TV series & the Nigerian economy

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I'm not crazy about movies. Yeah, i watch quite a few but i can go without watching a movie for months. What i do enjoy watching is a nice and dramatic TV series. Why do i love TV series so much? I love continuity, i love when characters evolve unexpectedly and i love  multiple jabs of suspense. Some of my favorite TV series include; Grey's Anatomy, The good wife, Madam Secretary and Breaking bad (I'm not a fan of Game of thrones, I'm sorry) I think Hollywood figured out we love continuity and that's probably why we have so many movie sequels these days. I mean who would have thought the movie, 'Olympus has fallen', would have a sequel Yeah, it does, It's titled 'London has fallen'...Lol. It's out in March 2016. Next sequel will probably be 'Aso rock has fallen' with some bad moves by President Buhari. The script could feature former president Jonathan trying  to take back Aso rock and definitely not succeeding.     Ok, before my imagination runs wild, Let's get back to the economy. Don't we seem to be acting out episodes  for a TV series in Nigeria these days? Season 1

• Episode 1 -  Peak or trough - volatile oil prices
• Episode 2 - Fourth time's the charm - Buhari, in historic election win
• Episode 3 - Counting to 100 - a review of Buhari's promises

Season 2

• Episode 1 - Vacuum remains - When will they appoint the ministers?
• Episode 2 - of tardy appointments - How many portfolios should a minister be responsible for?
• Episode 3 - All aboard to save the Naira - Naira debit cards restricted in UAE, China and all African countries
• Episode 4 - #Dasukigate - old men,wheelchairs and shrouded transfers

It's very easy to settle into a low expectation mindset when you're surrounded by this on a daily basis, right? But it is a trap. I attended an Alumni conference in my Alma mata, the Lagos Business school in 2015 and one of the Key note speakers was Mr. Aigboje Aig- Imoukhuode, current president of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) His speech was very inspiring and one of the inspiring things he said was; It is the mark of mediocrity to think that you cannot be competitive during a period of economic 'adversity' You need to read that again. History shows that countries like Rwanda, India, South Korea developed because of competitive tensions, economic challenges and demanding situations. I'm going to start a blog series on 'how to grow a business in a challenging economy' from my next blog post. In the blog series, I will;

• explore the types of business ideas that will generate revenue in this economy
• break down the important components of a good business model that guarantee revenue streams
• show you how to adopt the right components for your business model based on industry structure and demand trends.
• analyse key actions that help ensure speed-to-market and revenue for your business
• and also explore pivots and iterations that may be required for existing businesses to grow in 2016

If you're looking to start a business or you have started a business and you're trying to figure out how to make it work in 2016 You don't want to miss this. I'm definitely looking forward to it. Tomie