Dear SME Owner

As an entrepreneur, dole ne hangen nesa. Where do you see your business in years to come? Do you have a vision board? Any goals set and how you plan to attain them? An musu back up plans? This can make your aspirations, strategies and contingency plans clear to you.
Goals din nan bana yanzu bane, amma it will show you what success will look like. Ko a ce nan da shekara 1, we will add a new product, open a new shop, ko wani irin ci gaba dai. Zai bama mutum motivation da direction. Ba kawai a zama yan ja muje Alhaji ba. Sai yanda hali yayi ba. No! An ce muna namu Allah na nashi and His is the best but at the same time tie your camel first and put your trust in Allah.

In this context, be prepared and then put your trust in Allah. Setting goals is one thing and developing strategies on how to achieve those goals is another thing. Idan aka dauka book aka rubuta by 2025, I want to have more sewing machines for my tailoring business aka rufe littafi, PAM! Shikenan! Magic will not happen and it will not come true. Ko kuwa ayi ta magana a baki ba action. You didn’t look for customers, but preparing is ayi ta dinki ba safe ba dare a tara kudin sewing machine. Haka ya kamata ka zama, daga ina, dinki, ina aka nufa, dinki, me ake yi, dinki. That is the dedication. Please don’t go and collect people’s clothes and you will not finish on time! Ana kai mutane a dan gyara musu hali fa😂 Idan kunne yaji, gangan jiki ya tsira. Ban da hadama. Kuma ayi shi upto standard shi ne customers zasu zo. Toh whichever industry you belong to, take it into consideration to improve.

In the face of uncertainties, market fluctuations, and unforeseen challenges, nan ne backup plans zasu yi tasiri. Su ne safety net din, idan an fadi, then it will catch you

 and propel you upwards. Ko diversifying revenue ne, establishing emergency funds, or fostering agility within the organizational structure, backup plans provide resilience and sustainability in the face of adversity.

Yan aji, where do you see your business in the next 5 years? 

 

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Red Part 1

Fatima
“Ah this long queue, abeg” I said as I approached the ATM beside our house.
I stood for a few minutes, “when will it come to my turn, gaskiya Banda lokaci let me be going” I said to my self as I took my leave
. “Hello come and go before me” called out a young man. I turned
“Ah thank you” I quickly ran in front of him as the people in the queue grumbled.
Thank you I said with a big smile.
You are welcome he said.
To be frank with you I didn’t give him a second look, I withdrew my money, thanked him and I was on my way.
He quickly followed me.
“I didn’t catch your name miss”
“I didn’t throw it” I said.
Haba now this is not how you respond to your knight in shining armour
Knight ke” i let out a loud laugh
“Ok what’s your name at least, do you mind if I drop you?” He asked.
“My house is down the road so don’t worry and yes my name is Fatima”
“Oh you see this is meant to be, you have my mom”s name, can I call you mama na?”
“Well you can call me Ummi, that’s what my family call me ” I said.
“Can I see your phone” he asked
“why” I asked as I looked at my shattered screen. I quickly hid it with my veil.
I want to dial my number, so you can have my number, you need me in your life” He said with a smirk
“Is that what you say to every girl” I asked
“No just the ones I like” he said
‘Let me go”
I wouldn’t let you go until you give me your number or instagram handle or snap” he said smiling
For the first time we locked eyes, I felt some electric surge down my body, he is a fine man I ain’t got lie.
“08134435581, can I go now?”
“Wait now, haba mana ummi na”
“Ummin ka? You are such a charmer just now now I am your ummi?” I asked with a smile.
“Yo da ta wacece”
Tun da kinki na rage miki hanya shi ke nan. He opened his car and started the ignition.
Suddenly my phone rang.
“Aren’t you going to pick that? Mijin ki na kira baza ki dauka ba” he said with a broad smile and drove off
Omo wetting be this, this guy wan carry me go where I no know!!!

Ahmed.
Hello, ya how far kana ina? I asked as I placed a call to jibrilla
Jibrilla is my best fried and my partner in crime.
“Guy I just met the girl of my dreams”
“Please free me, I don’t have energy for your dreams or your girls” he said
“Walahi this girl is what I want, exactly fa komai da komai “ I said.
“ Yanzu dai where are you, are you in the office”
“No walahi Baba sent me to Senator Rufai’s office to drop some documents, on my way as we speak, lets just meet later at the spot” he said
“Ba matsala, see you later” I said
Just then I realised I forgot to withdraw the money that made me stop at the ATM in the first place. Shit!!!!

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