Startup HalfHour

Ever so often, many low-funded businesses are formed, as people find ways to make money or create side incomes for themselves. Tinted Scents is one startup that is Making people scent rich without breaking the bank. Ime James Ekop, the founder of Tinted Scents shares her journey with the host Francis Onuk on Uyo's Urban Radio Station XL106.9FM

The best time to start is NOW! Mary Joseph, a final year student in the Communication Arts department of the University of Uyo, talks about her redefined thrift collection startup, which she began as a second-year student. 

With all the money it takes to bring a new product or service to market, it's foolhardy to rush headlong into one. Push marketing is simply a strategy in which a startup or company like yourself attempts to take its products to consumers. Although most startups seek to establish and nurture relationships with their customers or clients, push marketing is more concerned with gaining an immediate sa...

As a startup player in the street food style restaurant, Charles Bassey Archibong started his business during the lockdown and has grown it to two outlets with plans to expand to the capital city in the coming months. He shares what keeps him going, tips and advice to others thinking of starting out.

We look at the last 3 years of the show, getting reviews from our listeners as well as the team.

Dreaming of starting a project or an idea is very easy. In fact, a lot of people do this every day but starting out can be quite hard particularly if it is your first time. Ekemini Ita went past dreaming to start up her food product sales business and she shares her journey and tips to GETTING PAST DREAMING to STARTING OUT NOW with the host Francis Onuk today on the show for entrepreneurs by entre...

In this episode, the host Francis Onuk discusses with Vicky Bon where she shares an insight into how she started writing stories from her secondary school days, transitioned to being a storyteller on Facebook, and focuses on skincare business while using Storytelling as a powerful yet passionate way to tell stories about her products. 

Structuring helps entrepreneurs not to burn out. Structuring involves; 1. Who is helping me make money?  -what competencies am I looking for in my staff 2. who is helping me save money? 3. who is helping me have a name and look good? structuring helps you build teams.....you can't give free roles and expect good results. Structuring helps in the day to day running of businesses. When everyone...

See ehn, whether you open business for one unique industry or market wey plenty people dey sell the same thing, e dey very important to separate yourself from others so that you go win more people. Utonne Ekefre wey be the Queen of Shoes go tell you how entrepreneurs go find a specific business niche to target and modify their market strategy to accommodate that audience with Francis Onuk wey be t...

Having to get things all set before one can startup an idea or business most times leads to procrastination. It is popularly said that one has to make sure that everything is alright before doing something important hence the popular saying Look before your Leap. Michael Umanah, an engineer & startup founder discusses the opposite of the saying - LEAP BEFORE YOU LOOK: Starting out quickly

The baking industry has seen a rise in young persons starting out there. But apart from just mixing and getting barter, founders need to learn how to grow their business as well as leverage current trends in the industry. The life of a cake maker isn’t for everyone. It has demands and pressures like no other job. Unyime Bonero Bassey of Bonero Cakes and events & host CAKEMANIA share his journe...

There are lots of opportunities for young persons to start either a small business, side hustle or remote job. On this freestyle Friday episode, three young guys share the opportunities whilst giving tips on how one can start.

The world is changing and with regards to the way work is done, digital tools and skills trump the old ways. Naomi and Edikan share their insights on remote work, how one can get into it, its benefits and disadvantages for startup founders.

It’s every entrepreneur’s dream to help their business thrive and grow into at least a medium-sized enterprise. Stella Wakky Paul of Allets Events Company shares some tips on overcoming obstacles on XL106.9FM with the host Francis Onuk. 

Products be it physical or digital, are quite hard to sell online by startup founders. Join us this Friday as Lucie Udeme founder of DexCliks a no-code funnel and landing page builder for African entrepreneurs and creatives who want to build funnels to promote and sell their physical or digital products and services on autopilot, share some tips with the host Francis Onuk

Good to Great from the standpoint of an entreprenuer. So many of us are discouraged on the saturation of many businesses and the likelihood of making it. well, today's episode is graced by one of our most admired etreprenuer, Deedee Bassey(a fashion Designer) as she walks us through her start up journey, experiences both good and bad, challenges, advise for new and already exisiting fashion design...

There has been a dramatic turn of events that sees more and more planners adopt a hybrid type of event management. Nsikan Udoh of EmeraldNela Creationz an event planning firm shares his journey, tips & challenges in the event sector with the host Francis Onuk on the topic- TURN OF EVENTS- THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS.

The digital economy, opportunities available, how can you plugin? Well, join listen to Aniedi Udo-Obong on Startup HalfHour as he shares his thoughts on this topic. Aniedi Udo-Obong is an experienced Program Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the technology industry across Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Currently Regional Lead for Google's flagship developer community offerings - Google...

The Tony Elumelu Foundation seeks to create 1,000,000 jobs in 10 years by injecting $100,000,000 into the African Economy in what Tony Elumelu calls Africapitalism. In 2021, approximately 5,000 Entrepreneurs in different categories (Start-Up, Innovators and Disruptors) smiled to the bank with $5,000 each non-refundable seed capital for their businesses. As Application opens for 2022,   Eno Pe...

As the year 2021 comes to an end, startups and those thinking of starting out have heard a particular word from most of our guests on the show. The word CONSISTENCY is very important in our work or personal lives.  Small consistent actions lead to big rewards. Consistency is deep in business practice and it can have a real impact on how your businesses grow. You will need a strategy that’s de...

We are entering a new year and with that comes the need to reflect on our operations, review our methods, implement changes & embrace the new. Business conditions are constantly changing, so it goes without saying, as the landscape shifts, various problems and opportunities require different solutions. We discuss how startup owners can connect the dots using technology and some of the trends f...

Connecting buyers to sellers is what WINNING ONLINE MARKET was created to do by Ntak Jonathan. Today on the radio show by entreps for entreps, she spoke with the host Francis Onuk on the need for startups to join her platform.

Content marketing is driven by the creation of content that will resonate with a brand, business audience. Created or curated content + a mechanism for distribution to a targeted audience = content marketing. Aniekan James Ekah who is the CEO of WetinhappenPR, Akwa Ibom's foremost online PR agency shares why content is essential to small businesses.

With the rise of selling and buying goods and services online, more business owners are looking for ways to expand their client base. Emmanuel Onuk, founder of Udua Uyo, a fast-rising Facebook marketplace group is providing its 48,000 plus members a platform to do business. He shares what the platform offers and how people can plug into it.

Celebrating food has become an increasingly visible part of local and regional calendars worldwide. The rise of food festivals represents this trend. Patricia Essien, our guest talked about her food festival USEN NDIA on the show that gets you past dreaming into doing on XL106.9FM with Francis Onuk