On Tuesday, January 31, 2012, I will be bringing ‘Minding your Business with Leke Alder’, the radio business program for entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs, to a close.

It has been 2 years of hosting this program but my increasingly intense work schedule and other commitments make it difficult for me to juggle local & international travels, work demands, development of the radio lectures, my speaking engagements, book writing, etc. with the hosting of the program.
My scheduled activities for the first 4 months of this year involve a lot of travel which will make it virtually impossible for me to be available weekly.

Even though the program is coming to an end, I feel very confident that you are well equipped because I have shared with you timeless business knowledge and provided you with unique insights for business growth & development.

The maiden edition of the program aired on March 16, 2010. The program was conceived as a social responsibility initiative by Alder Consulting in conjunction with Inspiration FM. It has been one of our contributions to national development because entrepreneurship is a national imperative – the State does not have the capacity to employ us all. Our numbers are growing daily and graduates are multiplying.

In the last 22 months, I have taught and addressed pressing business challenges facing entrepreneurs in very practical terms. I was able to invite some of our listeners to the studio for live consultation. I also consulted free via email for countless entrepreneurs, addressing their business concerns and proffering solutions.

In the course of 2 years, I have taught the following:
1.    How to conceptualise your business ideas/ how to determine the type of business to go into
2.    How to define your business essence, vision, mission, values & persona
3.    The importance of building business structures and how to put in place sustainable structures
4.    How to develop a business plan
5.    The laws of demand & supply
6.    How to take your business to the next level
7.    How to brand your business
8.    Corporate Social Responsibility
9.    Business relationships
10.  How to profile your market & competitors
11.  How to develop your marketing plan
12.  How to manage your business finance & raise capital
13.  How to engage and manage human resources
14.  How to analyse the Strengths, Weaknesses,  Opportunities and Threats of your business
15.  Logo & visual identity design
16.  How to name your business
17.  Business documentation
18.  How to write business proposals and how to protect your proposal/business ideas
19.  How to prepare presentations in Powerpoint
20.  Business fears and how to overcome them (Fear of Venture, Fear of Failure & Fear of Success)
21.  Business faith – How to achieve the seemingly impossible
22.  How to make & achieve resolutions
23.  How to dress for business success
24.  Etc, etc

By the way, this is a partial listing. The list is so long. I taught for 88 weeks!
I hope the program has been as worth your while as it has been mine.

I will like to have your feedback and testimonials on the impact of this program on your business and personal life. Please click here to take the survey. I want your feedback.

I want to thank Inspiration FM for partnering with us to build sustainable businesses. This program reaches millions every week.

You can of course continue to send me emails, and as much as my work schedule and other commitments allow I will respond to them as soon and as often as I can.

What a wonderful and fulfilling experience this has been.

I wish you all every success that you deserve.

See you at the top!

Leke Alder
January 31, 2012