#TheEngineRoom with Rashida Saani Nasamu

<p><strong>#RashidaQUOTES - The top ten lessons from Rashida Saani Nasamu on Springboard Virtual University</strong></p><p><strong>1. Apprenticeship.</strong> Working in my father’s hardware shop on holidays was an early eye-opener into business. Parents in business must allow their children to serve and learn.</p><p><strong>2. Commercialize your hobby.</strong> You must be really interested in what you do. Food is an essential need; and I love cooking, so it was easy to go into the food supply chain.</p><p><strong>3. Alhaji’s Wife Waakye. </strong>Waakye is a national brand asset for Ghana. The name Alhaji’s Wife was carefully chosen and many get surprised that I am not even married to an Alhaji.</p><p><strong>4. Informal Sector. </strong>Demystify the informal sector so that people will stop queuing to be absorbed into the formal sector.</p><p><strong>5. Procrastination.</strong> My strongest attribute is that I do not procrastinate. If I believe in something, I simply go for it.</p><p><strong>6. Managing People.</strong> The skills I deploy in managing my construction staff are very different from those I depend on in my IT Consultancy or Media business.</p><p><strong>7. Entrepreneurship.</strong> We can create a culture of entrepreneurship by teaching people how to spot opportunities and patiently nurture them.</p><p><strong>8. Multiple streams of income. </strong>Many people are more endowed than you might think. Their most visible role could be a supporting pillar to a whole range of income streams.</p><p><strong>9. Accountability.</strong> I account for every minute of my time and every resource I have. I sometimes even send emails in the wash room. But I also make time to rest.</p><p><strong>10. Zealous.</strong> I bring passion to everything I do. I remember taking a client’s order at midnight and getting a call for 100 more packs at 1am. We delivered at 7:30am prompt as promised.</p>