This blog is created by Sa'idu Sulaiman. He is a retired Economics lecturer and former Director Quality Assurance at the Sa’adatu Rimi College of Education, Kano, Nigeria, (now Sa’adatu Rimi University of Education). He holds a bachelors degree in Education/ Economics, a postgraduate diploma in Management and a Master of Business Administration degree, all from Bayero University, Kano. In 2015, he became a member of the London- based Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE) after attending its 2014 conference in Manchester, UK.
He served as the Managing Editor of two academic journals and as the first Editor-in-Chief of the Kumbotso Teacher Educator journal (KUTEJ). He is the founder and Director of Penmark Academy for Lifelong Learning which is based in Kano, Nigeria. He wrote a number of books, which have cut across different academic disciplines.Some of them are:
1. Understanding Finance and Investment
2. Understanding Book-Keeping and Accounts
3. The Making of Economics: An Introduction to the History of Economic Thought
4. Random Economic Thoughts
5. 12 Facts About Protectionism and the Global Economy
8.
How to Use 7 Popular Social Media
for Business Promotion
He also wrote the following papers and a book review in the Skyline Business Journal:
1. “Anatomy of the Global Economy and its Implications for Protectionism” The World Financial Review. London, UK. November-December 2017. (https://worldfinancialreview.com/anatomy-of-the-global-economy-and-its-implications-for-protectionism/)
2. “Personal Finance: Positioning Breastfeeding on Family Balance Sheet” The World Financial Review. London, UK. September-October 2018. (https://worldfinancialreview.com/personal-finance-positioning-breastfeeding-on-family-balance-sheet/ )
3. Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries: Case Studies and Recommendations for the “University-Business-Partnership Programme” Skyline Business Journal, Vol.XIV, Issue 1-2018-2019, Skyline University College, United Arab Emirates
In March 2024, Sa'idu Sulaiman started offering MBA digest courses series (similar to what is called mini MBA courses) on the popular Udemy online teaching platform.
He can be reached through this email address: penmarkacademy@gmail.com