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7 Business Taboos that Every Professional Should Know

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Whether it is your normal routine or you want to lure in business investors, the key point here is to trigger their desire and offer convincing proof of a prospective enhancement to their profits.

Somehow, you want your business to grow and expand. While this may seem an obvious thing, there are certain behaviours you must always avoid. Try as much as you can to create a favourable atmosphere within your business to attract funding from investors. With a financially stable business and a promising future, you can sit back and play your favourite online game with friends using your free spins as you watch your business grow.

Business Tips – Avoid These 7 Taboos at Your Peril 

Here are 7 business tips to lure the right investors to your business. It would help if you never overlooked them.

  1. Never Propose To Every Financier within Your Business Database

While there may be many investors out there, not all mean good for your business. It would help if you researched what most individual investors do to follow their business tips and criteria. Note that investors are time conscious and emphasize particular businesses. Reaching up to every financier may limit your chances of understanding which one is likely to be helpful to your business. Pitching to anyone you see on the list is likely to negatively impact your status when you start looking for funding for your subsequent principal idea.

  1. Don’t Cold Call Every Investor to Request for an Appointment

According to various small business tips, it is always good to seek advice from the investor’s confidant. Further research shows that only 2% may result in an appointment of all the calls you make. Most investors will treat cold calls as spam. Also, in the current setting, many people consider telephone calls a huge disruption.

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  1. Never Assume You Have the Answer to the Big Issue

Why would you want to assume things? It is always good to be realistic and sure when making decisions. Many businesses fail to qualify for funding due to their extremely limited upside. Most investors want to put their money in businesses exhibiting low-risks, enhanced-growth brands, and services for good returns.

Ensure your brand’s solution is research-based, and the issue should be worth resolving. In any case, consumers don’t find any reason for a fix; you shouldn’t expect investors to either. For instance, while people are finding techniques to utilize their mobile devices effectively, others saw the necessity of a remote control device for homes and developed a set of equipment to affordably preset security and temperature functions.

  1. Shun Industry Discussions

Besides adhering to the various business tips and tricks, listening and sharing ideas with other people is also important. Every business bears its unique terms. At their worst, you will find some terms bastardizing the connotation of certain words and discuss a sense of unwarranted pride. Of course, in a technical or medical field, certain phrases are applied for comprehensive communication. As a startup, you need to be cautious when learning how to apply the phrases correctly.

  1. Avoid Jumping Into an Already Packed Category

Various startup business tips will help you make the right decision, especially if you contemplate joining an already overcrowded business category. In this case, you must ensure that your business is unique. Within the overcrowded cupcake market, maybe the best way is to distinguish your brand from others by increasing the size a little bit, and hence, the difference.

Always have something that sets your business apart. For instance, how are you going to market your products differently? Make this point clear, particularly if your brand falls into the trendy group.

  1. Avoid Operating Devoid Of A Net

While others may be taking risks, you should never try that with the investor group. One of the best business tips is practising your pitch until slides aren’t necessary anymore. You can offer it anytime, and you can adjust it immediately, depending on your investor’s interest.

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Make sure to analyze your tone within 5 minutes and also get into a 30-minute presentation. Get ready for any questions from your probable investor. The faster you provide precise answers, the higher the chances of luring the investor into your business idea.

  1. Don’t Allow Your Delivery to Disprove the Intent

The new market research areas include emotion analytics or the information relayed to others regarding the speaker. While you might be made to believe that you are earnest in your presentation, intelligent tone, innovative technology can read your expression and detect how exasperated you are.

Conclusion

Do you intend to be like Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, Steve Jobs or Elon Musk? It is until you give it a try that you will understand what it takes. The idea here is that if you want to go far with your investment plans, you should try as much as you can to avoid certain habits. As mentioned above, it all lies in being honest with yourself and working out things correctly.

Before we go, we would also like to answer any burning question about these business taboos. Would you mind letting us know about your past experiences and your feelings about the above-mentioned business tips? Your success is our success; let’s move together!

