Life, Love, God.

Nov 10, 2017

She Learns Here

Hello everyone. Have you heard about www.shelearnshere.com? As you know I have been blogging here for some years, sharing information about beauty, Wellness and Technology.

Olubunmi Fajuyigbe, Initiator of She Learns Here.

I decided at the beginning of the year to separate my different skills so that I can market each to the right people.
She learns here is a digital platform that provides Information and education about digital Technology, small business funding and online business reputation to female entrepreneurs in Nigeria. I also consult for SMEs and corporations as well.
So do me a favor, head on to www.shelearnshere.com and click the join us button.

See you on the other side!

Aug 28, 2017

Do you need a gym in Ibadan?

Well hello there!

Its been a while. I've been settling into my new role as the Founder of My Figure 8 wellness and events and Initiator of She learns here and I must say that I have learned a lot! Starting a new business is really challenging and what worked for one may not necessarily work for another. That's why I'm learning new ways to run this new business better than how I ran my former one. That said, here's what I do now.

I run a female only gym in Ibadan, My Figure 8, which is located at Number 2, 14th avenue, Oluyole estate. This is for people who want to get and stay fit, or want to lose weight. For more information, please visit the website here.

In other news, I'll be speaking at this year's edition of "You are beautiful" organised by Olusewa Oluyemi at Global harvest Church, Liberty road on the 9th of September.

I'LL love to see you there.

Cheers!

Olubunmi

Feb 12, 2017

The wig, the cornrows and my God!

As I put on my wig very early on Tuesday morning trying to get out of the house fast so my children won't be late for school and I for work, a thought flashed through my mind.

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The cornrows under the wig was hideous because I did them myself and in a rush. But hey, no one knows what's underneath my neatly styled wig right?

It's the same way no one knows what you are going through beneath the facade.
However, I caught my husband starring at me that night, my wig was off, my makeup long washed off as well and when I confronted him, he said he was just looking at how beautiful I am. (yea right! Right?)

But it occurred to me that to God, with or without the coverings, you are beautiful. It doesn't mean the ugly cornrows aren't there (and they were ugly) but the cornrows did not define me. Neither do your issues define you before God.
He loves the real you, let him love you. Yes, you need to believe that he loves you!

Xx
Olubunmi

Feb 6, 2017

New blog category

Hi people,

A couple of posts ago, I hinted you about the changes I'm making to my blogging. So here's the full gist.

If you'd like to read about my blogging as a beauty, fitness and wellness coach, you will do well to subscribe to my new beauty and wellness blog for women at www.mf8ng.blogspot.com.

From today, this blog will be for my thoughts on life, on love and on serving God. If you would like to know more about that, then please stick with me. Hopefully puttiymy thoughts together here will inspire me to write the books I've always wanted to write.

I'll definitely be back soon. Till then, stay beeyoutiful.

Olubunmi.

Jan 7, 2017

Business:Tony Elumelu entrepreneurship program 2017

Hello again,
I know I said I won't be regular here but I remember also saying i'd be quick to share opportunities that will benefit my readers. One of such is the Tony Elumelu entrepreneurship program. I benefited from this last year and I'm grateful to God for the opportunity to be trained, mentored and have capital support.
Caveat:
This is not for you if you are not ready to put in time and effort to learn, if your business is more than 3 years old and if you are not willing to support your idea with your own money also (it's a seed capital, not all you will ever need).

The Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP) is a holistic 12 month programme that will occur every year, for the next decade. This means that for the next 10 years, our #AfricanEntrepreneurs stand a chance at making their ideas for transforming Africa come to fruition!

Each programme cycle begins with APPLICATIONS from January 1st until March 1st. The application portal opens and ushers in a new year for the programme and for our prospective start-ups.

We will accept applications from all across the continent, from various sectors including but not limited to;

Agriculture
ICT
Housing
Media
Education
Transportation
Textiles
Manufacturing

Our terms and conditions can give you an idea of what businesses are NOT eligible to apply.

Selection of TEEP start-ups takes place in the month of March. From thousands of applications, the Tony Elumelu Foundation, along with our independent expert Selection Committee will select the 1000 BEST applicants to join the programme as certified #TEEP Start-ups.

Start-ups receive their first round of non-returnable $5000 or the local currency equivalent as seed capital investment at the end of the Boot-camp and TEF Entrepreneurship Forum.

My Figure 8, 2017, and what to expect.

Wow!
It's a new year already? A lot went down and up last year that I can only thank God. Like I said in my last post, my business has transitioned from Bee's Signatures beauty into My Figure 8 wellness and events to accommodate the new additions as the former name was registered strictly for Beauty services.

That said, my new company will be hosting monthly webinars where we would either discuss fitness, nutrition, or beauty, or have live interviews with experts as well as everyday women on wellness related topics.

The first of these came up today Friday, 6th of January by 12 noon Nigerian time.

You can watch it up there.

I discussed ways we can gradually introduce healthy feeding to our family.

Also, in the month of January, we will be hosting women in Ibadan to a cocktails, free makeup training and shopping event. If you would like to be a part of the event as a guest or as a vendor (to display your goods or services), please give me a call on 07031609253.

I will not be as regular as i used to be here, because I will also be running the official blog with my other contributors, but i'll try my best to keep you updated on anything that i think will be of benefit to you my dear reader.

Have a year filled with unlimited success.
God bless you

xx
Olubunmi

Nov 4, 2016

EXCITING TIMES: IBMUF, MY FIGURE 8.

