Bounce Back December Bootcamp 2022

Bellafricana Bounce Back December Bootcamp Day 1

Bellafricana is set to hold the third edition of the Bounce Back December Bootcamp. You are specially invited to the bounce back December bootcamp 2022. A 2-day virtual bootcamp which is scheduled to hold on the 25th and 26th of November, 2022.  This bootcamp promises to be engaging, incisive, detailed, seasoned and profitable to every creative business owner.

This year has been somewhat interesting with highs and lows for many businesses and there is need for guidance, support and reorientation to put these budding businesses on the path of profitability.

The bootcamp aims to help businesses with the following:

1. Becoming more profitable.

2. Running sales campaigns in December.

3. Collaborating profitably with other business owners.

Bellafricana bounce back december bootcamp 2022

The purpose of this event is to awaken the minds of creative business owners, motivate and teach strategies to run a successful December campaign, and stay profitable in business.

This initiative was birthed during COVID to renew the minds of creative businesses who had been affected to give December their best shot literally and make sales.

The 2-day FREE event has been mapped out where;

Day 1 is to motivate you: We have put in place business owners who have made good success in the year to share some major tips and strategies they implemented to help others.

Day 2 is to teach you: We have put in place experts to talk to you about different aspects of “how to make sales.”

Click here to register for this bootcamp

Bellafricana bounce back december bootcamp 2022

Bounce back December Bootcamp Day 1

The first day of the event will host two great speakers, Mr. Adebayo Jones who is an award-winning fashion designer and  Mrs. Olusola Sowemimo, the founder of Ope farms. These speakers have done excellently in their line of profession and are ready to share their wins and milestones as well as their challenges and losses. click here to register.

Bellafricana bounce back december bootcamp 2022

Do you know you get a free e-book upon registration that guides you on the best campaigns to run this December for your business and the best marketing channels to leverage on?

This e-book is the complete guide that puts you through the types of campaigns to run in December for your business and what to consider while running these campaigns. It also details and explains how to leverage on market channels for your business and guides you on how to collaborate with brands this December.

Click here to register.

Bellafricana bounce back december bootcamp 2022

Bounce back December Bootcamp Day 2

On this day, creatives will be taught on how to make sales. This is an interesting time to meet with the founder and chairman of one of Nigeria’s best Digital marketing skill institutes, Mr. Tobi Asehinde (founder of Digital Marketing Skill Institute), whose business has extended beyond the shores of Nigeria. With his skills and expertise, he has helped lot of entrepreneurs build a good structure for their business.

What is business without the knowledge of copywriting. Day 2 will also feature a copywriting guru, who will give more depth and insight on strategies where you can make good sales copy to increase productivity. click here to register.

Bellafricana bounce back december bootcamp 2022

Conclusion

This year has been quite rough for businesses, with the incessant rise and fall in dollar rate, the numbers kept falling and things got worse before they got better. The economy is looking up for many businesses; sales are going up and the future looks bright. The question is: How can you take advantage of this opportunity and do even better in the next 12 months? If you haven’t registered for this boot camp, please do so, and see your sales bounce back by next sales years.

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YES! you need to put together a strategic plan for the next year. Just think about it: If your sales dropped 50% this year, and you know they are going to increase 50% in your next year, you’re still going to make more money. And we’re not talking about a measly 10% increase here, we’re talking about 50%. That’s huge! How is that possible? It’s possible only if you take part in this bounce back December bootcamp!

 

Chioma Ogbudimkpa knocks our socks off at this amazing webinar session

Bellafricana x Chioma Ogbudimkpa Webinar

 

Bellafricana x Chioma Ogbudimkpa Webinar

Whoop! Whoop!! Last week Thursday, we held a mind-blowing power session with the PITCH QUEEN herself. Chioma Ogbudimkpa.

Can you sense the excitement in my tone? That’s because that session knocked my socks off. Literally!

Before I get into the nitty-gritty, let me give you a little back story, and why I was excited.

This covid-19 period, Bellafricana is not slacking at all. We’re organizing webinar sessions with Industry experts, as well as intra-community webinars as well. These webinar arose as a result of a need to gain some insight into areas that would be of immense benefit to our members post covid-19.

One of such areas is funding. There are lots of events, funding opportunities, and so on to take advantage of. But one hindrance is usually when it’s time to PITCH your product, or idea. We realized that this is a big issue for a lot of business owners, and that was why we invited Chioma Ogbudimkpa.

 Why was Chioma Ogbudimkpa just totally perfect?

For a start, Chioma owns the famous ‘REDBUTTON’ fashion label with a strong focus on sustainability. She has won notable grants from the Tony Elumelu Foundation, She Leads Africa Accelerator and the recent ‘Friends of the Vice President’ award.

