Business Startups Production Business

Introduction 

The toilet paper manufacturing business has been reported as being one of the fastest growing manufacturing industries in Africa today. Toilet paper is a soft tissue paper used in homes, offices, schools, hotels etc. to maintain personal hygiene after human laxative or other organic processes.However, it can also be used for other purposes such as absorbing spillage and decorative purposes. the product differs in texture from other tissue, and is formulated to decompose in septic tanks, whereas some other bathroom and facial tissues do not.

Benefits/Advantages - 

- Simple manufacturing process.
- Easy administration (very few product lines and variations).
- High demand for product.
- Easy to market.

THE OPPORTUNITIES 

In order to encourage local production of the product and create the much needed employment.
The federal government of Nigeria banned the importation of finished toilet roll, serviette and face tissue in 2004. though local production has long commenced, the demand is still very high, superseding the supply by wide margin.

About 800 million units of the product are required annually by Nigerians out of which local production can only meet about 105 million units. this wide margin in supply provides investment opportunity for savvy investors like you and I to exploit.

Opportunities also exist for the exportation of the local finished product to other countries.
Nevertheless, one could also make money recycling waste paper into jumbo reels used as raw material for the production of toilet rolls.

THE PRODUCTION PROCESS 

THE PRODUCTION PLANT 

The toilet roll production plant is a stationary one to be sourced locally. the plant is made up of the core cutting machine, core gluing machine, jumbo reel winding machine and band saw cutting machine.
The plant would be sourced from an experienced fabricator of plants in Nigeria.

Toilet Roll business, is a big business and a secret money spinner. Do you know that a unit cost per Toilet Roll cost just about 20.00 Naira (Twenty Naira), and you will sell between 150 to 200 Naira for Jumbo sizes,
which means 80% profit per tissue.

All you need is for this business are:

1) Toilet Roll Rewinding Machine, fabricated in Nigeria and very efficient too,

2) Toilet Roll Cutting Machine, fabricated in Nigeria,

3) Giant Jumbo Tissue Roll, either imported or made in Nigeria, very good quality

If you are concerned about durability you can look into importing these machines


You can make a whole lot of profit from inside your home... 

These additional information is contained in the book "Toilet  Paper Production in Nigeria".

Tissue Paper Book

It is a comprehensive  guide (e-book) that will set you miles ahead of others in the sector.

Book Guide costs: N2,000, and If you are among the first hundred who intends to begin Toilet Tissue Paper Business, by purchasing this rich Guide, then here are the extra free benefits you will enjoy:

• I will design a free business logo for your new Tissue Paper business.
• Yes I will keep to my promise and do them for you because I want to see Nigerians succeed

Get across to me on: thinkysolutions(at)gmail(dot)com

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Business Success Stories

NAME: +Richard Branson  

AGE: 63 Years (1950)

LAUNCHING OUT AGE: 16 years

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

BUSINESS NAME: Virgin Group

BUSINESS SECTOR: Multiple -  

BUSINESS DESCRIPTION: Virgin is a leading international investment group and one of the world's most recognised and respected brands. Conceived in 1970 by Sir Richard Branson, the Virgin Group has gone on to grow successful businesses in sectors ranging from mobile telephony, travel, financial services, leisure, music, holidays and health & wellness.

STARTUP CAPITAL: A burning desire for success.

      

SUCCESS STORY: Born in England in 1950, he was an entrepreneur from the start. With two
failed endeavors (growing Christmas trees and raising budgerigars) already under his belt, by the age of 16, this serial entrepreneur had begun his first successful company (a student magazine) and was on his way to extraordinary success. By the age of 20, he had founded a small mail order record retailer called Virgin, and shortly thereafter, he opened a record shop on Oxford Street in London.

By 1972, Virgin records had signed their...
first artist, Mike Oldfield. 5 million copies later, Virgin Music had made a name for itself, later signing household names such as the Sex Pistols, Culture Club, The Rolling Stones, Phil Collins, Genesis, and Janet Jackson. Crafty yet controversial, provocative yet memorable, Virgin was soon to be a world renowned brand name.

Formed in 1984, Virgin Atlantic Airways was profitable in its first year. Its three classes of service - Economy, Premium Economy and Upper Class – include free in-flight drinks and meals, often including ice cream, and seat-back personal TVs, which was pioneered by Virgin. Upper Class passengers can request complimentary limousine service to and from the airport and have access to Virgin’s Clubhouse Lounge at London’s Heathrow Airport, where massage and grooming services are available.

