ICE and SATIN Sugar Art Exhibition -- #Nigeria #events #entertainment

ICE and SATIN Sugar Art Exhibition

  • INSPIRING DISPLAYS
  • DETAILED AND INFORMATIVE CLASSES ON TRENDING TECHNIQUES
  • TOOLS AND PRODUCTS ON SALE
  • INTRODUCING 3 INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS MAKING WAVES IN THE SUGARCRAFT WORLD

THE LIVE CAKE CONTEST:
Four teams will battle themselves to create an award winning 4 tier wedding cake in just 2 hours! Each team will design their cake and execute the design. Each team will be made up of 4 decorators and a renowned sugar artist who will serve as a technical adviser to the team.

Team members will pick teams by lucky dip. This will be great fun to watch and even more fun to take part in! Don't miss this experience to see how masterpieces are created or to work alongside some of the most talented sugar artists of our time.

Star Prize: N100,000
2nd Place: N80,000
3rd Place: N60,000

plus lots of other benefits.

Please note that participation is The Live Cake Contest is open only to Priviledge Package subscribers. Viewing the contest is also open to economy package subscribers.

Also introducing our Specialty Baking booth. Stop by for free demos and tips on healthy baking.

Venue: OUR PLACE, platinum and gold halls, 7, Olufumilayo Okikiolu street, off toyin street, Ikeja, Lagos.

Date:  27th & 28th March, 2014.

Time: 9am - 6pm

Vending Booths are available on first come first serve basis.

Enquiries:
General/Cake contest: 08185820058
PP: 08056464767
EP: 08033025853/ 080339675778
BP: 08100278098

Check our facebook pages for updates; Ice and Satin Confectionery, Ice and Satin Sugar Art Exhibition


HELLOFOOD -- #Nigeria #events #entertainment #HELLOFOOD

We are a new delivery service website in Nigeria, set up of problem solvers, designers, thinkers and tinkers, working hard around the clock to make Hellofood (www.hellofood.com.ng) the most powerful online tool for food delivery and thus offer you the best online food ordering experience.

Real Estate For Non-Pros And Beginners: Identifying Opportunities, Finding Funding And Building Wealth Through Property Investment -- #Nigeria #events #entertainment #LAMUDI

There is no doubt that investing in property is one of the most effective tools for wealth creation. Historically, a large proportion of the world's wealthiest people have had real estate playing a crucial part in the accumulation of their fortune. If you are desire to build financial capacity, real estate should interest you, as it could be a key part of a formidable investment portfolio.

Let’s take a look how this can be done.
Negotiating a good property deal is a key element of investing profitably in real estate. Especially if you are new to the business, there are some fundamentals that you must get right if you are to emerge from a property negotiation feeling good with about outcome. Here is a guide to give you a head start and ensure you come out with good results even from your first encounter.

Get All The Key Facts About The Property: You need to be familiar with the property you wish to buy and should arm yourself with its main features. A good example of how you can do this from the comfort of your home or office and still  save time while covering a large amount of property is to use an online real estate market place that gives you the whole picture. A good example is Lamudi.com.ng.

Lamudi.com.ng gives you the basic facts like the size  of the property (in terms of total space and details of number and sizes of rooms), the available facilities, type of title, details picture of various areas the property and its immediate surroundings , any title issues that may require further work to regularise, etc. If the property is still occupied, it will give you details of what you need. It also ensures that its verified properties are fraud free as Lamudi.com.ng boasts of listings from well-known real estate agents and go the extra mile by creating relationships and verifying properties.

Decide Your Top Naira Amount For The Property:You must be firm in your mind as to your top price limit for the property. This is not a magic figure but one that is based on a careful evaluation. You need some market research to determine what value equivalent property is currently commanding. You also need a valuation, preferably a professional valuation by a property valuer. If the property will require improvements (minor improvements, yes; major, watch it!), determine how much this will cost: get professional opinion, if necessary.

Paint The Whole Picture: Most of real estate agents will have their focus on the money they expect and the supposed benefit of the property. Making sure you have the total picture, using all the facts you have diligently gathered. More importantly, make them aware that you know the problems and additional costs that are inherent in the purchase, which you will necessarily bear, unless they accept to shoulder them (usually, they need the whole money and will not accept any incursion). Show that you have done a lot of work to decide on your offer, based on all the facts. Never show any desperation: there will always be some other property.

