{"id":140,"date":"2016-04-28T17:35:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-28T17:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biznessvirgins.com\/index.php\/2016\/04\/28\/courage-and-consistence-in-business-lindas-story\/"},"modified":"2020-02-20T20:09:50","modified_gmt":"2020-02-20T20:09:50","slug":"courage-and-consistence-in-business-lindas-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biznessvirgins.com\/?p=140","title":{"rendered":"Courage and consistence in business: Linda&#8217;s story&#8230;&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-R69F-3omCD0\/VyJJakyeQbI\/AAAAAAAAAGM\/X-HpFsrM1AwYQOk0hzIsC3X61HC_rOmmACLcB\/s1600\/linda.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"317\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-R69F-3omCD0\/VyJJakyeQbI\/AAAAAAAAAGM\/X-HpFsrM1AwYQOk0hzIsC3X61HC_rOmmACLcB\/s320\/linda.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">photo credit : www.bellanaija.com<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div>In 1998, Linda started her modelling career before she turned 18.<o:p><\/o:p><\/div>\n<div>In 2004, at 23 she started black dove communication ; a modelling \/event company.<o:p><\/o:p><\/div>\n<div>Between 2006-2009 , she ventured into publishing magazines, she was able to publish 4 editions&nbsp; but then she acquired a loan that landed her at the special fraud unit in Ikoyi due to her inability to pay up.<o:p><\/o:p><\/div>\n<div>She overcame that hurdle but was unable to publish a fifth edition due to insufficient funds; and that dream ended there.<o:p><\/o:p><\/div>\n<div>She tried to start a fashion, modelling and beauty school but was unable to raise funds.<o:p><\/o:p><\/div>\n<div>She tried producing TV shows, ran an annual fashion show but could not get sponsors.<o:p><\/o:p><\/div>\n<div>At this point she could no longer afford to pay her office rent so she started operating her businesses from home.<o:p><\/o:p><\/div>\n<div>In 2010, at 30, she had hustled for 13 years and felt like she had nothing to show for it.<o:p><\/o:p><\/div>\n<div>Through this difficult time , Linda kept to blogging and by 2011,companies started placing adverts on her blog.<o:p><\/o:p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>Today, Linda Ikeji runs one of the biggest blog on the African continent, she has gone on the win various awards across the continent.<o:p><\/o:p><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Linda Ikeji is that entrepreneur who chose courage and resilience over failure&#8230;&#8230;.<\/div>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>photo credit : www.bellanaija.com In 1998, Linda started her modelling career before she turned 18. In 2004, at 23 she started black dove communication ; a modelling \/event company. 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