Chioma has been featured on CNN Africa, The United Nations Sustainability & Innovation Expo, Spice TV Africa and the Young African Leaders’ Initiative.

It is also noteworthy to mention that she is a winner of the African Prize of the Global Creative Business Cup and Nigeria Creative Enterprise (NICE) program 2019 -powered by the British Council.

She has showcased her fashion pieces at many international and continental fashion engagements.

Can you see why she was the right person to shower us with this knowledge?

Anyway, the D-day came, and so many participants signed up and the session kicked off. I learnt so much, but I will share just a little of these with you:

  1. Research

One word that resonated throughout that webinar was Research like never before. Research your Industry. Whilst you’re doing that, ensure that your research isn’t restricted. You want your brand to be seen on a global scale, then you broaden your research. Find out what is been done (or not ) and see how you can use that do develop a strong USP (Unique Selling Proposition). Research the organisation you want to pitch to. Research, Research, Research!

 

2. Articulate your Brand story Properly

Story telling and Pitching are two peas in a pod. To give a successful pitch, you must be a great story teller. That means you have to be able to tell your brands story as flawlessly as possible. You may ask:”What if I don’t have a Brand Story?” Well you HAVE TO HAVE one. Whether you started because you were passionate about your craft, because you needed to make money, or because you needed to do something to pass the time, you have to reach deep and think about the “WHY”. There will definitely be a story hidden there somewhere. That story is one thing your potential investor looks forward to hearing. S, you have to work on it.

3. Pitch From a Place of Value

This point can never be overemphasized. You can’t tell your audience that you’re pitching because you need money (even though in reality, that’s what you need). But let them know what your product or idea will solve, and how you’re helping them. Sustainability is the new gold, so find a way to attach your brand to one of the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals). It gives your brand more credibility.

 

I could keep writing, but I’ll Just stop here. How were the responses we got from the webinar?

I’ll let you see for yourself :

 

 

Comments like these give us the needed encouragement to stop at nothing to bring our audience more than their money’s worth of membership. That’s exactly what we do at Bellafricana. To enjoy more these and many more benefits that come with being a member of our amazing community, click on this link 

You can connect with Chioma here.

That’s a wrap on the amazing webinar series we had. Say tuned for more gist. Bye!

Bellafricana challenges creative Business owners during the COVID-19 season

The world is slowing to a stop. There’s so much panic in the air. Business owners are scared, worried, frustrated. They are beginning to feel the effect of this global pandemic on their businesses. Organizations are shutting down or have had to resort to working remotely.

Some countries have even implemented periodic long lockdowns. Now more than ever, creative business owners will have to fight for online visibility. They will have to get more personal with their audiences should they want to make sales. They have to get more creative with marketing lest the competition swallow them up. Businesses will have to sell more tactically or risk being labelled insensitive.

Sometimes last week, the Bellafricana team had one of the usual strategy sessions to brainstorm ways which we can help our creative members thrive this period. As you know, Bellafricana is very passionate about helping, supporting, and empowering creative business owners in whatever way we can. So we kept thinking: “How can we eliminate these problems business owners will face?, or atleast reduce it and keep their minds positive”

Then the Light bulb moment struck and the Idea was born. Now, don’t get too impatient. Everything will start to make sense now.

We came up with a challenge to all creative business owners out there. Will they give in to the fear this season brings? Or will they fight the negativity?

Known as the Bellafricana Creative’s Challenge, it is a 30-day challenge containing daily tasks that participants (business owners especially) are expected to take part in.

Bellafricana creatives challenge

Where is this challenge taking place?

It is held primarily on Instagram. However, business owners are allowed to do the challenge on other platforms as well.

What will this Bellafricana Creatives Challenge do for you?

It will help you:

  1. connect with your customers on a personal level.
  2. have massive sales on standby the moment the restrictions are lifted.
  3. get to rediscover more about your business and gather more creative connections.
  4. Stay relevant and at the top of your customers’ minds, seeing that majority will be online this period.
  5.  Have lots of fun while maintaining a positive mindset.

Check out some samples of the daily challenges below:

Day 1: Bellafricana creatives challenge

Day 1: Bellafricana creatives challenge

Isn’t it so amazing the great works Bellafricana is doing for the creative community? If I can say so myself.

If we can each be a positive voice in our community then we stand a better chance of spreading more encouragement.

Connect with Bellafricana here: @bell_africana, a community platform enabling creative indigenous businesses thrive. To become a member, click here

If you are a creative entrepreneur, you can also take part in the Bellafricana Creatives Challenge? Click on this link to get your your own calendar: 

What do you think about this challenge, would be lovely to hear from you? Let me know in the comments.

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