Joadre

I am Joana, a Nigerian-born Austrian-based entrepreneur and activist. Founded Joadre in 2012 and continue to develop content to engage and empower African SMEs.

More Articles

Work yourself out of your comfort zone.

Learn to use the power of visualisation to get yourself out of your comfort zone, because that is where great things happen. Where focus goes, energy and action follows. The things you might seem not to be able to do, becomes doable. This is how!

How hair scrunchies can change the world

As the corona virus started, I actually panicked because it was barely 6 months after we restructured the Joadre fashion project to make it become independent of our Austrian company. We finished our intensive 3...

Sexual Abuse in Nigeria: The Uwaila Vera Omozuwa story

Two rumours about possible backstory behind her death have begun to circulate ...stupidity of patriarchy justification

How to get clients for your business. 

We often embark to look for new clients when we can build better relationships with the old clients. Do you know that old clients can send back customers to you? Do you know that old clients might purchase again if the service you offered previously was very good.

How to Succeed Without Social Capital, a.k.a Connections.

That was how I started and it landed me media attention, which later came along with a great social network. So you see that you can start, build, grow without social capital. If you wait on the excuse that you do not have connections that's why you are not succeeding, iut is a lie. It is laziness and excuses. Start what you want to start and be good, sincere at it.

3 best books for female entrepreneurs

I love the part that he debunks the whole marketing industry approach of manipulation. Simon actually really articulates the situation so well, that I felt like he listened to my million thoughts and then crafted out a romantic business essay about it.

Beginners guide to fabrics part 1//Fashion Design 101 series

Now let's move to the next which is fabric construction. Remember, we talked about knit and woven methods of constructing the fabric from the fibres. Woven is basically when the yarns (fibre threads) are woven vertically and horizontally into one another creating different kinds of weave.

Rise up with black super power to hack systemic racism!

In this blog, I express my thoughts and throw out our black super power as a solution to racism. We cannot talk about racism and not talk about slavery. Can we talk about Slavery and not mention...

Social entrepreneurship. Pt. 2//Must do to get the Money for the Mission.

Without these 2 figured out, you will not be able to maximise your fundraising journey. Now let's talk about donors. For many humanitarian or charity activities, we often have small donors who donate 10 dollars or twenty here and there. But these donors are super important.

Discover

Trending

Secondary. Education System in Nigeria, Part 5

Understand the Nigerian Educational System. This is part 5 of a 7 part blog series. Secondary education is an integral part of formal education.

The Adire Advocacy | 8 Actions To Revive The Textile Industry 

Find out these eight significant actions to revive the Nigerian textile industry using Adire as a forerunner.

Harnessing the Power of Journaling: A Pathway to Developing Self-Worth for Entrepreneurs

Discover how journaling cultivates self-worth for entrepreneurs. Reflect on achievements, set intentions, and embrace gratitude. Unleash your potential!

10 lucrative business ideas in Nigeria.

Finding the right business idea is all about finding a problem you are passionate about to solve. Look deeper into the service industry as there are many opportunities there. Service industry does not really require high capital, and your fixed cost could be as low as zero if you work from home. Ok, maybe internet cost and transportation, some advertising cost and setup of company.

5 Businesses To Start With Less Than 100K In Nigeria.

What business to start? This is a hot question! We are often unsatisfied with our 9 to 5 jobs because we know that we...