With an appetite for broken industries, Virgin has continued to diversify its interests. In 1997, Virgin attempted to redefine the railway industry with high-tech trains and an advanced level of service. In another move, the company launched Virgin Mobile. Appealing to the younger demographic, the company does not require contracts and puts a hip spin on the traditional cell phone business. Virgin even has its own soft drink and vodka, although neither has been a tremendous success.

BUSINESS GROWTH: Virgin employs more than 50,000 people around the world, operating in over 50 countries. Global branded revenues of £15bn ($24bn) in 2012.

BRANSON ADVICE: Here is Branson quote from his book: Screw it, let's do it "I don't believe that that little word 'can't' should stop you. If you don't have the right experience to reach your goal, go in another direction, look for a different way in. There's always a solution to the most complex problem. If you want to fly, get down to the airfield at the age of sixteen and make the tea. Keep your eyes open. Look and learn. You don't have to go to art school to be a fashion designer. Join a fashion company and push a broom. Work your way up."

Do you have what it takes to be like Richard Branson?, then launch out. 

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Business Success Stories

NAME: Colin Thornton
AGE MADE FIRST MILLION: 20
COUNTRY: South Africa
BUSINESS NAME: +Dial A Nerd
BUSINESS SECTOR: Computers Repairs
BUSINESS DESCRIPTION: Repairs

START UP CAPITAL: Borrowed R5 000 ($1,000) to print fliers

SUCCESS STORY: Out of school, broke and only 20 years old, Colin decided to do what he knew best – fix computers. Borrowing 5,000 Rand (about $1,000 at the time) from friends and family, he printed fliers and distributed them within his neighbourhood to let everyone know about his services. Business started slow and was run from his parents’ garage where he repaired and serviced the computers of his first clients.
At a very competitive fee of $7 per hour, business started to pick up and he had to hire some extra help to satisfy the growing orders he was receiving. His ‘small’ business was getting bigger and needed to expand… and that’s how his company, Dial-A-Nerd, was born!

Dial-A-Nerd has built a consistent reputation as the go-to experts and professionals for fixing computer problems. Dial-A-Nerd technicians travel to...
private homes to solve computer problems which often range from downloading music on iPods (yeah, there are people who walk this earth who can’t do that) to more technical stuff like repairing broken down computers and removing viruses. By going over to people’s homes to solve their problems, Dial-A-Nerd created a niche business that no other service or company had been exploiting. Awesome!

Today, Dial-A-Nerd’s team of mobile technicians can build, repair, upgrade and even replace computers and gadgets at home and office premises. According to Forbes, the company has yearly revenues close to $10 million, with over 150 staff operating from more than 10 different locations in major cities and towns in South Africa. The company now services over 200 small and medium-sized businesses and a handful of large corporates in its portfolio. Although it has its roots in fixing computers, Dial-A-Nerd has now offers a wide range of services including: network maintenance, server design and maintenance, consultancy, design and implementation, and cloud solutions.

Colin Thornton and his company have come a long way from the humble ‘garage’ beginnings back in 1998. In 2011, Dial-A-Nerd won the first prize in the IT and telecommunications category of the South African Service Awards, and was featured on CNN Africa in the same year. Colin was named among the ‘Top 200 Young South Africans you should take to lunch in 2011’ and was recently featured in the Forbes list of Ten Young African Millionaires To Watch In 2013. Credits+

BUSINESS GROWTH: annual turnover of R45-million ($10 Million), 14 branches and 135 staff around the country.

LESSON TO BE LEARNT : Do small things in a great way. Colin took an ordinary repairs business and transformed it into a global brand.

Are you a Nerd or are you skilled in anything?, Do not belittle it, build a business from it.

Business Success Stories

NAME: Eric Muthomi 

LAUNCHING OUT AGE: 25 Years

COUNTRY: Kenya

BUSINESS NAME: Stawi Foods and Fruits

BUSINESS SECTOR: Agriculture and Production 

BUSINESS DESCRIPTION: Processing Raw Fruits into Flour. Started with banana preservation and processing.

STARTUP CAPITAL: Borrowed Capital from family

      

SUCCESS STORY: Because raw bananas have a short shelf life (can rot easily), they have to be properly stored or processed if they must last long. Due to a lack of storage and processing facilities, bad roads and poor access to markets, about half of the bananas harvested in Kenya every year get rotten, are wasted and never get sold. As a result, many Kenyan farmers suffer serious losses after all the money, time and effort invested in farming bananas during the year.

