Build That Business with Faith in Christ Jesus As A Source Of Change.
Preached by my wife, Angela Agyeman-Prempeh, this sermon is a source of power for Christian believers who try to build businesses. By transforming yourself from within through prayer, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, you will experience a genuine transformation.
Outcome:
Recognise that to achieve change and transformation, you need to make a deep sacrifice.
Placing yourself on fire, through prayer, the word and commitment will transform you from within and without.
We will answer questions like:
What can I do to be empowered?
What challenges will I face?
How empty must I be to be filled by God?
Pray to God, asking for a change of mind from within
Activity Task:
Listen closely and make notes.
Personalise the lessons and plan how to navigate them
Reflect on it and plan what you will do in the future.
Pray with it instantly and seek God's guidance
Subscribe For:
A workbook and daily action prompts, please subscribe for
Daily 3-minute calls + SMS reminders + workbook exercises.
Welcome to Week 10 of Build That Business!
(A Bonus episode with real-world stories - On Politics)
Christopher Pappas is the Mayor of uMngeni Local Municipality. He is a South African politician who made history in 2019 by becoming the youngest member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature. In 2021, he was elected as the first Democratic Alliance (DA) Mayor of KwaZulu-Natal, also becoming the youngest mayor in the country at that time. In his time as Mayor, the municipality has obtained two clean audits, and is debt-free, while investing in local economic development.
This is unedited and exactly as the conversation went.
I pray you find some wisdom in this.
Outcome:
Recognise that everyone faces similar challenges when building a business.
We will answer questions like:
Can I build a business?
What challenges will I face?
How do I face the challenges I encounter?
What negative and positive things will people say about me?
How do I deal with it through my journey?
Which investors exist in your market?
How can you deal with rejection from investors
Activity Task:
Listen closely and make notes.
Personalise the lessons and plan how to navigate them
Reflect on it and plan what you will do in the future.
Subscribe For:
A workbook and daily action prompts, please subscribe for
Daily 3-minute calls + SMS reminders + workbook exercises.
Build That Business! - The Business of Politics - Week 10
Welcome to Week 10 of Build That Business!
(A Bonus episode with real-world stories - On Politics)
Mayor
uMngeni Municipality
Christopher Pappas is the Mayor of uMngeni Local Municipality. He is a South African politician who made history in 2019 by becoming the youngest member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature. In 2021, he was elected as the first Democratic Alliance (DA) Mayor of KwaZulu-Natal, also becoming the youngest mayor in the country at that time. In his time as Mayor, the municipality has obtained two clean audits, and is debt-free, while investing in local economic development.
This is unedited and exactly as the conversation went.
I pray you find some wisdom in this.
Outcome:
Recognise that everyone faces similar challenges when building a business.
We will answer questions like:
Can I build a business?
What challenges will I face?
How do I face the challenges I encounter?
What negative and positive things will people say about me?
How do I deal with it through my journey?
Which investors exist in your market?
How can you deal with rejection from investors
Activity Task:
Listen closely and make notes.
Personalise the lessons and plan how to navigate them
Reflect on it and plan what you will do in the future.
Subscribe For:
A workbook and daily action prompts, please subscribe for
Daily 3-minute calls + SMS reminders + workbook exercises.
Welcome to Week 9 of Build That Business!
(A Bonus episode with real-world stories - On Story Telling)
We Focus on:
🎙️ Becoming an Effective Public Speaker through Storytelling
In this episode, I describe the lecture session with Maryam Pasha during the Tutu African Leadership Institute program at Oxford University. We explored how storytelling can transform the way we speak in public. Whether you’re presenting to investors, addressing a large audience, or sharing your personal journey, the key to impact lies in the stories you tell.
We’ll dive into practical lessons such as:
Focusing on your audience, not yourself
Discovering why people listen in the first place
Understanding who your audience is and why they should care
Challenging the assumptions we hold about our listeners
Holding attention from start to finish
Getting people to truly pay attention
You’ll also learn powerful techniques on how to open a story, close it memorably, and explore different storytelling structures that keep audiences engaged.
If you want to sharpen your public speaking and master the art of storytelling, this lecture recount is for you.
This is unedited and exactly as the conversation went.
I pray you find some wisdom in this.
Outcome:
Recognise that everyone faces similar challenges when building a business.
We will answer questions like:
Can I build a business?
What challenges will I face?
How do I face the challenges I encounter?
What negative and positive things will people say about me?
How do I deal with it through my journey?
Which investors exist in your market?
How can you deal with rejection from investors
Activity Task:
List closely and make notes.
Personalise the lessons and plan how to navigate them
Reflect on it and plan what you will do in the future.
Subscribe For:
A workbook and daily action prompts, please subscribe for
Daily 3-minute calls + SMS reminders + workbook exercises
Welcome to Week 7 of Build That Business!
