Champion - United States - La Sierra University
Runner-up - Canada - Memorial University of Newfoundland

Semi-Final Round Results
League 1
United States - La Sierra University

League 2
Canada - Memorial State University of Newfoundland

League 3
Nigeria - Obafemi Awolowo University

League 4
Albania - University of Tirana

Opening Round Results
League 1:
Finalist: United Kingdom - University of Nottingham
Finalist: Zimbabwe - University of Zimbabwe
Third Place: Thailand - The Far Eastern University
Spirit of SIFE Award - Thailand - The Far Eastern University

League 2:
Finalist: USA - La Sierra University
Finalist: Singapore - Singapore Management University
Third Place: Lesotho - Lerotholi Polytechnic
Spirit of SIFE Award - Lesotho - Lerotholi Polytechnic

League 3:
Finalist: Swaziland - Nazarene Training College
Finalist: New Zealand - Auckland University of Technology
Third Place: Sweden - Umea University
Spirit of SIFE Award: Kyrgyzstan - University of Friendship of Nations

League 4:
Finalist: Canada - Memorial University of Newfoundland
Finalist: Nigeria - Obafemi Awolowo University
Third Place: China - Sichuan University
Spirit of SIFE Award: China - Sichuan University

League 5:
Finalist: Russia - Russian State Herzen Pedagogical University
Finalist: India - Loyola College
Third Place: Kazakhstan - University of International Business
Spirit of SIFE Award: Kazakhstan - University of International Business

League 6:
Finalist: Australia - The University of Melbourne
Finalist: Uzbekistan - International Business School Kelajak IImi
Third Place: Malaysia - University of Technology MARA
Spirit of SIFE Award: Ghana - Ho Polytechnic

League 7:
Finalist: Albania - University of Tirana
Finalist: Egypt - Misr Internatinal University
Third Place: Phillippines - San Beda College
Spirit of SIFE Award: Phillippines - San Beda College

League 8:
Finalist: Morocco - Hasan II Agronomic Veterinary Institute (IAV HASSAN II)
Finalist: Kenya - University of Nairobi
Third Place: Slovenia - GEA-College of Entrepreneurship
Spirit of SIFE Award: El Salvador - Superior School of Economy Business (ESEN)
]]> Tue, 16 Oct 2007 05:08:00 EDT http://pierreoceans.tigblog.org/post/269017 6.6108333 3.29611116.61083333.2961111 http://pierreoceans.tigblog.org/post/249715 An entrepreneur is one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks and responsibilities of a business. Rather than getting a regular job, your grand family member may prefer to start a business and become an entrepreneur. Selling a product or performing a service for others may be a viable way to make income. If your young person is in school or training, having a business may offer a more flexible schedule, a chance to set goals and earn income based on how much production can be done. If the business is successful, word of mouth may help bring in new customers.

There are many things to consider when starting a business. Help your young friend fill out the questionnaire right here on this page in order to evaluate whether starting the business is a good idea. Or you can use the printable version to work it out on paper.

Mini Business Plan

What product will you sell, or what service will you perform?

_____________________________________________________________________
How much will you charge for it? If a service, will you charge by the hour? By the week? Or by the task done?

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Survey some potential customers. Do they think this is a fair price?

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Where will you find customers?

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How will you advertise? Will you make and distribute flyers? Put up notices on bulletin boards or start a blog? Let people know by word of mouth? For example, if you are tutoring younger children, you might let parents and teachers know.

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Are business expenses required to get started? For example, if you are mowing lawns or doing landscaping, do you need to rent a lawn mower and other equipment? Or if you are making homemade greeting cards or knitting potholders, do you need to purchase raw materials?

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How much will getting started cost?

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How will you cover these expenses? Will you borrow the money from a parent or guardian with an agreement for paying it back?

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If there are expenses, are you charging enough to make a profit? Which ones are fixed – the ones that are the same no matter how many customers you have, and which are variable – those that relate only to the customers you have.

_____________________________________________________________________
How will you collect your fees? You will need to make agreements with your customers up front about when and how they pay.
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What if you have difficulty getting paid? Most people will pay you right away. But if for some reason they don’t want to pay for the job, find out why. Do they think you didn’t adequately perform the service? If so, how can you fix it?

