Stories by Yaneek Page

QUESTION: I am currently interested in starting a Payday loan company. In all honesty I have began on a small scale. However, I would like to legitimise and expand my business. My issue however, is that I'm unable to get any information...

It is difficult to lead others further than you have gone yourself. Those are powerful words that are applicable in life, leadership and especially entrepreneurship. For example, an entrepreneur who has never been trained to understand the value of...

As a principle, I don't like the idea of giving general business advice to entrepreneurs because I believe businesses are so vastly different that there is no one-size-fits-all solution to most challenges.For me, offering blanket recommendations is...

'Tis the season to be jolly and spend a lot of money. At least that's what many businesses are likely to be praying for this December.We're a few short weeks away from Christmas, and for many retailers, this time of year is as nerve wrecking as it...

It is said that experience can be a cruel teacher because it gives you the most difficult tests first and then valuable life lessons after.In some cases, this aptly describes entrepreneurship and justice.Many people go into business unconcerned...

QUESTION: I graduated from university with a degree in psychology two years ago, but I have not found employment in my field at the moment. I have always wanted to become a motivational speaker who is also paid. With everything happening in Jamaica...

How does a visionary entrepreneur desperately in need of a high-flying corporate executive to head a little known four-year-old company recruit one?And not just any one, the ideal one specifically, a leading professional with the right networks,...

ADVISORY COLUMN: SMALL BUSINESS QUESTION: Yaneek, I think you should give some advice to the Norman Manley Law School on how to find a way, innovatively, to capitalise on the hundreds of people who want to be trained by them but are turned away...

The business community is relieved at the announcement that there will be no general elections before the end of the year, as had been widely speculated, and understandably so.Snap elections in the throes of the holiday season could have resulted in...

There is a saying in Jamaica: 'Anyting too cheap neva good' - if it is too cheap, it is not good.In my experience, there's more than a ring of truth to that saying, especially when it comes to how one operates a business.I usually advise business...