(A Bonus episode with real-world stories - Advising Government)
We Focus on:
We spoke with a government advisor named Diaraye Diallo, who works with the Blair Institute. We discussed how she started her journey and became a government advisor. Diaraye Diallo, the Regional Delivery Manager at the Tony Blair Institute, is a project development and implementation professional with more than 14 years of experience in both the private and public sectors. Through her work with the Tony Blair Institute, she has advised and supported governments on critical projects, with profound impacts on infrastructure and social justice across West Africa.
This is unedited and exactly as the conversation went.
I pray you find some wisdom in this.
Outcome:
Recognise that everyone faces similar challenges when building a business.
We will answer questions like:
Can I build a business?
What challenges will I face?
How do I face the challenges I encounter?
What negative and positive things will people say about me?
How do I deal with it through my journey?
Which investors exist in your market?
How can you deal with rejection from investors
Activity Task:
List closely and make notes.
Personalise the lessons and plan how to navigate them
Reflect on it and plan what you will do in the future.
Subscribe For:
A workbook and daily action prompts, please subscribe for
Daily 3-minute calls + SMS reminders + workbook exercises
Welcome to Week 6 of Build That Business!
(A Bonus episode with real-world stories - Focus is on AI Entrepreneurship)
We Focus on:
We speak with a real-world entrepreneur, Alexander Tsado, CEO of Executive Director Alliance4AI.org Africa, as he shares his real-life journey into entrepreneurship and how he built a business in the AI space in the USA.
This is unedited and exactly as the conversation went.
I pray you find some wisdom in this.
Outcome:
Recognise that everyone faces similar challenges when building a business.
We will answer questions like:
Can I build a business?
What challenges will I face?
How do I face the challenges I encounter?
What negative and positive things will people say about me?
How do I deal with it through my journey?
Which investors exist in your market?
How can you deal with rejection from investors
Activity Task:
List closely and make notes.
Personalise the lessons and plan how to navigate them
Reflect on it and plan what you will do going forward.
Subscribe For:
A workbook and daily action prompts, please subscribe for
Daily 3-minute calls + SMS reminders + workbook exercises
Welcome to Week 6 of Build That Business!
(A Bonus episode with real-world stories - Focus is on Social Entrepreneurship)
We Focus on:
We speak with a real-world entrepreneur, Sarge, CEO of Sarge Entrepreneurs Academy, as he shares his real-life journey into entrepreneurship and how he built a business as a refugee
This is unedited and exactly as the conversation went.
I pray you find some wisdom in this.
Outcome:
Recognise that everyone faces similar challenges when building a business.
We will answer questions like:
Can I build a business?
What challenges will I face?
How do I face the challenges I encounter?
What negative and positive things will people say about me?
How do I deal with it through my journey?
Which investors exist in your market?
How can you deal with rejection from investors
Activity Task:
List closely and make notes.
Personalise the lessons and plan how to navigate them
Reflect on it and plan what you will do going forward.
Subscribe For:
A workbook and daily action prompts, please subscribe for
Daily 3-minute calls + SMS reminders + workbook exercises
Welcome to Week 5 of Build That Business!
(A Bonus episode with real world stories - Focus is on AgriTech)
We Focus on:
We speak with a real-world entrepreneur, Caleb, CEO of WamiAgro, as he shares his real-life journey into entrepreneurship and how he made it.
This is unedited and exactly as the conversation went.
I pray you find some wisdom in this.
Outcome:
Recognise that everyone faces similar challenges when building a business.
We will answer questions like:
Can I build a business?
What challenges will I face?
How do I face the challenges I encounter?
What negative and positive things will people say about me?
How do I deal with it through my journey?
Which investors exist in your market?
How can you deal with rejection from investors
Activity Task:
List closely and make notes.
Personalise the lessons and plan how to navigate them
Reflect on it and plan what you will do going forward.
Subscribe For:
A workbook and daily action prompts, please subscribe for
Daily 3-minute calls + SMS reminders + workbook exercises
In this episode, I reflect on my transformative experience as part of the 2025 cohort of the Archbishop Tutu Fellowship Programme. Throughout this special five-part series, I unpack valuable lessons learned from inspiring global leaders and share practical insights on applying these principles to create meaningful change. Enjoy the journey!
In this episode, I reflect on my transformative experience as part of the 2025 cohort of the Archbishop Tutu Fellowship Programme. Throughout this special five-part series, I unpack valuable lessons learned from inspiring global leaders and share practical insights on applying these principles to create meaningful change. Enjoy the journey!
Welcome to Week 4 of Build That Business!
We Focus on:
Locate Your Tribe (Find more customers)
Outcome:
Identify more people with the same need and where they can be found.
We will answer questions like:
Can I get a referral?
How do the paying customers behave?
What words do they use often?
