Friday, July 20, 2012
Sorghum is available to prospective customers in Nigeria
SORGHUM is a genus of numerous species of grasses, one of which is raised for grain and many of which are used as fodder plants either cultivated or as part of pasture. The plants are cultivated in warmer climates worldwide. Species are native to tropical and subtropical regions of all continents in addition to the southwest Pacific and Australasia. Sorghum is in the subfamily Panicoideae and the tribe Andropogoneae (the tribe of big bluestem and sugar cane).Cultivation and uses
One species, Sorghum bicolor,[1] is an important world crop, used for food (as grain and in sorghum syrup or "sorghum molasses"), fodder, the production of alcoholic beverages, and biofuels. Most varieties are drought- and heat-tolerant, and are especially important in arid regions, where the grain is one of the staples for poor and rural people. These varieties form important components of pastures in many tropical regions. Sorghum bicolor is an important food crop in Africa, Central America, and South Asia and is the "fifth most important cereal crop grown in the world".[2]
Some species of sorghum can contain levels of hydrogen cyanide, hordenine and nitrates lethal to grazing animals in the early stages of the plant's growth. When stressed by drought or heat, plants can also contain toxic levels of cyanide and/or nitrates at later stages in growth.[3]
Another Sorghum species, Johnson grass (S. halapense), is classified as an invasive species in the US by the Department of Agriculture.[4]
Sorghum vulgare var. technicum is commonly called broomcorn.
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Maize is available to prospectus customers who wants to procure.
Maize is also a crop with economic importance to Nigeria and other tropical countries. There are various categories of maize, we have the hybrid maize, the yellow maize and the white maize. They are majorly used as food to both animals and humans, serving as a good source for livestock feeds. Maize is located in large quantities in Northern part of Nigeria, in States like Katsina, Kano, Nassarawa, Bauchi, Gombe etc it can also be found in South western Nigeria.
Prices of Maize varies from NGN50,000.00 during peak season to about NGN70,000.00 or more at off season.
Shigold Livestock farms is exporting Cashew nut to any part of the world
The cashew is a tree in the family Anacardiaceae. Its English name derives from the Portuguese name for the fruit of the cashew tree, caju, which in turn derives from the indigenous Tupi name, acajú. Originally native to northern South America, it is now widely grown in tropical climates for its cashew seeds and cashew apples.HABITAT AND GROWTH:
The tree is small and evergreen, growing to 10-12m (~32 ft) tall, with a short, often irregularly shaped trunk. The leaves are spirally arranged, leathery textured, elliptic to obovate, 4 to 22 cm long and 2 to 15 cm broad, with a smooth margin. The flowers are produced in a panicle or corymb up to 26 cm long, each flower small, pale green at first then turning reddish, with five slender, acute petals 7 to 15 mm long. The largest cashew tree in the world covers an area of about 7,500 square metres (81,000 sq ft).
The fruit of the cashew tree is an accessory fruit (sometimes called a pseudocarp or false fruit). What appears to be the fruit is an oval or pear-shaped structure, a hypocarpium, that develops from the pedicel and the receptacle of the cashew flower.[2] Called the cashew apple, better known in Central America as "marañón", it ripens into a yellow and/or red structure about 5–11 cm long. It is edible, and has a strong "sweet" smell and a sweet taste. The pulp of the cashew apple is very juicy, but the skin is fragile, making it unsuitable for transport. In Latin America, a fruit drink is made from the cashew apple pulp which has a very refreshing taste and tropical flavor that can be described as having notes of mango, raw green pepper, and just a little hint of grapefruit-like citrus.
The true fruit of the cashew tree is a kidney or boxing-glove shaped drupe that grows at the end of the cashew apple. The drupe develops first on the tree, and then the pedicel expands to become the cashew apple. Within the true fruit is a single seed, the cashew nut. Although a nut in the culinary sense, in the botanical sense the nut of the cashew is a seed. The seed is surrounded by a double shell containing an allergenic phenolic resin, anacardic acid, a potent skin irritant chemically related to the more well known allergenic oil urushiol which is also a toxin found in the related poison ivy. Properly roasting cashews destroys the toxin, but it must be done outdoors as the smoke (not unlike that from burning poison ivy) contains urushiol droplets which can cause severe, sometimes life-threatening, reactions by irritating the lungs. People who are allergic to cashew urushiols may also react to mango or pistachio which are also in the Anacardiaceae family. Some people are allergic to cashew nuts, but cashews are a less frequent allergen than nuts or peanuts.