From an early age, he had made up his mind to start his own business after school. He first noticed the problems most banana farmers were facing in Meru, his hometown in...
Central Kenya and one of the largest banana producing regions in the country. He decided to start up a company that would buy raw bananas from local farmers at guaranteed prices, process them into banana flour and package them for sale in the market. This is the idea that formed his company, Stawi Foods.

Stawi Foods(stawi means ‘prosperity’ in Swahili), has improved the lives of thousands of banana farmers by providing them with sure income. It has also helped to increase the shelf life of bananas which would have rot and wasted if they are not sold soon after harvest. The banana flour, which is made from processed green bananas, is gluten free, nutritious and can be used to make baby food, porridge, mashed food, baked foods and soups. This versatile branded product which is sold as ‘Stawi Natural Banana Flour’ is distributed in several major supermarkets across Kenya.

The young entrepreneur studied law at the Catholic University of East Africa graduating in 2010 and has also done short courses in enterprise management at United States International University and banana processing training at Kenya Industrial Research and Development Institute. “My intention all along, even when I was studying at the university was to go into business, run my own company. It is not like my law degree will go to waste because it will come in handy when I need to handle the legal issues pertaining to a business,” says the CEO of Stawi Foods. 

Eric Muthomi’s idea now allows smallholder banana farmers in Kenya to earn 30 percent more on their bananas than they would have made if they sold it in the local markets. In addition, selling their banana harvests to a guaranteed buyer (Stawi Foods), protects them from the low and fluctuating prices of banana in times of harvest and scarcity. This is helping many young people to remain gainfully employed as banana farmers.

At the moment, this young company (which only started business in 2011), works with more than 100 groups of farmers in Meru which supply the raw bananas used for making Stawi Banana flour. As his Stawi Banana Flour gains popularity across Kenya and the East Africa region, Since he put this amazing idea to action in 2011, Eric Muthomi has attracted a lot of local and international attention. In the same year he started Stawi Foods, Eric won the top prize in the 2011 Nature Challenge Africa competition sponsored by the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) Kenya in partnership with NETFUND. He was also listed by Forbes Magazine as one of Africa’s Best Young Entrepreneurs.

BUSINESS GROWTH: At the moment, this young company works with more than 100 groups of farmers in Meru which supply the raw bananas used for making Stawi Banana flour. Stawi Foods and Fruits is fast becoming a popular brand and important model on the African agriculture scene. It won the Nature Challenge competition geared at promoting the sustainable use of natural resources in 2011, and, in the same year, bagged the winning prize for agro-processing in the Chase Bank Enablis ILO Business Plan competition.

MUTHOMI'S ADVICE: 

* Do not wait for things to be perfect for you to work on your goal, start with the little you have. I had no money, I borrowed capital for the business from my family.

* I do not regard what I do as work because I enjoy it, probably that is why I seem to be working all the time without tiring. I find it to be so much fun.

* I am happy when farmers come up to me and thank me for getting them a market for their product. It is such a satisfying feeling.

* I took this path because I saw there are so many people who graduate with no jobs so I went to university with a clear goal to finish and start a business that will create jobs.

Are you like Muthomi?, Then what are you waiting for?, Start an Agro business. 

REFERENCES:
http://www.smallstarter.com/get-inspired/eric-muthomi-stawi-foods-kenya
http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/article-15605/innovative-businessman-making-meru-go-bananas
http://www.businessdayonline.com/NG/index.php/analysis/commentary/43943-learning-from-stawi-foods-success-story

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Business Success Stories

NAME: +Linda Ikeji 

AGE MADE FIRST MILLION: Unknown

COUNTRY: Nigeria

BUSINESS NAME: Linda Ikeji Blog (LIB)

BUSINESS SECTOR: Blogging 

BUSINESS DESCRIPTION: Gossip News, Celebrity News 
STARTUP CAPITAL: Her Laptop, Her Modem, Passion.

      

SUCCESS STORY: Entrepenueur Linda Ikeji, was born in 1980 in Imo State, Nigeria. She began to show interest in writing as early as 10 years old. She pursued her passion through the university to study Mass Communication. She began working at the age of 17 as a waitress and model to support her early university expenses Linda recalls, “I’d leave lectures, go to a hotel and sell beer from 1pm till 10pm. I did this for a few months. It wasn’t easy but I had to survive”.

After completing her degree at the university she launched....
her media company, Blackdove Communications, a modelling agency and events management outfit. She also started what she describes in her first ever blog post as her “true passion”, her magazine called, FM & B. The first issue was released in 2006 and after discovering how capital-intensive and time-consuming magazine publishing was, only two more editions made it to print.

