The Nigerian operator's playbook
How Nigerian businesses really make, lose and keep money.
BigBiz is written from inside working Lagos businesses. The numbers, decisions and mistakes that decide who survives, shared by someone who pays salaries, buys stock and balances the books every month.
The Playbook
Business lessons with the numbers left in.
Lessons from running the business
Pricing, staff, cash flow and customers. Every note comes from something that happened in a real business, not a textbook.
How the big players actually win
How Nigerian and African companies built their position and where their money really comes from, with sources and figures.
The story behind the headline
The day's biggest business news and what it means for anyone running, funding or building a business in Nigeria.
Free calculators for money decisions
Simple tools for the decisions Nigerians make every week, starting with what a Lagos apartment really costs.
Who writes BigBiz
Operator Notes from AY.
AY runs businesses in Lagos across healthcare and retail. The work covers hospitals, diagnostics, pharmacy, eye care, a supermarket, an eatery and a bakery.
That means dealing every month with the problems most business content skips: staff who leave, prices that move, stock that expires, cash that leaks. BigBiz shares what that teaches about money. AY writes under initials so the notes can stay frank.
Money Tools · Free
Run your own numbers.
Lagos Rent Check
Agency, legal and caution fees, moving costs and emergency savings. See the real cash you need and whether to move now or keep saving.
Check your rentStart-up Cost Check
What it really takes to open a small business in Lagos before the first sale: rent, fit-out, stock, staff and the cash to survive the first months.
Pricing Under Inflation
How much to raise your prices when costs move, without losing the customers who keep you open.
The BigBiz Library
Books from AY, in progress.
Practical books on building and running businesses in Nigeria, drawn from real turnarounds, hiring, pricing and growth. Join the list to hear first when the first titles open.
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