Good day all,

I recently opened a gas refilling business opposite my wife's shop at Oyingbo area of Lagos, but it's not moving and I collected the money I used to set it up from my wife's Ororo business capital to buy the cylinders and the gas inside.

Now am contemplating of closing the gas biz down cos customers hardly come to refill. U can't believe in a day we refill less down 12kg, sometimes nothing atall and the sales boy I put there needs to receive his own salary.

My fellow nairalanders please kindly advice me on the type of business I can switch to and that we move the market in that Oyingbo area please as it has affect my wife's capital seriously.

follow your heart bro

Its a new business and new businesses take time to break even. Give it time bro

Just when I was about starting my own.does it mean its not lucrative or its your environs.

Gas business i think u need a better location,

When did u begin the business?

Try to be patient

DONT PLS

DONT PLS. Patience and persistence is an important ingredient in the success of any business.

Its a new business like someone earlier pointed out. give it some time and make sure anyone that comes to fill has every reason to come back once its exhausted. engage your customers in constructive and conversation that will make them feel you care beyond business interest.

Its a new business like someone earlier pointed out. give it some time and make sure anyone that comes to fill has every reason to come back once its exhausted. engage your customers in constructive and conversation that will make them feel you care beyond business interest. your wife can also "talk up" your business with her customers who comes to buy from her.

Get customers, or move to a place where people use gas more than stove. It's a new business let people know you, advertise.

Habisoye:
Good day all,

I recently opened a gas refilling business opposite my wife's shop at Oyingbo area of Lagos, but it's not moving and I collected the money I used to set it up from my wife's Ororo business capital to buy the cylinders and the gas inside.

Now am contemplating of closing the gas biz down cos customers hardly come to refill. U can't believe in a day we refill less down 12kg, sometimes nothing atall and the sales boy I put there needs to receive his own salary.

My fellow nairalanders please kindly advice me on the type of business I can switch to and that we move the market in that Oyingbo area please as it has affect my wife's capital seriously.

I can buy ur cylinders

I started the Gas business last month. And I think may be it's becox the place is a market area and not a residential area.

The place is strictly a passer's by area and can this be a negative contribution?

your choice of location is your problem, why siting a gas station in a market place of places? haba, having the raw cash at hand is not the only yardstick for running a successful business. Your own case is just like the case of some one trying to open a computer business center and the person choose to site his or her business in a residential area. you better relocate your business

Habisoye:
I started the Gas business last month. And I think may be it's becox the place is a market area and not a residential area.

The place is strictly a passer's by area and can this be a negative contribution?

Bad location. I suggest you offer home services to residents closest to the shop. Print flyers and share or just spread the word by mouth.

@O.P; Just as people have rightly stated, your business location is affecting you. In business, demography matters a lot. (For example) You don't site a gas station where majority of the persons there use firewood or kerosine stove. What you need to do now is to do now is either change your location or do more publicity in places where people need gas and do home pick up and delivery..
Another factor could be that some other gas station is offering a better price, find out.
Come to think of it, i am about starting my own gas business and i am still doing research. How much did you start with?

Oga u started d biz last month and u expect to rake in millions of profit just like magic Abi. My advice is don't close d shop, all u need is an awareness starting from your neighbor,friends market woman. Offer Free home delivery Service or collect small amount like 100/200#. Get distribute handbill get a sticker including ur contact. And above all never short fill ur customer gas. Then again if u can open on Sunday. Pls do. People going to church and mosque will know u open on Sunday whenever they need to refill on Sunday. My little advice. With time u will b selling 10 bottles of 12kg daily and keep smiling to d bank. Patience is d key in every business

Dear OP, I can understand how you feel. Though the numerous advice above is that you should be patient but can you really wait? So, you need to discuss with your wife and agree when you can start repayment - pls set only realistic time/date. Pls, no let your wife Ororo bizness die o. It won't pay you at all.
Then you have to aggressively market and device serious sales strategy.
Reduce operational cost - the only one I can see here now is the Sales boy's salary. Let him know his wages will be target-determined now. Make sure you're on ground at your spare time (if you're doing other bizness primarily).
Best of luck sir.

Let's discuss on marketing, what's your WhatsApp?

Dont close it down, be more innovative, introduce home delivery services, reduce your price with a few naira, print and distribute handbills indicating the home delivery services, I wish you success