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George Oduro | Built to Win from Afrolift
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I help business owners level up their 0-10 employee businesses | 15 yrs biz mgmt experience | Get the Built to Win newsletter for actionable biz building advice
Aug 16, 2023 • 73 tweets • 20 min read
12,000 jobs are at risk after Wilko became the latest high-street chain to collapse into administration last Thursday.

But why are 93 years of history possibly coming to an end?

And what can you learn from this to avoid the same for your business?

The woeful story of Wilko👇🏾 Image In 1930, James Kemsey Wilkinson and his fiance Mary Cooper opened a store at 151 Charnwood Street in Leicester.

Over the next several years, more stores spring up around Leicester, and by the end of the decade, six stores are bearing the founder's name. Image
Jul 20, 2023 • 47 tweets • 9 min read
The Tesla of electric bikes just filed for bankruptcy 3 days ago.

But how did a $770M company fold overnight, leaving 200,000+ customers with nowhere to turn?

And what can you learn from their mistakes to avoid the same fate for your business?

The cautionary tale of VanMoof 👇🏾 Image It's May 2009.

The Black Eyed Peas have topped the charts with Boom Boom Pow.

Peter Andre and Katie Price have just split up.

And two brothers Taco and Ties Carlier founded a bicycle company named VanMoof. Image