Abu na masu zuciya! Business in Nigeria!

Shi fa fara wani business ba karamin aiki bane. Tun daga research, sourcing funds har evaluation. We applaud all business owners and aspiring. Wasu daga cikin mu suna da plan da funds amma kuma akwai fear of starting. What if it fails? I have invested my savings. It’s heartbreaking really but you will never know if it will be a success if you don’t take a leap of faith and see where the road leads. 

It’s no news how hard running a business is in Nigeria due to so many shortcomings. Kunga fa research shows that over 50% of SMEs fail in their first year of operation and more than 95% of SMEs fail during their first five years.  

 

Nan Haka, wata ta ce zata fara pastry business a gida haka, abu dan dai-dai. ta zauna ta haɗa haɗɗen plan ɗinta, aka je aka ƙara koyo so meat pie, doughnut, cupcakes, kayan daɗin nan dai. Kun ga nan ma ai investment ne ko? 

Aka siyo kayan kwaɓa flour, ta tsallake matsalar capital kenan sai aka fadi na wutan lantarki. NEPA suka ce for where??

Ina kaiku, ranar farko, generator, na biyu ma haka har aka yi sati. Sai an sama order, abu kamar anyi baki, TDIB! An dauke wuta. 

Kafin kice mene? She was torn, ga tashin komai a kasuwa, ga kashe kudi a diesel, ga rashin profit. Rai dai yayi dumu dumu. 

Sai ji nayi kawai tana cewa, nikam business din nan nawa ne? 

 

Amma as someone that claimed to have had a well-thought-out plan, ya bata hango wannan matsalolin ba? Are they not what everyone is facing? Abin fa sai na masu zuciya! Hmm! 

 

Wani loss din sai kaji kamar baza ka taba tashi ba. Idan muka juya ma import din, buying and reselling, lokacin da Forex ya din ga gasa mana aya a hannu, da kan ka ma zaka yar dashi. Toh kun gani, duk inda muka juya dai ba sauki. Ba fa san rai bane ake kara kudin imported stuff, babu yanda suka iya ne suma. Yanzu ma naga in dollars suke sa kudin to be on a safer side, convert it with the current exchange rate. 

Yan Aji, today is for start-up stories. Can you share stories of how you started your business from scratch, some challenges faced and how you overcame them?

 

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Red Part 1

Fatima
“Ah this long queue, abeg” I said as I approached the ATM beside our house.
I stood for a few minutes, “when will it come to my turn, gaskiya Banda lokaci let me be going” I said to my self as I took my leave
. “Hello come and go before me” called out a young man. I turned
“Ah thank you” I quickly ran in front of him as the people in the queue grumbled.
Thank you I said with a big smile.
You are welcome he said.
To be frank with you I didn’t give him a second look, I withdrew my money, thanked him and I was on my way.
He quickly followed me.
“I didn’t catch your name miss”
“I didn’t throw it” I said.
Haba now this is not how you respond to your knight in shining armour
Knight ke” i let out a loud laugh
“Ok what’s your name at least, do you mind if I drop you?” He asked.
“My house is down the road so don’t worry and yes my name is Fatima”
“Oh you see this is meant to be, you have my mom”s name, can I call you mama na?”
“Well you can call me Ummi, that’s what my family call me ” I said.
“Can I see your phone” he asked
“why” I asked as I looked at my shattered screen. I quickly hid it with my veil.
I want to dial my number, so you can have my number, you need me in your life” He said with a smirk
“Is that what you say to every girl” I asked
“No just the ones I like” he said
‘Let me go”
I wouldn’t let you go until you give me your number or instagram handle or snap” he said smiling
For the first time we locked eyes, I felt some electric surge down my body, he is a fine man I ain’t got lie.
“08134435581, can I go now?”
“Wait now, haba mana ummi na”
“Ummin ka? You are such a charmer just now now I am your ummi?” I asked with a smile.
“Yo da ta wacece”
Tun da kinki na rage miki hanya shi ke nan. He opened his car and started the ignition.
Suddenly my phone rang.
“Aren’t you going to pick that? Mijin ki na kira baza ki dauka ba” he said with a broad smile and drove off
Omo wetting be this, this guy wan carry me go where I no know!!!

Ahmed.
Hello, ya how far kana ina? I asked as I placed a call to jibrilla
Jibrilla is my best fried and my partner in crime.
“Guy I just met the girl of my dreams”
“Please free me, I don’t have energy for your dreams or your girls” he said
“Walahi this girl is what I want, exactly fa komai da komai “ I said.
“ Yanzu dai where are you, are you in the office”
“No walahi Baba sent me to Senator Rufai’s office to drop some documents, on my way as we speak, lets just meet later at the spot” he said
“Ba matsala, see you later” I said
Just then I realised I forgot to withdraw the money that made me stop at the ATM in the first place. Shit!!!!

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