What are the partners we find with paying customers?
How do I build a community of customers?
Are there Look-alike Audiences?
Activity Task:
List 5 places to find more payment customers
Ask for a referral from your existing customers
Update your customer persona profile.
Subscribe For:
A workbook and daily action prompts, please subscribe for
Daily 3-minute calls + SMS reminders + workbook exercises
Welcome to Week 3 of Build That Business!
We Focus on:
Craft Your Offering/Solution
Outcome:
Create a solution that directly meets your customer’s needs.
We will answer questions like:
What problem should I focus on?
How can I use your unique strength to build that product/service?
What is KISS?
And how do I build an easy-to-use product?
How can I get feedback to improve the service or product?
Describe it like a result – Say what outcome the customer will get, not what features it has.
Activity Task:
Ask for feedback immediately, share your idea with 10 people in your target group and ask:
Would you use this? Would you pay for it? Why or why not?
Create a customer profile (Name, Age, Location, Problem, etc).
Subscribe For:
A workbook and daily action prompts, please subscribe for
Daily 3-minute calls + SMS reminders + workbook exercises
Welcome to Week 2 of Build That Business!
We Focus on:
Knowing Your Customers
Outcome:
Understand who you want to serve and what they truly need.
We will answer questions like:
Who do I naturally want to help?
What keeps them up at night?
Where do they hang out?
Activity Task:
Create a customer profile (Name, Age, Location, Problem).
Welcome to Week 1 of Build That Business!
We focus on:
Knowing Yourself & Your Value
Outcome:
Identify your business idea, your customer, and your initial sales strategy.
We will answer questions like:
What is a business? Discover your skills, passions, and how they can be transformed into a business.
Activity Task:
Write down your skills, passions, and how they can be transformed into a business.
Subscribe For:
A workbook and daily action prompts, please subscribe for
Daily 3-minute calls + SMS reminders + workbook exercises
Build That Business – You always dreamed of.
Hi,
I’m Nana from BTB (Build That Business), and I’m here to help you make money in 2025 by starting your own business— even if you’re unsure where to begin.
Don’t worry. I’ll break everything down in simple, easy-to-understand language. I’ll guide you step-by-step on what you need to know and the actions to take to get your business off the ground and growing.
To ensure you stay on track, I’ll also be auto calling you daily to remind you to take action on your weekly tasks. Why? Because without execution, you won’t see results.
These phone calls will keep you accountable, helping you take consistent action every day. Let’s get started!
What You’ll Learn and Do Over the Next 12 Weeks
Stage 1: Laying the Foundations for Your Business
We begin with a free course that will walk you through registering your business and setting up your accounting for long-term success. Once that’s done, we’ll dive into the following steps:
Week 1: Know Yourself and Your Unique Abilities
Discover your strengths and the solutions you can offer that set you apart from others.
Week 2: Identify Your Ideal Customer
Learn how to pinpoint who your customer is and understand their most pressing needs or problems.
Week 3: Match Your Solutions to Their Problems
Map out how your unique abilities can solve your customer’s problems or meet their needs effectively.
Week 4: Find More Customers Like the First One
Explore different channels to find more customers who are looking for the same solution you provide.
Stage 2: Scaling and Automating Your Business
Now that we’ve covered the basics, it’s time to scale and systematize.
Week 5: Automate Customer Acquisition
Set up a process that finds customers on the platforms and channels where they spend the most time.
Week 6: Streamline Service Delivery
Put a system in place that allows you to deliver your solutions efficiently and at scale.
Week 7: Experiment with Pricing
Test different pricing models to find the perfect price point that makes customers happy to pay.
Week 8: Automate the Entire Process
Bring everything together: automate the customer acquisition, payment process, service delivery, and customer engagement.
Week 9: Track Customer Interactions
Keep detailed records of every interaction with your customers to help refine your approach.
Week 10: Manage Payments and Reconcile Accounts
Learn how to track customer payments and ensure your financial records are accurate.
Week 11: Ongoing Customer Engagement
Stay connected with your customers, even after delivering your service, through personalized communication.
Week 12: Raise Capital to Scale
Learn how to raise funds for your business, including using crowdfunding, to fuel your growth.
How the Program Works:
Each week, you’ll receive a 3-minute audio lesson via phone call at the same time you registered for this program. After the call, you’ll get an SMS with a link to access the audio for easy listening at your convenience.
If you happen to miss the call, don’t worry. We’ll try again two more times. You’ll also receive an SMS with the audio link after the first attempt.
What's Next:
At the end of Stage 1 of the Build That Business program, you’ll have the opportunity to subscribe to Stage 2, where we dive deeper into each task, refining your strategies and accelerating your business growth.
Thank you for joining the program! I’m excited to help you build a thriving business in 2025.
I'm really looking forward to working with you.
Nana Prempeh