Structure, not size, determines Nigerian businesses’ growth –Zoho

Nigerian businesses must move from founder-dependent operations to structured, data-driven systems if they are to achieve sustainable growth, the Regional Head, West Africa, Zoho Corporation, Kehinde Ogundare, has said.
Ogundare said many Nigerian businesses were constrained by operational inefficiencies, fragmented information and processes that depended heavily on founders’ memories, personal relationships and informal communication channels.
He made the observation in a recent thought-leadership article titled, “Formidable is not about size: Why structure is the secret to scaling Nigerian businesses.” The article was published on August 17, 2026.
According to him, Nigerian entrep...