_____________________________________________________________________
If they just don’t have the money right now, ask when they will have it and make an appointment to come back to collect. If you are still not getting paid, ask your parent or guardian to step in to help.

_____________________________________________________________________
How will you keep track of your production and your income? Will you set up a spreadsheet on a computer? Or will you mark everything in a ledger book? Decide on a system that shows what you produced, the date you produced it, how much was paid for it and when.

_____________________________________________________________________
Based on how much you bring in from each customer, how many customers will you need to have each day/week/month to earn enough to justify your time and energy.

_____________________________________________________________________
Having a business requires one to be very self-disciplined because no boss is demanding that you show up on time. However, for someone who is enthusiastic and self-motivated and wants to please customers, it can be fun to see how much production can be done in a week. Your young friend can graph net income (gross income minus expenses) week to week to see how the business is doing. Make adjustments if the net income is falling off.

Tip: Tell your young friend this: Always do the very best job you can. You want to earn the reputation of providing excellent quality, on time, with a great attitude. This work ethic carries you far beyond just one day’s job. Word of mouth spreads your reputation, and other people will think of you when other opportunities arise.

Check with your accountant about current IRS rulings on how and when to tax a child’s income.
If a child makes more than $400, from his or her own business, the child has to pay self-employment tax, but may not have to pay income taxes. For the year 2005, a dependent can earn up to $5,000 and not have to file a federal income tax return and pay income taxes.

A whole different set of rules apply if the child works in the home of someone as a nanny, gardener, and so on. Your accountant can advise the parent or guardian on how to report the child’s income. Check www.IRS.gov for more information.
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* *Be sure you don't read the bottom until you've worked it out!** *

* * This is not one of those waste of time things, it's fun. *

*Now lets go!!!!!*





* 1. First of all, pick the number of times a week that you would ** like to
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*5. If you have already had your birthday this year add 1757 .If you**
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Everyone has got an assignment on earth to solve and results to achieve .The result of the assignment is more important in the life of the messenger and he or she must be very careful not to make mistakes because the actualization of these assignment births the beginning of another episode for other people.

Would you rather withhold the realization of this great message?

Everything is inside of you to achieve it, the skills, the talents, and the power to make it happen. I see greatness in you and the power to take it to the next level!


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SvS (f) Re: What Is The Nigerian Dream?
« #1 on: July 04, 2006, 10:56 AM »

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the nigerian dream
well maybe to leave the country and live in somewhere lik europe or america?





eveseh (f) Re: What Is The Nigerian Dream?
« #2 on: July 04, 2006, 11:13 AM »

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huh?





diddy4 (m) Re: What Is The Nigerian Dream?
« #3 on: July 04, 2006, 03:28 PM »

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fast cars, big cribs, flashy rides, the power, the respect, the ladies. there aint no dream bigger than that.





shawna (f) Re: What Is The Nigerian Dream?
« #4 on: July 04, 2006, 05:24 PM »

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to be a successful and powerful nation someday





Damsal (f) Re: What Is The Nigerian Dream?
« #5 on: July 04, 2006, 06:41 PM »

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The nigerian dream is to be rich, to have everything life has to offer without working to hard to get it. It's quite a selfish and self centered one.





SvS (f) Re: What Is The Nigerian Dream?
« #6 on: July 04, 2006, 08:51 PM »

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i agree with u damsal





retro (f) Re: What Is The Nigerian Dream?
« #7 on: July 05, 2006, 03:08 PM »

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Quote from: svs on July 04, 2006, 10:56 AM
the nigerian dream
well maybe to leave the country and live in somewhere lik europe or america?


Hahaha. I wouldn't know. Maybe, Nigerians want to be rich, happy ***?





Eurphoria (f) Re: What Is The Nigerian Dream?
« #8 on: July 05, 2006, 08:27 PM »

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Gosh it's sad to think of this, because we know what the dream is(money,house,cars,good lifestyle)very shallow but very much needed for people to have a good quality of life.