Edward is enthusiastic about assisting businesses, especially local firms, in developing a more personal online relationship with their consumers and prospects. While trading and market research is his strong USP, his expertise in finance works like an added charm to his credentials! He is a finance genius!

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SEC Postpones Q2 2026 Pre-registration Training, Examination for CMOs

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By Aduragbemi Omiyale

The pre-registration training and examination for capital market operators (CMOs) for the second quarter of 2026 has been postponed.

Business Post gathered that the new date for the exercise is now Monday, June 15, 2026.

This information was disclosed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through a circular on Monday, June 8, 2026.

The Nigerian capital market regulator stated that this postponement has also resulted in the extension of the deadline for registration to Friday, June 12, 2026.

In the notice today, the SEC expressed its regret for the inconvenience this action may cause operators, who had prepared for the initial date of the training and examination.

“Further to the recent circular on Q2 2026 Pre-registration Training and Examination, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) hereby informs all eligible applicants for the Q2 2026 Pre-registration Training and Examination that the commencement date has been postponed to Monday, June 15, 2026.

“Registration on the designated portal has also been extended to Friday, June 12, 2026. All other conditions contained in the circular remain unchanged.

“The commission regrets any inconvenience this postponement may cause and appreciates the understanding of all applicants,” the disclosure noted.

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Fidson Lists Additional 600 million Shares on Stock Exchange

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By Aduragbemi Omiyale

One of the leading healthcare firms in Nigeria, Fidson Healthcare Plc, has listed additional shares on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited.

The new stocks absorbed into the stock market were 600 million units, raising the total issued and fully paid-up shares of Fidson to 3,000,000,000 ordinary shares of 50 Kobo each from 2,400,000,000 ordinary shares of 50 Kobo each.

The fresh equities came from the company’s rights issue of 600,000,000 ordinary shares of 50 Kobo each at N35.00 per share.

They were issued to existing investors on the basis of one new ordinary share for every existing four ordinary shares held as of the close of business on Wednesday, November 12, 2025.

Confirming the development, the regulator in a notice said, “Trading licence holders are hereby notified that an additional 600,000,000 ordinary shares of 50 Kobo each of Fidson Healthcare Plc were on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, listed on the daily official list of Nigerian Exchange Limited.

“The additional shares arose from the company’s rights issue of 600,000,000 ordinary shares of 50 Kobo each at N35.00 per share on the basis of one new ordinary share for every existing four ordinary shares held as at the close of business on Wednesday, November 12, 2025.

“With the listing of the additional 600,000,000 ordinary shares, the total issued and fully paid-up shares of Fidson Healthcare Plc have now increased from 2,400,000,000 to 3,000,000,000 ordinary shares of 50 Kobo each.”

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FG Approves Payments to 1,240 Contractors to Ease Liquidity Pressure

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By Modupe Gbadeyanka

This news will surely excite local contractors with verified claims of N100 million or less, as the federal government has approved their payments.

This approval for the disbursement was given by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Taiwo Oyedele.

This followed a verification and reconciliation exercise designed to ensure only validated claims qualify for payment.

The beneficiaries cover contractors across multiple ministries, departments and agencies. The release of the funds is expected to enable contractors to return to project sites, pay workers, settle suppliers and meet outstanding financial commitments.

In an announcement on Monday, the Federal Ministry of Finance also said this latest batch of payments would ease liquidity pressure on small businesses and accelerate economic activity nationwide.

It was noted that the payments for verified claims of N100 million below were strategically done to spread economic impact broadly rather than concentrate disbursements among a handful of large firms.

The payments form part of a broader push to clear inherited contractor obligations, with over N700 billion verified in recent months.

“For many beneficiaries, the release of funds represents more than a financial transaction. It provides the certainty needed to sustain operations, preserve jobs, complete ongoing projects, and contribute to economic recovery and growth,” the ministry said in a statement.

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