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Small business ideas
GENERATING SMALL BUSINESS IDEAS
Aligning Your Ideas With Key Human Needs.
Always mould small business ideas around a key human needs. Security, for example, is a key human need - and because insurance companies provide security, they're in business.
They're giving people what they want.
Here are some key human needs, divided into primary needs and secondary needs :
Acknowledgement,
Adventure,
Beauty,
Challenge,
Control,
Education,
Fitness,
Food (primary),
Freedom,
Friendship,
Health (primary),
Hygiene (primary),
Independence,
Information,
Knowledge,
Leisure,
Love(primary),
Money (primary),
Power,
Privacy,
Protection / Shelter (primary),
Relaxation,
Security,
Self esteem,
Sleep (primary),
Stability,
Status,
Time,
Water (primary).
You might think that fulfilling a primary need is ideal. It's not.
Internet users are upper middle-class people. With the exception of health, they normally have their primary needs covered. Before you can sell to them you first have to convince them that your product is superior - make that far superior (people generally resist change when it comes to primary needs) to what they're using now.
Would you be tempted if an ad said free food?
No?
How about free course in basic Internet marketing?
Yes?
GENERATING SMALL BUSINESS IDEAS: PART 4
The Rules For Small Business Ideas
What do all good small business ideas have in common?
They obey these rules:
The quality must be beyond question.
This is always the first rule of any business. Good products have a way of selling themselves. Bad ones will make you wish you still had a day job. There's no compromise here. Get this one right before you do anything else.
It must be unique.
Or it should at least be presented in a unique way. The information in my Search Engine Yearbook is not unique. Anyone willing to spend 5 years researching search engines can do without the book - but that's my unique offer. I sell time. Readers get 5 years worth of research & experience in a neat package.
There should be an EXISTING demand for it
Small business owners often make the mistake of trying to create a demand for a new product. The simple truth is that creating a demand for your product is very, very expensive - that's why companies like Coca-Cola can do it and you can't. They have millions to spend on marketing. For a small business you should focus on satisfying existing demands.
It must be user-friendly
Off the top of my head, I can think of two really fantastic Internet products that never achieved commercial success because getting them to work was a nightmare. Don't expect the customer to download any additional software or plug-ins to get the thing to work. They won't.
It must be legal
Remember that the Internet is international. Is your product legal and safe everywhere? There's no need to go read up on the commercial laws of every country in the world. Just create a straight-forward, original, honest product and you'll be safe.
It has to be credible
If you're a well-established company with a proven track record, skip this step. If you're not, develop a product that can incorporate an evaluation version. If it's a book, give the table of contents and chapter 1 away for free. If it's software, offer a time-limited trial etc.
It should support repeat-business
This is not really a MUST, but it's a big plus if you can add it. A large part of Pandecta's success lies in our base of faithful repeat buyers. Quality comes into play again. Our Search Engine Yearbook readers know that it's a great product - and I make absolutely certain that they know there's a new Search Engine Yearbook every January. They all (well almost all) come back each January because they already know what they're getting for their money... and just to make sure we give them 25% off the regular price. Repeat business is pure gold.
GENERATING SMALL BUSINESS IDEAS: PART 5
Finding Your Product / Service
Before we dig in, keep in mind that there's only so much I can cram into a web page. If you're serious about succeeding online, consider getting a copy of "Ways To Make Money On The Net". It's an immediate download - and it will save you buckets of time and money later on. Click here for more information.
Ok, here's the overview:
STEP 1
Work through the secondary human needs listed above. Pick one that fall in your area of expertise - or better yet, one that really interests you.
For example, I'd choose independence; because that's something I can offer by giving people the skills to start a small or home-based business on the Internet.
Now refine that until you hit a do-able niche. Stay with me. This works.
