Onijagidijagan:
Good initiative

Aba shoes will remain Aba shoes forever if is d igbo people that are producing them. It will look good in d eyes of igbo but d thing is, it can never look good to Nigerians talkless of d world.

I will advice my brothers and sisters frm d eastern part to stick strictly to their importation of goods and and selling them and let d Yorubas and Hausas and others to handle shoe production and manufacturing of other commodities like it as always been.


#Truth is mine

Did anyone see that flat headed man in blue clothing ?

Tolexander:
...ahn Nigerians look at how we made it.. We dey turn up on a daily it’s our work oh ahn yea soft work yea it’s our work oh ahn yea soft work ahn yea it’s our work oh

izzy4shizzy:
I am smelling Nigerian mentality here, someone with 27 years experience cant save enough to improve his equipments? Sometimes we dont need the government to come and dash us money, we just have to be business minded.

I think what they need is not loans but seminars on how to plan and execute a business plan with space for expansion

They are doing a good job tho, but can always do better

Onijagidijagan:
Good initiative

Aba shoes will remain Aba shoes forever if is d igbo people that are producing them. It will look good in d eyes of igbo but d thing is, it can never look good to Nigerians talkless of d world.

I will advice my brothers and sisters frm d eastern part to stick strictly to their importation of goods and and selling them and let d Yorubas and Hausas and others to handle shoe production and manufacturing of other commodities like it as always been.


#Truth is mine

Did anyone see that flat headed man in blue clothing ?

BizBloke:


See Omar12's comment above and let's talk about profit margin per unit multiplied by daily production capacity. Trust me, they need someone/some people with deep pocket.

My neighbour makes shoes but that's just enough to get by on a daily basis and get other necessary stuff; I'm thinking of investing indirectly (not directly) within the next 12-15 months.

gbosaa:


I think the issue here is that Aba shoe industry is a conglomerate of shoemakers. Out of over 70,000 shoe makers, it's a shame that not a single big and trusted name stands out. All we hear in the media is 'Aba made'.

This is an opportunity for them to stand out, brand, advertise, market their services and stand out like the shop rites, Versace,coscharis etc.
If I wanted to buy Aba shoe and I'm in maiduguri, who do I approach? Where do I go to? Can I order Aba made shoe online from a trusted shoemaker? Are they online with their individual websites?

If I was there, I'd want to sell myself and stand out from the crowd. It will take one bad shoe maker to mar the reputation of other seasoned and reliable shoe makers and that's because they are branded as one enterprise 'Aba made'

gbosaa:


I think the issue here is that Aba shoe industry is a conglomerate of shoemakers. Out of over 70,000 shoe makers, it's a shame that not a single big and trusted name stands out. All we hear in the media is 'Aba made'.

This is an opportunity for them to stand out, brand, advertise, market their services and stand out like the shop rites, Versace,coscharis etc.
If I wanted to buy Aba shoe and I'm in maiduguri, who do I approach? Where do I go to? Can I order Aba made shoe online from a trusted shoemaker? Are they online with their individual websites?

If I was there, I'd want to sell myself and stand out from the crowd. It will take one bad shoe maker to mar the reputation of other seasoned and reliable shoe makers and that's because they are branded as one enterprise 'Aba made'

gbosaa:


Are you asking me to scroll back to find some Omar's comment? No time bro.

Are you also trying to say that about 10 of these people can't come together, pull resources together and start something big?

I wouldn't stay in Aba if I was a small time shoe maker. The market is saturated and you really have to be very exceptional to be noticed. If I trust my skills, I'll probably start a new business far away from there. Go to another city like Lagos, Abuja, Jos etc.

There are banks to get loans from.

Lol. Omar's comment is actually 2-4 comments above from my prior comment. Regardless, he said he paid N1,000-N1,500 for a pair of shoes and the durability was 4-5 years.

Yes and no. I'm saying 10 people can come together to; no, it's hard for 10 people to come together because some Igbo men don't believe in partnership on a large scale like what you opine.

You're right about the saturation level in Aba per shoe making but about getting loans from banks, really? Banks won't give you loan as a small time shoe maker. They'll remind you you're small and you've got no collateral. Perhaps a foreign bank not most of these Nigerian banks I know their MO.

gbosaa:


Are you asking me to scroll back to find some Omar's comment? No time bro.

Are you also trying to say that about 10 of these people can't come together, pull resources together and start something big?