Stick To Your Top Naira For The Property: It’s important to get as much quote as possible of different properties. It’s important to have a platform where you could be sure to get your top property for your budget.


Ladies Lunch -- #Nigeria #events #entertainment

Come and learn about ' The Nuts and Bolts of Money'
Too many small businesses focus on big ideas and user acquisition --without a clear-cut revenue model. Spend some time  with Tolagbe Martins discussing the fundamentals.
Our guest speaker for this crucial conversation is Akintunde Oyebode- Head, SME Banking at Stanbic IBTC Bank Nigeria where he is responsible for building propositions to serve small and growing businesses. He is an Economics graduate from the University of Lagos, and has worked with entrepreneurs for almost a decade in various capacities including case writing, business planning, strategy formulation and retail banking.
As usual, you can expect a delicious lunch, great conversation and another chance to
Love life, love work, be happy


About The Social Lagos Team
We are a women-owned boutique events company that provides premium event planning services with our own event space.
We have since recognised that there is a requirement for young women in the Nigerian business landscape that is not currently being fulfilled- an avenue to attend fun, focused, networking events, gain networking and business skills and make strides in their business and personal.
Fee: NGN7500 covers a 2 course plated menu, drinks  from the Cloud 9 Kitchen and early bird gift bags from The Social Place

Venue: The Gallery At Social Place, 33 Sinari Daranijo Road, Victoria Island, Lagos.

Date: March 23rd 2014

Time: 02:00 PM


 

JOVAGO PARTNERS WITH TRAVEL AGENTS TO GROW THE HOSPITALITY BUSINESS IN NIGERIA -- #Nigeria #events #entertainment #JOVAGO


Nigeria’s No. 1 online hotel booking portal,  Jovago.com held its 1st Annual Seminar at the The Ball Room at Lagos Oriental Hotel on the 14th March, 2014. The seminar was aimed at bringing Jovago.com closer to their partner travel agents and showing them how to earn revenue using Jovago.com.

During the event, Jovago.com educated the travel agents on the online hotel booking procedure while explaining the benefits they stand to enjoy by signing up for the affiliate program. The affiliate program enables travel agents to earn revenue by booking hotels for their clients using Jovago.com.

Mr Chukwudi Igwegbe of Chumatex Travels and Tours, Ikeja, expressed his appreciation for the platform. He said it is a good innovation and that he is happy to meet with Jovago.com, he now feels more secure using the Jovago.com. Also in attendance was a travel agent from Port Harcourt, Ninduwezuor-Ehiola Nkemefuni of Igoni Travels who encouraged the Jovago.com team and charged them to continue bringing innovative ways of helping Hotel and Travel Agents. She also expressed her excitement at the possibility of winning Jovago’s best agent of the month big prize.

Marek Zmyslowski, Managing Director of Jovago.com in a statement during the seminar said “the affiliate program is aimed at helping the agents find new ways to grow their business online by booking hotels easily with Jovago”. He stated that he was impressed with the turn up and the interactive nature of the guests in attendance and also stated that there will be coaching for agents who are interested in learning how to use the Jovago.com platform.

In addition, Jovago.com expressed willingness to partner with leading travel agents across Nigeria in order to establish a long-term mutually beneficial relationship.

About Jovago
Jovago is Nigeria’s premium online hotel booking service that provides customers with the best hotel booking experience with fast, detailed, reliable and easy-to-use services. To explore their offerings, visit www.jovago.com