From independence I got to small business advice. That's still too broad. We have to find a niche where we can be number 1. Small business advice specifically for Internet entrepreneurs... still too broad... more than just advice, I'll offer them experience. Better yet, I'll do all sorts of e-business experiments. I'll test everything from affiliate programs to selling stuff on eBay and report my findings... etc. etc.
Don't stop too soon. If it's too broad, you won't be able to compete. You'll waste a year trying and end up refining it anyway. The best small business ideas are laser-focused on a niche.
Niche niche niche! It's soooo important.
STEP 2
Ok, so I'm going to sell small business experience. The next step is to decide on format.
Software
I'd probably have to cut a cd and sell that, because software downloads are often too large. The truth is that I don't have fantastic programming skills and I don't want the hassle of having to ship the cd.
Electronic book
This has become a fairly popular product format. It's harder to get repeat business with an e-book, but from my experience with the Search Engine Yearbook I know its possible.
Free on your site
Why not? People love quality free stuff. Traffic could build to the point where you can make money promoting affiliate products and selling advertising space. Personally I'm not a great fan of this approach, but there are people who say it can be done. You could also consider giving limited information from the book away on your site with an "order" link for those interested in learning more. That's an approach I've had success with. In fact, you're on such a page now. This page (and others) are what we call "teasers" for the "Ways To Make Money On The Net" book I mentioned above.
Restricted access
A very efficient way of selling information online is to place it in a password protected section of your web site. It's not that difficult to set up. The downside is that people don't actually receive the product, which deals a blow to its perceived value.
E-mail
Sending the product via e-mail is, at the moment, a good option. You could, for example, create separate e-mail courses on creating a business plan, product development, promotion etc. The only downside is that people get so much junk email that your legitimate email is likely to get filtered out before reaching some of your customers. Sending products via email is becoming more of a hassle and will only improve when someone finds a solution to junk email. Hey, there's a great small business idea! It's a mammoth task, but the person who pulls it off will be a billionaire.
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STEP 3
Choose your price.
What does the competition charge?
Can you do better without cutting profits too much?
Do a search for your product on Yahoo! and go through the top category to find some competitors.
Who is your target market? Will your typical customer be willing to pay $20 or $200? Don't "settle" for what you'll be happy with - not when it comes to price. A higher price will add perceived value. Experiment until you find the barrier where sales start to drop off. Also keep in mind that your product should always exceed the customer's expectations.
What is your profile customer's age & income level? Younger buyers buy more impulsively but usually have less money.
High prices also leave the door open to competitors to develop something similar and offer it for less.
Low prices mean more sales - more sales DO NOT necessarily mean more money though. 10 items @ $5 each is less than 7 items @ $10 each. The main benefit of low prices is that - if you have a good quality product, you reach more people and therefore generate more word of mouth.
STEP 4
Test your product on your site before you spend time and money developing it.
Describe the product in detail. Ask visitors to pick a price they'd be willing to pay. When your product is ready for distribution, give a couple of copies away to people who are willing to sign up as beta testers. In exchange for the free product, they should, for example, agree to fill out a questionnaire after using the product for a month.
GENERATING SMALL BUSINESS IDEAS: PART 6
Traffic
SMALL BUSINESS IDEAS
Whatever you sell, you absolutely HAVE to get people to your site. I can't possibly go into all the details here, so I'm going to say more about that in my new post, just follow me along as we explore ways of being a successful entrepreneur.
Sunday, June 17, 2012
How to become a successful entrepreneur
The first step in coming up with small business idea is to write down as many as possible businesses.
Starting a business is easy. Deciding on what business to engage in is the difficult part.
Most business entrepreneur start up with very little money and a strong belief that success will come to them if they work hard enough and offer a quality product or service. You can either choose a product oriented or a service oriented business.
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Shigold Consulting Services
Are u thinking of what to do after retirement?, Do you want to increase your income? or you want to become self employed/ start a new business.
Then you need to get a business plan for the kind of business you intend to do.
SHIGOLD CONSULTING ASSOCIATE renders the following services.
1.Generate business idea.
2.Write bankable business plan that will reflect cash flow, profit and loss statement,and viability analysis.
3.Expand existing businesses
4 Provide real life solutions to business problems through my website
5.Educate audience on the current trends in the business environment
6Provide business networking opportunities
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