So maybe I'll say it like this. my ideal Nigeria, it would be that "you can have a good and uninterrupted education, have a conducive enough economy to be able to get a good job or if you are free spirited,be able to gain help to start up a business to further add to the development of the nation , hence(good and vibrant social infrastructures). Finally be able to be what you want to be without unnecessary hindrances.





jaguda (m) Re: What Is The Nigerian Dream?
« #9 on: July 10, 2006, 12:32 PM »

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i agree with Eurphoria, that is the Nigeria we dream of , but sadly, project Nigeria is Dead! Nigerians do not see themselves as a People Under God i.e. One Nigeria. the average Nigerian places ME before WE. its so sad.

We need to change this orientation!





naija_diva (f) Re: What Is The Nigerian Dream?
« #10 on: July 10, 2006, 04:26 PM »

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the nigerian dream is to get recognized by the world because nigeria has a lot to offer.





thimbook2 (m) What's The 'Nigerian Dream'?
« #11 on: July 15, 2006, 01:29 PM »

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We've Heard Of The American Dream. What's The Nigerian Dream?

yes o! if am no misled, we 're compelled every other time to see how even the ants in US are pitching in to make the american dream a reality but i don rack brain tire to see if even a hint of the Nigerian dream was communicated to the me at any level of my education (formal or otherwise) and sadly enough the answer is no.


So in case u know it, come out and let's see what the Nigerian dream is or at least what it should be like.





Mystique (f) Re: We've Heard Of The American Dream, What's The Nigerian Dream?
« #12 on: July 17, 2006, 01:09 PM »

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To win Lotto Nigeria

** E fit be u o**





GUNNER (f) Re: What's The 'Nigerian Dream'?
« #13 on: July 17, 2006, 02:59 PM »

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to be " Proudly Nigerian"





obiora (m) Re: What's The 'Nigerian Dream'?
« #14 on: July 17, 2006, 03:16 PM »

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ok this is my vision of the nigerian dream.

live abroad and live the american dream.
then come back with an entire suitcase full of dollars for your mama
then still go back abroad and still live the american dream.
thats whats up.

ok and another thing is : NAIRALAND RULES





whirlwind (f) Re: What's The 'Nigerian Dream'?
« #15 on: July 17, 2006, 03:22 PM »

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To work nine-to-five, have enough money to buy brand new cars not second hand cars, to get home within 20-30 minutes of leaving the office, to have constant light, and water, good roads, good affordable education for our children, Wait, that dream must be to work for an oil company!!





youngies (m) Re: What's The 'Nigerian Dream'?
« #16 on: July 17, 2006, 03:47 PM »

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Hmmmmm, Nigeria Dream!

There is no collective dream. the Niger Delta is dreaming to conrol their resources and be the next president of nigeria, the north is dreaming for the return of political power to them to continue their squandering of the economy which they are contributing little or nothing, the south east is confused and in deep slumber - no dream, the south west is awake now, knows that their dream is over - TTA.

There is no meeting point for a collective national dream







spikedcylinder (f) Re: What's The 'Nigerian Dream'?
« #17 on: July 17, 2006, 04:26 PM »

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To have enough money to buy all the clothes and shoes i want!





youngies (m) Re: What's The 'Nigerian Dream'?
« #18 on: July 17, 2006, 04:32 PM »

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SpikedCy

Is that all your dream? clothes and shoes





ademiller (f) Re: What's The 'Nigerian Dream'?
« #19 on: July 17, 2006, 04:35 PM »

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well ma nigerian dream is to <> be the first female presido and marry all the boys that are fine in naija. live d dream baby shakadelli baby yeah.





Old Glory (m) Re: What's The 'Nigerian Dream'?
« #20 on: July 17, 2006, 04:38 PM »

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I think the average Nigerians Dream, is to leave Nigeria.





Chxta (m) Re: What's The 'Nigerian Dream'?
« #21 on: July 17, 2006, 04:39 PM »

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One nation under God, indivisible and strong and prosperous





my2cents (m) Re: What's The 'Nigerian Dream'?
« #22 on: July 17, 2006, 05:29 PM »

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FYI:

Having lived in the US for 13 years, I have this to say: The American dream is just that, a dream. Life, irrespective of where you find yourself in the world (be it the rolling hills or Jos or the high mountains of Nepal), is what you make of it. America only seems better because of more opportunities. However, many people have made the ulimate sacrifice of going there (selling houses and land, marrying citizens, forfeiting their high-paying careers, etc) only to end up disappointed. I remember reading somewhere that yrly, $30billion worth of degrees leave their respective countries and go to the states where they don't get utilized . If you doubt what I am saying, y r there so many Nigerians, say, who are phD holders and are driving taxi?