Through blogging innovation, passion driven strategy, and controversial gossipy stuff she became Africa's most popular blogger. Using the free blogger platform lindaikeji.blogspot.com has become a household name in Nigeria and the diaspora. In the process she became one of the richest blogger in Africa. When asked on her road to success 7 years later, Linda said “You have to love blogging. You can’t say I want to blog because I want to make money. It takes a stepping stone to get there. There are over a thousand blogs, but what will make people enjoy visiting your blog depends on the efforts you put into it. So, be passionate about it, be consistent, don’t blog once or twice in a week, blog everyday if you can, enjoy it, and love it.” - from  +osas ogie blog

Linda acquired in 2013, an 8million Naira Infinity FX35, and posted this on her blog: 

"Posing with my two rides, the 2011 Infiniti FX 35 and my 2008 Toyota Camry. #Biggirlsthinz Hehe!

I put this up for two reasons:

1. To show off of course...why else? Lol

And 

2, to encourage other ladies out there to keep working hard and keep believing in themselves. You don't need any aristo to give you anything...any woman with will and drive can give herself anything she wants!

By this time two years ago, I didn't have much...but I never stopped believing in myself and I never stopped working hard. I can't even begin to count how many businesses I put my hands into before one paid off -Blogging! I told myself that I will make it in this life one day as my own woman and on my own terms, that no man will ever take away my dignity...and I did it. So can you! Yes, you! You have the power! And with God on your side, you are unstoppable!

BUSINESS GROWTH: She Makes her money primarily from Adverts, and deals displayed on her blog. We may be able to estimate that she earns over 2 Million Naira Monthly.

IMPROVEMENT AND SUGGESTION: I am of the opinion that her blog still need more work in terms of design, and I noticed you cannot share posts at a glance which will drive in more traffic, and She does not have a recommended or similar post widget installed which will help her readers last longer on the site.

LESSON TO LEARN: It takes passion, perseverance and the grace of God to succeed in any business. Passion kept Linda even when nothing was coming out of it in the beginning.

Are you one of those with great ideas and information for the World to hear?, Start a blog.

Quick Money Ideas Student Business Ideas

Every business no matter how big or small it is, needs customers in-order to make profit, and a school environment represent a gathering of so many potential customers. A good student is one that is all round, not just in academics, but in life generally. Becoming financially independent as a student in High school or in the University is one way you can show that you are gradually becoming a real man or woman who is productive.

It is easy as a student to depend on your periodic income from parents, but better than being easy, is being really financially successful. It is possible as a student to focus well on your academics, and use your spare time to build a future early on in life. You may hardly find any student who is a good business person, looking for job after graduation. Besides the long term benefits, it is a quick way to earn money to afford anything you need any time.

Speaking of business ideas for students, here is a list of 5 profitable ones you can do:


1. Laundry Services: Students are activity people; involving in one activity or the other in campus, and never having time for themselves. You can set up a mini laundry services business to help fellow busy students wash their clothes or iron their clothes every week. You will be surprised at how many students will patronize you. All you need is just a well decorated flier and word of mouth persuasion. You can even hire fellow students when your business grows.

2. Tutorials: As a student, you are in school to acquire knowledge, and like we were all taught, any knowledge not applied is wasted. You can turn the knowledge you are acquiring daily into a money making venture in your spare time. Tutorial services is one of such ways. There are a lot of students in your class who do not understand as fast as you do, so offering to put them through one on one or in a group is a big way to convert your time and knowledge to profits, and the beautiful thing is that you too will learn in the process too. Imagine you are taking 20 Students every weekend, and each pays you $20 dollars (3,000 Naira) for a month, that is about $400, or N64,000 for you monthly.

3. Do Research Work and Sell: With the help of a little knowledge in web design, you can create a website or blog where you post research work you have done by topics. Try find out what research topics are being given out to students in your department or class, then do your research and sell it on your website or blog. Any interested student will pay any amount you fix on it to download the research work. Your possible clients are Final year seminar and project students.

4. Procurement Services: Most sellers in schools tend to take advantage of students by selling their stuff at a much higher price than normal to students on campus. They generally believe that the student won't have time to go outside school to buy it, so whatever price they charge, they are going to buy. You can step in here and make yourself great money. All you need do is to identify the kind of products in demand among students and find time every weekend to go outside school to cheaper markets and procure them, and then sell to students at a much cheaper price than the price on campus. You can even use your room as a sales place. As long as your publicity is good, students will find you. Trust me, people love good stuff at cheap prices.

