GROWING A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS

IN
A CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT

September, 2016

Outline

The Origin

Critical Success Factors

Major Milestones

Business Challenges and Mitigation

Competitive Factors for SMEs

Conclusion

Open Forum (Questions and Answers)

The Origin of Giolee Global

Resources Ltd.

My interest originated from the environmental degradation

in my community and the Niger Delta after my graduation
in Public Administration from the University of Port Harcourt.

I felt it was better to be a solution provider rather than

being part of the critics of environmental degradation in
the Niger Delta.

My first involvement in environmental management was in

2010 when I represented my community as access
facilitator in an SPDC oil spill response project. This feat led
to the award of my companys first contract in oil spill
management of two hundred thousand Naira
(N200,000.00).

This was the beginning of the journey of Giolee Global

Resources Ltd in environmental management.

The Origin of Giolee Global

Resources Ltd. (contd)
At the start of Business in 2010
I was the sole staff of the company
Office only existed in a bag and a black berry phone.
No company liquid capital

No Assets and no access to loan

Critical Success Factors

The following critical factors were responsible for the
strengthening and growth of my business:

Divine factor

Vision

Passion/Commitment

Integrity/Character

Discipline

Capacity building/Innovation

Expansion

Score Card On Major Milestone

My personal entrepreneurship experience is in the application
of those critical factors that led to this mini-score card of my
journey from 2010 when I started to date.
Status as at 2016
46 permanent staff, 4 external consultants, With
functional office, plant yard facility and the biggest
environmental laboratory with other various types of
specialized equipment.
In affiliation and Representing 14 international
companies Globally as their sole agent in Nigeria.
Assets in excess of N1b and $4m USD.
Certify for ISO 9001:2008.

Score Card on Major Milstone (Contd)

Won SPDC Safety Leadership Meritorious Award for 2015.

Member of Nigeria Environmental Society

Completion of over 296 projects with no incident or complain

from clients and regulators

Carrying out more than 9 different specialise Services in the

Environmental sector from one services started in 2010.

We are on NIPEX doing business with all the IOCs.

We have current running contract with SPDC, AGIP,

CHEVRON, TOTAL, NOSDRA and DPR worth millions of USD.

Giolee Office Staff

Giolee Field Operational Staff

Giolee International Partners

Giolee ISO Certificate

SPDC Safety Leadership Meritorious

Award for 2015

Oil Spill Cleanup and Remediation Services

Laboratory Services

Oil Spill Emergency Response

Ecosystem Restoration

Environmental Studies & Consultancy (onshore & offshore)

Waste Management

Trainings

Equipment/Material Leasing & Supplies

Effluent/Waste Water Treatment

Corporate Social Responsibility

Challenges and Mitigation

Like many other business ventures, growing in an Oil & Gas
business in the Niger Delta has its various challenges.
Amongst them are:

Choice of life style

Finance

Security

Tax/Vat

Delay in payments from clients

Community crisis

Competitive Factors For Small Business.

There are a lot of factors that bring about
competition among oil & gas business owners in the
Niger Delta.

Community Support

Ignorance

Limited Opportunities

Showing Of Dominance

Desperation

Conclusion
I discovered that Shell International, Halliburton and other
multinational companies started as small scale businesses in their
respective countries, like all of us seated here today.
SHELL
HALLIBURTON
HILTON
ENI GROUP
DISNEY

Think smart and act smart by converting all challenges to

positive success - Lesi Maol.

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS /

INTERACTIVE SESSION