Don't get me wrong, there are those of us making it in the US. However, I would strongly caution against the notion of a "dream", because those usually don't come true. Speaking for myself, I live a comfortable life in the states (I pay my taxes and bills, pursue a few side-jobs and have a little left over to save and send home ) and I thank God for that, but my dream is yet to be realized.





raldsfield (m) Re: What's The 'Nigerian Dream'?
« #23 on: July 17, 2006, 05:48 PM »

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Before you have a dream you have to first sleep.

Nigeria has no dream/dreams, just leaving the life is what I will call it.

I think the dream now is who will save Nigeria and find us right track to move on(Pat Utomi).

For now their is no dream.

No dream for light (the only person that had a dream said we should wait till 2056"God forbid"), no dream of good health, quality education, employment,job creation, no road, no food for the common man, no water to drink.

The Nigerian dream for now should be providing the basic things of life.





Mystique (f) Re: What's The 'Nigerian Dream'?
« #24 on: July 17, 2006, 06:48 PM »

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Quote from: raldsfield on July 17, 2006, 05:48 PM
I think the dream now is who will save Nigeria and find us right track to move on(Pat Utomi).


And what makes you think Pat Utomi is the one that will save Nigeria??





tianshie (m) Re: What's The 'Nigerian Dream'?
« #25 on: July 17, 2006, 07:12 PM »

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Let me see, The Nigerian dream abi?

The Nigerian dream is to get into politics,get into a position of influence then embezzle money.





Old Glory (m) Re: What's The 'Nigerian Dream'?
« #26 on: July 17, 2006, 07:44 PM »

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Tianshie

Like i said in another thread, you are a victim of your environment. Your Hero is Mike Adenuga and your dream is to embezzle money. You are some character.





Gomer Re: What's The 'Nigerian Dream'?
« #27 on: July 17, 2006, 07:48 PM »

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Arise, O compatriots,
Nigeria's call obey
To serve our fatherland
With love and strength and faith
The labor of our heroes past
Shall never be in vain
To serve with heart and might
One nation bound in freedom,
Peace and unity.

Oh God of creation,
Direct our noble cause
Guide our leaders right
Help our youths the truth to know
In love and honesty to grow
And living just and true
Great lofty heights attain
To build a nation where peace
And justice shall reign.

I pledge to Nigeria my country
To be faithful, loyal and honest
To serve Nigeria with all my strength
To defend her unity and uphold her honor and glory
So help me God.

That is the Nigerian Dream
Its been staring at you since you were born!


Quote from: my2cents on July 17, 2006, 05:29 PM
FYI:
However, I would strongly caution against the notion of a "dream", because those usually don't come true.


Every goal starts with a dream, every invention started with a dream, every achievement started with a dream.
Hey guys, give this place a chance. Things are really wacked now but don't you think that somehow, sometime things will get better?
But you know, its got to start with US, from the inside it comes on to the outside.
We point fingers, we blame the government, we blame the so called leaders we have
Have you ever ran for office, won or held a post before?
Try it, you'd have a renewed admiration for your president
Who is the freaking government- You.
It don't matter where the change starts, even if its just a little corner of this country that changes- hey thats something.







Gomer Re: What's The 'Nigerian Dream'?
« #28 on: July 17, 2006, 07:57 PM »

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sorry 2 cents, i got all mixed up in the posting thing but i guess you understand what i mean





hibans (f) Re: What's The 'Nigerian Dream'?
« #29 on: July 17, 2006, 08:02 PM »

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@my2cents, i think u made a point and i love u for that.





Ka (m) Re: What's The 'Nigerian Dream'?
« #30 on: July 17, 2006, 08:07 PM »

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There is nothing like 'The Nigerian Dream'.

What we have instead are 150 million Nigerian dreams, each as different as the dreamer.





LiquidMind (m) Re: What's The 'Nigerian Dream'?
« #31 on: July 17, 2006, 08:21 PM »

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The Nigerian dream is to have a portion of the National Cake at least in a life time














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