5. Make and Sell your Stuff: This will require your skills. If you are good at graphic designs, contact campus churches, event planners to make design graphics for them. If you are good with fabrics, you can make customized T-shirts for Final year students, and make big money. You are a caterer, you can look out for student birthdays and make cakes, and sell. Whatever skill you have can be converted to big cash if you do not fold your hand.

While I was a student in the University of Benin, I was into Event planning, and I made good money. You too can if you can see the opportunities in your school.

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Business Startups Services Business Student Business Ideas

Introduction:

There are so many Nursery, Primary and Secondary (High) schools in Nigeria, and a fair number in every city in Nigeria. On Average, There are about 200 pupils and students in these schools. This Business is about creating an avenue to take students out on Educational Trips across cities, states in the country.

You will agree with me that in our primary and secondary school days, we always looked forward to the days where we would go out together as students to some fancy cities with our pen and paper, taking notes and snapping pictures. This is basically the Idea of a Student Excursion Business that I am selling to you now reading this post.

Like I mentioned in my profile, I have spent more than 5 years researching business opportunities in Nigeria, and I came up with this as a very profitable niche in the Educational business sector. I shared this Idea 3 years ago with an Abuja based business woman, whom I believe is fully into it now. Here is all you need to know about the basics:

How it Works (10 Steps)

1. Locate Unique Educational Tour Sites in your city or state or country
2. Approach Schools
3. Have an agreement with the schools
4. Fix a date
5. Take the pupil/students out for hours/days/weeks depending on your arrangement
6. Bring the pupil/student back safely
7. Get paid
8. Perform Steps 1-7 again for different schools
9. Get paid more.
10. It is this easy

Things to know before setting up Student Excursion Business in Nigeria

Basic knowledge is needed in any sector you wish to establish in else, failure is inevitable. The following must be known before you can establish this business in your city:

• Educational sites around your city, state and outside your state
• You should build solid relationship with school owners
• Study businesses already offering this service and how you can improve on their services.

Requirements, Equipment and Materials Needed

• A Registered Business name or company so as to be taken seriously
• A Standard Coaster Bus or its equivalent (or you can partner with transport companies if you cannot afford bus)
• An Office in a good location to receive customers and attend to enquiries, complaints, etc
• A License/Permit to carry out educational tours in the state (optional, but you can check with your state education board to know if this is a requirement)
• Business Cards, Letter head papers

Capital Requirements

To effectively start the education tour business, here is the breakdown of your capital needs. This might vary depending on some factors:

• Office space: - varies/depends on your city
• Minimum 18 seater Bus: - varies/depends on the bus of interest
• On the Average, measured by my preference, you will not spend beyond less than N900,000 to acquire the two items listed above

Marketing, Advertising and Customer Care

The quickest way to gain ground in this business sector is to:

• Build Relationships - Build a working and active relationship with school owners and principals.

Other ways includes:

• Word of Mouth - Talk to schools, parents, teachers about what you do, and what you can do that your competitors are not doing yet
• Use Business Cards - A school owner/Principal/Headmaster you talk to now may not be interested in what you have but may be tomorrow, so you will need a business card to leave behind with each of your prospective clients so that they can reach you when they require your service.
• Build Testimonials - Any time you take students of a school out on an educational excursion/tour, do not forget to ask the school for a testimonial. This testimonial will help you when you are attempting to get a new school as your client. School owners will be better interested if they know that you have done something similar somewhere else for someone else.
• Offer Unique Tour Sites - Be careful when choosing tour sites. Some schools may be sceptical if your proposed site is too far, or if it is a common place. 
• Handle the Pupils / Students with great concern - Do not be too engrossed in activities and planning and forget about the safety of your clients (Pupils/Students). Their safety means more tours in future with you, because quality customer service builds trust in your customers.

Projected Income

Here is an estimated pricing from one excursion trip with a school having students of about 200 with the excursion taking place outside the city/state

• 1 student pays N1,000
• 50 interested students pay 50 * 1,000 = N50,000
• Average of 3 schools in a month = N150,000
• Average Income monthly is N150,000

Here is an estimated pricing for one excursion trip with a school having about 500 students, with the excursion taking place in the city/state

• 1 student pays N500
• 200 Interested students pay 200 * 500 = N100,000
• Average of 3 schools in a month = N300,000
• Average Income Monthly is N300,000

You are only limited by your marketing plan. So go out and get this started.