I wouldn't stay in Aba if I was a small time shoe maker. The market is saturated and you really have to be very exceptional to be noticed. If I trust my skills, I'll probably start a new business far away from there. Go to another city like Lagos, Abuja, Jos etc.

There are banks to get loans from.

Tolexander:
I wonder what all Abia state Governors have been doing to promote the production here.
If the governments were serious, Abia should be talking about her GDP in trillion Naira now!

It is high time the producers started branding their products and stopped the Aididas, Nicke, Tomberland, Looise Vuitton, Mack and Spender et al we see around!

Onijagidijagan:
Good initiative

Aba shoes will remain Aba shoes forever if is d igbo people that are producing them. It will look good in d eyes of igbo but d thing is, it can never look good to Nigerians talkless of d world.

I will advice my brothers and sisters frm d eastern part to stick strictly to their importation of goods and and selling them and let d Yorubas and Hausas and others to handle shoe production and manufacturing of other commodities like it as always been.


#Truth is mine

Did anyone see that flat headed man in blue clothing ?

Onijagidijagan:
Good initiative

Aba shoes will remain Aba shoes forever if is d igbo people that are producing them. It will look good in d eyes of igbo but d thing is, it can never look good to Nigerians talkless of d world.

I will advice my brothers and sisters frm d eastern part to stick strictly to their importation of goods and and selling them and let d Yorubas and Hausas and others to handle shoe production and manufacturing of other commodities like it as always been.


#Truth is mine

Did anyone see that flat headed man in blue clothing ?

Onijagidijagan:
Good initiative

Aba shoes will remain Aba shoes forever if is d igbo people that are producing them. It will look good in d eyes of igbo but d thing is, it can never look good to Nigerians talkless of d world.

I will advice my brothers and sisters frm d eastern part to stick strictly to their importation of goods and and selling them and let d Yorubas and Hausas and others to handle shoe production and manufacturing of other commodities like it as always been.


#Truth is mine

Did anyone see that flat headed man in blue clothing ?

Onijagidijagan:
Good initiative

Aba shoes will remain Aba shoes forever if is d igbo people that are producing them. It will look good in d eyes of igbo but d thing is, it can never look good to Nigerians talkless of d world.

I will advice my brothers and sisters frm d eastern part to stick strictly to their importation of goods and and selling them and let d Yorubas and Hausas and others to handle shoe production and manufacturing of other commodities like it as always been.


#Truth is mine

Did anyone see that flat headed man in blue clothing ?

Tolexander:
I wonder what all Abia state Governors have been doing to promote the production here.
If the governments were serious, Abia should be talking about her GDP in trillion Naira now!

It is high time the producers started branding their products and stopped the Aididas, Nicke, Tomberland, Looise Vuitton, Mack and Spender et al we see around!

gbosaa:


Are you asking me to scroll back to find some Omar's comment? No time bro.

Are you also trying to say that about 10 of these people can't come together, pull resources together and start something big?

I wouldn't stay in Aba if I was a small time shoe maker. The market is saturated and you really have to be very exceptional to be noticed. If I trust my skills, I'll probably start a new business far away from there. Go to another city like Lagos, Abuja, Jos etc.

There are banks to get loans from.

Kc3000:


True, I still don't know what the deal is with the Geometric project. No one seems to have an absolute answer on why it never took off.

gbosaa:


Must the governors be blamed all the time? Why can't some of these shoe makers form partnership, contribute money and upgrade their machines and expand their businesses.

They should invest, send people to Italy, Brazil to update their knowledge, start leather processing factories to complement their shoe making industries.

Onijagidijagan:
Good initiative

Aba shoes will remain Aba shoes forever if is d igbo people that are producing them. It will look good in d eyes of igbo but d thing is, it can never look good to Nigerians talkless of d world.

I will advice my brothers and sisters frm d eastern part to stick strictly to their importation of goods and and selling them and let d Yorubas and Hausas and others to handle shoe production and manufacturing of other commodities like it as always been.


#Truth is mine

Did anyone see that flat headed man in blue clothing ?

Onijagidijagan:
Good initiative

Aba shoes will remain Aba shoes forever if is d igbo people that are producing them. It will look good in d eyes of igbo but d thing is, it can never look good to Nigerians talkless of d world.