SME Business MasterClass -- #Nigeria #events #entertainment

Running a business takes courage, perseverance, guts and an understanding of how to run a business. Whilst a lot of small business owners have the courage, perseverance and guts, they lack a decent understanding of how to successfully run their businesses.
Some have fantastic ideas that clearly solve problems in the market, but do not know how to take these ideas to the market.
In all, an understanding of the process of business management is essentially important in successfully running a business.
In trying to get an understanding of the principles of business management, entrepreneurs ask the following questions;
  •  How do I find growth opportunities in what looks like a very mature and saturated market?
  • How do I manage my cashflow such that I am able to pay the business’ bills when they are due?
  •  How do I get the best out of my people and how do I ensure they are committed to my business?
  •  How do I develop strategic plans for my business and implement these plans with discipline?
  •  How do I develop and manage systems and processes like management accounts and reports so that I can see track progress towards organizational goals?
If you need answers to these questions, then join Sawubona Advisory Services Limited for the 4th edition of the Sawubona SME Business MasterClass.
The Sawubona SME Business MasterClass has been designed for people interested in starting new businesses or growing their existing businesses. Participants will gain rich insights, market intelligence and practical advice on how to optimize resources to build their businesses.
Key Topics to be covered include:
  • Cash-flow Management
  • New Business Development
  •  People/Employee Management
  • Accessing Finance for Startup and Expansion
  •  Leveraging Social Media Platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Instagram etc. ) for business growth
  • Competitive Intelligence (How to outsmart competitors and build competitive advantage in the marketplace)
  • Developing Strategic Action Plans for your Small Businesses
By the end of the program, participants will sharpen their entrepreneurial skills and gain a fresh outlook on how to build competitive advantage in the market place. Participants will also gain from the experiences of other entrepreneurs who will be in attendance.
By participating, participants will have access to;
  • One Hour Free Business Advisory Session with Sawubona’s SME Consultants
  • Free business startup ToolKit that includes E-books, Videos and Audio Materials to develop skills and knowledge of starting and running a successful small business and;
  • Enjoying a 25% discount if they join the Sawubona SME Growth Academy 

Venue: The Boardroom, Sawubona Advisory Services, No 14a, Bayo Dejonwo Street, Off Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, Maryland, Lagos.
Date: March 22nd 2014
Time: 10:00 AM

Tickets: N7,500

Presentation Skills Training Workshop in Lagos -- #Nigeria #events #entertainment

Join LiveSpeech in Lagos for 2-days of intensive presentation skills exercises and public speaking coaching to improve clarity, structure, composure, and purpose of communication. 

The LiveSpeech Open Workshop is designed for corporate/technical/business professionals who seriously want to improve their abilities to speak and communicate more effectively in front of live audiences (e.g. clients, customers, colleagues and Management). 

TRAINING SCHEDULE

- Date: 22nd – 29th March, 2014
- Duration: Two Saturdays
- Time Daily: 10am - 5pm
- Venue: Precinct Comfort Hotel, Yaba/Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria
- Extra: Certificate of Participation

TRAINING APPROACH

Training is highly participatory and practicals-intensive. You will go through five course modules working on a professionally relevant topic of your choice, taken from an area of expertise, creating your content, organising your material and structuring your presentation.

You will stand up in front of the group giving practice presentations of your work, which will be scrutinised and critiqued on video playback with personalised coaching from the course Instructor and input from the audience.

The LiveSpeech approach to training places strong emphasis on situation-awareness, self-expression and audience-centredness. You will learn step-by-step how to create a clearer, more organised and more structured presentation from the Introduction to the Conclusion, with greater efficiency (speed) and enhanced communication (accuracy, clarity and brevity).

Do not miss out on this!


TRAINING MODULES

Module-1) Anxiety Management Techniques
Module-2) Planning Your Presentation in 8 Steps
Module-3) Use of Slides and Other Visual Aids
Module-4) Preparing For Your Next Presentation
Module-5) Delivering With Energy and Composure


HOW TO REGISTER

Step 1) Pay course fee to book your seat
Step 2) Fill out your Delegate Registration Form online

COURSE FEE = 30,000 Naira per delegate

For the Delegate Registration Form and payment account details, kindly visit our Web site at http://www.LiveSpeech.org and select "Open Workshop", to get started. 

IMPORTANT NOTES

- Registration closes once all seats are booked; no payment at the venue.
- Contact us to confirm space availability before making payment.
- Class size is limited to ten (10) participants, maximum.
- Dress code: corporate/formal.

Participants are also encouraged to come along with a laptop, tablet, or other Internet-enabled devices for your content research exercise. Lunch will be provided.

Do invite a colleague or friend... Share this event NOW!

Official Web site: www.LiveSpeech.org

AFROPOLITAN VIBES -- #Nigeria #events #entertainment

Bantu invites you to an evening of live music, cool breeze and palm wine.

Venue: Freedom Park, Hospital road, Old prisons grounds, adjacent to St. Nicholas hospital, Lagos Island.

Date: Friday, 21 March 2014.

Time: 7pm

Admission is FREE (N200 Freedom Park entry applies)