Additional Information

*If you need additional Information, you can get across to me on thinkysolutions(at)gmail(dot)com. I will be glad to help out.

If you have decided to start this business, I can make you a business logo and a business card design. Cheers!

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Business Startups Services Business

Laundry is the washing of clothes with water, Dry cleaning is without water
170 Million Nigerians wear clothes daily, irrespective of age. 40 percent of this population are very busy persons; some in Government, some in Civil service, some Business persons, some Students, and some Lazy.
These persons do not have time. You will have to agree that the task of washing, rinsing, drying, and ironing clothes is so tedious and time consuming that even the average house wife would consider buying a washing machine for this purpose. Due to the poverty level in Nigeria at the moment, and the poor power supply rate, most homes will not be able to afford a washing machine..

For these reasons, laundry and dry cleaning business has become a top and lucrative venture in Nigeria. Last week, I was in Lagos and stayed in the house of a friend whose father owns a laundry. He really din't tell me how much his father earns monthly, but he told me about a laundry a friend of his who works in that makes N900,000 monthly.


Dry cleaning / Laundry business is not a capital intensive business, and you can start from your home till you get an office when the money begins to pour in. Ms Uloma Ibeawuchi, of Clean Yard Services Limited spoke to Punch Nigeria Newspaper about how she started the business with just N20,000 in 2010.

Stuff to Know before Setting out a Laundry Business

• How to Wash different fabrics
• How to dry clean
• How to Iron different fabric materials
• Folding
• Packaging
• Marketing
• Business development

Equipment and Materials Needed

• Register a business name so you will be taken seriously
• Get an office or use your home as an office
• Basins and buckets (small scale)
• Industrial washing machine (Large scale)
• Generator (optional)
• Staff (One to wash, another to market and deliver garments)
• Ironing table
• Stain removing chemicals
• Pressing irons (Electric and Manual)
• Hangers, Tags, pegs

Marketing, Advertising and Customer Care

• Home delivery - Offer to pick up dirty fabrics and return finished ones back to them.
• Move Around - Have marketers that move around neighbourhoods asking people if they need laundry services.
• Don't fail to deliver before deadline
• Customer preferences - Some customers need their clothes to be handled in certain ways, do not forget.
• Offer unique Services - Look at what your competitors are doing and what they are not doing, and improve on what they are not doing, while doing what they are not doing.
• Offer better Prices - Offer a fair and standard price for a high service quality.
• Get to know your customers - If possible, remember their birthdays and message them. They will feel loved and will love your business.
• Print Fliers, Handbills and Business Cards - You never may know where it will get to
• Brand your Finished Products - Have a branded packaging for every finished work you are about to deliver to your customer. You will never know who will pick up the packaging after it has been discarded.

Projected Income

Here is the estimated pricing for laundry where I live:

• Shirt - N200 per one
• Trousers - N150 per one
• Suit - N1000 per one
• Bed spreads - N500 per one
• Bed Blankets - N1,500 per one

If you wash 10 shirts, 5 Trousers, 2 Suits, 1 bed spread, 1 Bed blanket daily, you will be making:  

2000 + 750 + 2000 + 500 + 1500 = N6,750 Daily, equivalent to N202,500 Monthly

More Information

Additional Information you may need if you intend going into this business on a full scale:

1. Where to get  Industrial Washing Machines in Nigeria
2. Steps to build your first set of customers
3. How to get more customers by washing free for them and make more money
4. Capital requirement breakdown including cost of each of the facilities and equipment needed to start up.
5. How to survive in the midst of trusted competitors
6. How to source and buy dry cleaning equipment
7. Standard Prices for Laundry and Dry cleaning work in your location
8. Detailed personal interviews from already established Laundry and Dry Cleaning business to enable you learn from the experience of others
9. How to go about branding of your laundry packaging paper
10. How to Wash different fabrics
11. How to dry clean different materials

These additional information is contained in the book "Laundry, and Dry Cleaning Business in Nigeria".

It is a comprehensive guide (e-book) that will set you miles ahead of others in the sector.

Book Guide costs: N3,500, and If you are among the first hundred who intends to begin Laundry and Dry Cleaning Business, by purchasing this rich Guide, then here are the extra free benefits you will enjoy:

• I will design for you a Business card for free.
• I will design a free business logo for your new Laundry business.
• Yes I will keep to my promise and do them for you because I want to see Nigerians succeed

Get across to me on: thinkysolutions(at)gmail(dot)com

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Business Advice Setting up your Business

Setting up a business is a big decision, and one that comes with a lot of risk. So it is my priority to ensure that you get the required steps right before you venture in. Here are 13 steps every potential business owner should follow.

