Professional Services

Following the increase in the number of prospective exhibitors and visitors, who have shown interest in the forthcoming 2013 Lagos International Trade Fair, the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), organisers of the fair, have said that this year’s edition is expected to record greater success than the previous years.

The socio-political and economic landscape in Nigeria has been blighted by the endemic twin evil of crime and violence. The abysmal failure of successive administrations in Nigeria to address challenges of poverty, unemployment and inequitable distribution of wealth among ethnic nationalities, ultimately resulted to anger, agitation and violent crimes against the Nigerian state by some individuals and groups. Such crimes include militancy, kidnapping, bombing, armed robbery, destruction of government properties, among others.

A product or service that becomes profitable in the market will always attract new players. As a business trend becomes increasingly popular, more enterprises tend to join the industry, and soon enough, the market becomes saturated. Whatever it is in business that is struggling for competitive advantage, fighting the economic recession or coming across a personal roadblock, it is all about finding the positive perspective of the situation at hand. There is always a new approach to doing business, and to penetrate an already saturated market, you need to do things differently.