I will advice my brothers and sisters frm d eastern part to stick strictly to their importation of goods and and selling them and let d Yorubas and Hausas and others to handle shoe production and manufacturing of other commodities like it as always been.


#Truth is mine

Did anyone see that flat headed man in blue clothing ?

gbosaa:


I think the issue here is that Aba shoe industry is a conglomerate of shoemakers. Out of over 70,000 shoe makers, it's a shame that not a single big and trusted name stands out. All we hear in the media is 'Aba made'.

This is an opportunity for them to stand out, brand, advertise, market their services and stand out like the shop rites, Versace,coscharis etc.
If I wanted to buy Aba shoe and I'm in maiduguri, who do I approach? Where do I go to? Can I order Aba made shoe online from a trusted shoemaker? Are they online with their individual websites?

If I was there, I'd want to sell myself and stand out from the crowd. It will take one bad shoe maker to mar the reputation of other seasoned and reliable shoe makers and that's because they are branded as one enterprise 'Aba made'

BizBloke:


See Omar12's comment above and let's talk about profit margin per unit multiplied by daily production capacity. Trust me, they need someone/some people with deep pocket.

My neighbour makes shoes but that's just enough to get by on a daily basis and get other necessary stuff; I'm thinking of investing indirectly (not directly) within the next 12-15 months.

Onijagidijagan:
Good initiative

Aba shoes will remain Aba shoes forever if is d igbo people that are producing them. It will look good in d eyes of igbo but d thing is, it can never look good to Nigerians talkless of d world.

I will advice my brothers and sisters frm d eastern part to stick strictly to their importation of goods and and selling them and let d Yorubas and Hausas and others to handle shoe production and manufacturing of other commodities like it as always been.


#Truth is mine

Did anyone see that flat headed man in blue clothing ?

Rextayne:
i agree with you, the problems is from them, i think if they do the necessary things, brand their products like others big shot brands like gucci, louis vuitton, puma, they would excel.

gbosaa:


That's what I'm saying. They need to upgrade. There are lots of seasoned and experienced shoe makers with very high quality products but we don't know them.
An overzealous apprentice might produce something of substandard quality and all it takes to tarnish others is for 'cheap good living' nairalander that buy that, use it, watch it fall apart then come online to speak bad about all of them.

gbosaa:


I think the issue here is that Aba shoe industry is a conglomerate of shoemakers. Out of over 70,000 shoe makers, it's a shame that not a single big and trusted name stands out. All we hear in the media is 'Aba made'.

This is an opportunity for them to stand out, brand, advertise, market their services and stand out like the shop rites, Versace,coscharis etc.
If I wanted to buy Aba shoe and I'm in maiduguri, who do I approach? Where do I go to? Can I order Aba made shoe online from a trusted shoemaker? Are they online with their individual websites?

If I was there, I'd want to sell myself and stand out from the crowd. It will take one bad shoe maker to mar the reputation of other seasoned and reliable shoe makers and that's because they are branded as one enterprise 'Aba made'

Untainted007:
Never get tired of trying my Ibo counterparts. Rome wasn't built in a day. Even China that is now producer of everything started frm ceramic plates. The stone the builders rejected will one day become the chief corner stone. I'm a Yoruba man bt I envy you guys the way u do businesses with passion. Keep it up, we will all soon get to ur promise land if we dont relent.

Onijagidijagan:
Good initiative

Aba shoes will remain Aba shoes forever if is d igbo people that are producing them. It will look good in d eyes of igbo but d thing is, it can never look good to Nigerians talkless of d world.

I will advice my brothers and sisters frm d eastern part to stick strictly to their importation of goods and and selling them and let d Yorubas and Hausas and others to handle shoe production and manufacturing of other commodities like it as always been.


#Truth is mine

Did anyone see that flat headed man in blue clothing ?

izzy4shizzy:
I am smelling Nigerian mentality here, someone with 27 years experience cant save enough to improve his equipments? Sometimes we dont need the government to come and dash us money, we just have to be business minded.

I think what they need is not loans but seminars on how to plan and execute a business plan with space for expansion

They are doing a good job tho, but can always do better

BALLOSKI:
must you tell us your tribe? So a Yoruba man cannot admire something done by the ibos without identifying his tribe?

You're a bigot!

Mrjo:
size and location?

BALLOSKI:
must you tell us your tribe? So a Yoruba man cannot admire something done by the ibos without identifying his tribe?

You're a bigot!