1. Get the business idea

You have to have an idea of the kind of business you want to do. Is it a product you want to be making or a service you want to render to people that needs it, you need to have an idea of what you want to do. It’s good to have more than one idea, and then you can finally narrow it down to one.

2. Set your target

You need to set a target for the business. Are you in it to achieve financial freedom? Or you want small business that will sustain you and give you steady income? It is good you set your target early enough before you start the business.

3. Define your team

You have to decide how you want the business to be run. Are you going to run the business alone or you will get someone to assist you, this bring a lot of synergy to the table, because two heads are better than one, as people bounce ideas off each other.

4. Determine the legal structure of the business

Decide what type of business you would like it to be. A sole proprietorship, a partnership, etc. This is important for tax purposes and for attracting investors.

5. Get a business name and register it

By now you should have name you want to use for the business, get a lawyer to assist you to register your business name, before someone else use the name. Your business name should be unique to you.

6. Finance your business

How are you going to finance the business? Will you take a loan from the bank co-operative or you will use your personal savings? And remember to have reserve cash for the funding of things until the business is really up and running.

7. Consider the competition

Consider the competition around. The people that are into the same business around, how much are they selling? What can you do to make your product better than theirs and with a better price?

8. Create a business plan

For your business to succeed you need to have a business plan, because it helps you in the running of the business. And it is what investors, bankers and other interested parties will use when deciding whether to invest in your business.

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Business Advice

With the alarming rate of unemployment in Nigeria and in the World, the average youth is now made to believe that after the first degree, he/she has to quickly embark on a Masters program or PHD in order to stand a chance of getting a job.

But the big question is this? What have you done with your first degree? You paid so much in school to get this degree. What value have you created with it so far before pursuing another? In this post we will be looking at how to turn your first degree into a profitable business.

Once you have obtained your first degree and have graduated successfully, here are steps to take to transform that degree of yours into a profitable business that will be worth your time and efforts.

STEP 1: Offer your services for free for a start:

• Once you leave school, you can begin to apply for jobs, but while waiting for the job that may take years to come, you can offer your services for free to a local firm in your neighbourhood or state that is in line with what you have studied in school. Most of these growing firms are looking for cheap or free labours to us to do work. That's why they will not reject you. While in the firm, volunteer to be part of tasks that will expose you to the practical nature of the job.

STEP 2: Gain Practical knowledge, Skill and Experience: 

• Learn as much as you can from the boss, the staff. Be loyal and humble. You know the reason you are there, so do not let anything discourage you. If you happen to be a computer scientist or engineer, you will easily learn programming, networking, graphics, software from the staff for free too without paying, by so doing you are building skill. Even if you studied Accounting or social science courses, your presence in the organization will afford you the chance to learn practical skills from the staff of the firm for free. 

STEP 3: Build your Network and clients:

• Make friends, lots of friends, because those same staff who you are learning from today, are going to be your clients tomorrow, or refer clients to you tomorrow. Exchange contacts with people you meet daily who are in contact with the firm, whether professionals, clients, or suppliers. Build your network.

STEP 4: Begin as a Freelancer/Consultant: 

• At the end of your volunteer time, the firm may decide to employ you if you impressed. You can take it or decline. If you feel you have learnt a lot and you are ready to venture into the business world, I would suggest you begin as a freelancer/consultant because you require almost no capital to start as a freelancer/consultant. (A freelancer is someone who performs tasks, usually for multiple employers over the course of a year. A freelancer is somewhat like a free agent - he or she essentially sell their services to the highest bidder - except that they usually work for more than one employer.). Being a freelancer or consultant will allow you build income gradually till you can afford an office and hire staff of your own.

STEP 5: Build a Team: 

• Connect with other freelancers or consultants in the same field as you are so as to gain access to more paying clients/customers. Gradually build a team of professionals so that you too can outsource jobs you cannot handle alone.

STEP 6: Grow Big:

• When you have built your reputation, and capital, expand!!! Get an office, hire staff, help people, live well, love God and enjoy your wealth. At this stage you will not need that white collar job you once applied for even when they invite you because you are now your own boss.

Business People

Who is your business hero, and why?

