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How To Get Investors For Business Funding In Nigeria

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  How To Get Investors For Business Funding In Nigeria Sometimes, the distance between where we are and where we want to be is light. Istifanus Sarki If your attempts in getting investors to fund your business have fallen flat on countless occasions, then it’s best to pause the search and focus on the roots. And don’t even buy the lie that it’s difficult to find investors. Those are false assumptions from the backend of wrong approaches. You would be shocked to know the rate at which millions are being invested on a weekly basis locally and globally. Here, you will learn how easy it is to get one…just one investor that would bring your ideas to life with their investment. The Financial Investment Space in Nigeria We can date investment back to when Dangote was loaned half a million in 1977 to start a business and the rest is history. Today, we have more investors who invest in several businesses, ideas, and startups. Even more, there are lots of angel investors who are looking for ...

How To Start Food Business in Nigeria With Little Capital

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HOW TO START FOOD BUSINESS IN NIGERIA No one expected all this mess, I tell you. No one. My friend Emma just got married in December, and he moved into a new apartment in January in preparation for his growing family. 2020 was supposed to be a good year for all of us. Then April came, and hell blew over. It started in March, but, it was a slow march, and we were all optimistic that it would blow over. In April Emma's wife got pregnant, in April, Emma lost his job and in April, the good year ended. Emma has been searching for a job and battling depression since April. The few jobs he has seen so far are beneath him, and his transport fare is even more than the salaries they are offering. His wife cannot help much because she was working with a private school before the lockdown started, which means that she has been without a job for over some time now. Both of them decided to turn into food business and the results have been tremendous. Before going into how to start fo...

How to balance Business with Family and Friends

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Doing business with Family and friends always seems like a good idea, especially when you are just starting the business, until things go wrong. Have you ever wondered why businesses hardly sustain, and rich people's wealth are hardly sustained long after the rich people are dead and gone? Or you think Dangote is the first millionaire or billionaire in Nigeria? Ojukwu's father was one of the richest men in Nigeria back then if not the richest man. Moshood Kashimawo Abiola popular known as MKO was a very, very rich man back in the 80s and 90s. Dantata was a very rich man back then too. This is but a few of the many Nigerian millionaires back in the days. Where are they now? Some are dead, some still alive. But where is their wealth? Was it passed on? To who? Why don't we hear of them anymore? Here are a few things to consider when doing business with family and friends: 1 Define things Family and friends are good when it comes to business. In fact, they are major...