It’s the First IBADAN MakeUp Fair (IBMUF) by Pops Concepts organisers of Nigeria’s largest Beauty Trade Show.

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The MakeUp Fair Series is the largest gathering of Beauty Industry practitioners with a unique networking experience and conducive avenue for all beauty savvy professionals, vendors, enthusiasts, beauty conscious individuals, prospective buyers, shoppers, investors, distributors, makeup artistes, beauty and makeup business people

Its the perfect beauty trade platform! Since its creation in February 2012, The series has successfully hosted 23 editions and toured 6 major cities – Abuja, Lagos, Port Harcourt,Uyo, Owerri & introducing Ibadan– in Nigeria.

The Fair, promises to be fun as it will showcase a variety of beauty brands/businesses/professionals.

Exhibitors include: Elsas Pro, Giftys Daughter Boutique, Bee’s Signatures (yes that's mine!), Dunique Beauty, Nuban Beauty, Dhoppy Dhoopy, Beauty Essentials by N’sure, Haute Beauty World, Eyesome Beauty, HushBeauty NG, Emmytee’s World Makeovers, Karin Herzog Nigeria amongst others

Don’t come alone, come along with friends, colleagues and family

Date: Sunday 6th November 2016
Venue: Mauve 21 Events Center By Adeoyo Junction MKO Abiola way Ring Road

Time: 10am – 7pm

ATTENDANCE IS FREE!!!

More Information: Phone No: 08037862333 08188905667

Email Address: popsconcepts@gmail.com BBin: 59127E27

Website: http://popsconcepts.com

Repost from www.barbaric.com.

Bee's Signatures will be there with affordable, high quality makeup products for you!

And in other news, this will be last official outing of Bee's Signatures as it is known now! I'm dropping some parts of it and merging the others to form a new business, My Figure 8 wellness and events. More details on that soon. If you would ike to attend the official launch, please sign up here to get an invite.

See you on Sunday!

Olubunmi

Oct 31, 2016

#TEFforum2016. My journey to lagos.

Hello,
It's no more news that I, through my company, My Figure 8 wellness and events, have been chosen as a Tony Elumelu entrepreneur for the class of 2016. So on thursday, 27th of October, I joined others from 54 countries in Africa to conclude what is the last step in the 7 pillars of the Tony Elumelu foundation, the entrepreneurship forum.

Lateefah from Lagos, Dennis from Zambia and I

We arrived in time for dinner. I had jollof rice, coconut rice and fish.

Dinner at Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship forum #tefforum2016

After dinner we were treated to a fashion show by the Fashion entrepreneurs.

We started bonding immediately!

My roomie, Chioma got a free neck piece for being bold enough to come out and dance.

Then came the days.

Much as i want to give you all the gist, I'm sure i won't do justice. The videos are o YouTube. Just search for Tony Elumelu foundation and watch as many as you can.

I'll just leave some pictures here, and do some follow up posts soon by God's grace.

In all it was a wonderful experience, I met new friends from countries I had never heard of, and was inducted into a community of entrepreneurs in Africa.

If you have an idea and you need training, mentoring and seed, please apply as soon as the clock hits January 1st 2017.

Peace I'm out!

Olubunmi

My friend from the Gambia! I love her dress.

When you are inspired by young people moving stuff

Day 2.

He is from Djibouti!

And then there was some drama. lol

Niger, Ibadan and Accra represented

My Certificate!

Omoni Oboli

Oct 21, 2016

WIMBIZ Ibadan roundtable

Hi
How have you been?
Great I hope?
How are you treating the economy?
I'm full of questions today right?

Okay, I'm done with that...for now. I have news for you.
One, my businesses are merging, I'll give you gist soon.
Two, I went for the #wimbiz Ibadan round table lunch today and it was great!
I was the last one too (I talked about it here), but I particularly enjoyed this one cause there were more young women there than at the last. (Not tat I have a thing against older women o, I just like to know there are people like me).

"Women in Management, Business and Public Service (WIMBIZ), a Nigeria based non-profit organisation was formed in 2001 by 14 individuals. WIMBIZ has an overriding vision “to be the catalyst that elevates the status and influence of women and their contribution to nation building”. Our programs are also geared towards increasing the success rate of female entrepreneurs and the proportion of women in senior positions in corporate organizations. We are also a volunteer-based organization, funded largely by donations and contributions by members and participants."

Wimbiz annual conference comes up this year on the 3rd and 4th November. Register here.

Back to the event. We had two speakers, first was soft spoken Adeola Layade, CEO of Exquisito confectioneries. She spoke about passion in business, gave us examples o women who are leading through passion, and also talked about niche identification, brand positioning and scale up strategies. Her parting words were perhaps the loudest:

Adeola Layade, Exquisito confectioneries

"Do not share your thoughts with people who have different from yours. Sometimes their negativity and fears can throw you off course".

The second speaker spoke with so much passion, I could see women empowerment was a thing for her!

Mrs Tinuke Smith of Datina designs started from where the first speaker ended.

Mrs Tinuke Smith of Datina designs

"Passion is not enough!"

To passion you must add compassion and knowledge.

She also talked about how we as women entrepreneurs need to have apurpose, plan, collaborate with each other (somebody say amen to that!), differentiate our brands, be flexible enough to make changes or quit when there is need.

During the Q&A, Aunty Femi Olayebi of My world of bags said something profound. "Don't strive for perfection, strive for excellence".

And then there was a surprise cake for Faramola from her MIL to be... Isn't that just cute?