This was the question StartupNation asked of 12 successful entrepreneurs. The following answers are provided by the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. In partnership with Citi, the YEC recently launched #StartupLab, a free virtual mentorship program that helps millions of entrepreneurs start and grow businesses via live video chats, an expert content library and email lessons.

1. Jack Dorsey

Jack not only built Twitter (a billion-dollar company that revolutionized communication), but also Square -- another billion dollar company that has revolutionized the payment sector. Not many people will ever have an opportunity to accomplish that much in a lifetime and stay so humble.

- Ben Lang, Mapped In Israel 

2. Junior Bridgeman

Junior Bridgeman owns one of the largest chains of Wendy’s franchises in the nation. Junior is my hero because he is a master at taking previous opportunities and turning them into new ones. He got his start playing in the NBA, but he invested his money instead of squandering it like many athletes. Always humble about his accomplishments, Junior is an excellent role model for young people.

- Lawrence Watkins, Great Black Speakers 

3. Trey Ratcliff

Trey has accomplished so much with his popular photography blog, stuckincustoms.com, that he’s now the owner of a seven-figure art business, has spoken to audiences like Google and was honored by having the first HDR photo hung in the Smithsonian. He’s hired a dozen employees so he can concentrate on his art. With the term "starving artist," it shows artists that we can do the same.

- Angela Pan, Angela B Pan Photography

4. Julie Aigner-Clark and Bethenny Frankel

These two women are tied because of their abilities to become market leaders in a new niche and do so with persistence and huge success! Julie, founder of Baby Einstein, started with a passion and ultimately sold her company to Disney. She has remained a humble and passionate person throughout the process. Bethenny never stopped believing in her idea, and eventually, the world did, too!

- Darrah Brustein, Finance Whiz Kids | Equitable Payments 

5. Tony Hsieh

Tony Hsieh’s goal as a business person -- realized with Zappos.com -- is to make people happy. This mission is self-obvious happy customers, employees, vendors and investors. If all four of these groups are happy, you are going to be successful. His vision is great, but what I admire most is that Hsieh and his "Delivering Happiness" team share his strategy. They’re making a global impact!

- Aaron Schwartz, Modify Watches

6. Ken Powell

My business hero is the CEO of General Mills, Ken Powell. Not only does Powell successfully run one of the nation’s greatest cereal companies, he is highly dedicated to philanthropy -- especially worldwide nutrition and agricultural sustainability. For this reason, Powell and General Mils were third on Forbes’ list of companies that give back the most to the community.

- Jay Wu, Best Drug Rehabilitation 

7. Bill Gates

Early in my career, I was drawn to Bill Gates as a successful tech entrepreneur. But it was his keen sense of "I don’t know what I don’t know" that allowed him to build a team of very experienced business people with various skill sets, which developed Microsoft into an industry leader. I respect that he challenged his managers to become the best that they could be at Microsoft early on.

- Robby Hill, HillSouth

8. Elon Musk

Out of all the current entrepreneurs, I’d say Elon Musk is the best example of somebody who defines entrepreneurship. He helped build PayPal, and when it sold, he didn’t retire but focused on solving bigger problems with Tesla Motors and SpaceX to solve our dependence on oil and gain access to affordable space travel.

- Liam Martin, Staff.com 

9. Pete Carroll

Successful coach, football legend and my hero, Pete Carroll has amassed records, impacted many and taken a long-term perspective to change the game. He attracts the best talent and motivates them at full speed through inevitable peaks and valleys. Like in sports, trial and error and pushing self-competition is crucial for success. Mimicking his confidence, trust and focus pushes me daily.

- Matt Ehrlichman, Porch

10. Steve Jobs

Though Steve Jobs was a complicated individual with some personal flaws, I really respect his client focus. He is my hero for the ways in which he understood his clients’ needs and his endless ability to innovate and see new trends to give clients what they wanted. His ability to build markets was also incredible.

- David Ehrenberg, Early Growth Financial Services 

11. Richard Branson

The only reason why Richard Branson became a billionaire and most people have not is simply because he’s been willing to fail more than anybody else. As Sir Branson says, "You don’t learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing and by falling over." He inspires dedication, persistence and -- most of all -- knows success is a journey, not a destination.

- Charles Gaudet, Predictable Profits

12. Steve Wynn

Have you ever been to Vegas and just pondered the business model of the entire Las Vegas Strip? I have -- quite often, too. If you really think about it, the entire street is built on no more than possibilities and illusions. Steve Wynn is a big player in that, building one mega success after another -- even after being told each time that his vision was ludicrous or impossible.

- W. Michael Hsu, DeepSky

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