Velocitron:
Awesome! What line of business are you going into now?

maxxy:


Word!

You cannot be richer than your employer, neither do you become wealthy earning a salary.

maxxy:


I disagree with you dear. Every business buys and sells something, whether it's a service or product. Banks, insurance companies, discount houses all sell something. Dangote, Nestle, Facebook, Twitter, Apple, Samsung etc, all sell something.

Find something you can sell and throw everything at it!

onatisi:
u just shot urself in the foot. Kindly look at all the examples u mentioned and see if they aren't products created by ppl with technical skills? Why don't u give me an example of a trading company among ur examples? I am telling u that the only way to survive in todays world is to be productive and todays world productivity isn't about moving around trying to convince ppl to buy things u are selling produced by someone else. U left out the part where I said u should get trained and skilled in technical and vocational skills. If u are good in doing things ppl will pay for ur services but buying and selling isn't a marketable skill in todays world.

Eberex:


For a country like nigeria where creative art is not appreciated. Tell me where such a person with such skill would be appreciated? In UK i bet.

Bennyzino:
Hmm..
Am IT personnel if you need one

benz3n@yahoo.com

maxxy:


Pardon me, but that's one of the worst advices you can give to a salary earner with an entrepreneurial spirit!

#Key fact

Salary is never enough!
Nobody gets genuinely wealthy just earning z salary

The point where you retire is when you are weakest. You have given your best years to build another's dream and you want to start building yours when you are 50? Many bankers before me have fallen into this trap only to realise too late.

Infomizer:


Seems like the logical way to go about it but it has it's downside. Leaving the foray into business till after retirement could spell doom if anything goes wrong (which would most likely be the case). It's good to start early and make the mistakes early when there's still enough time to recover from it. That's what I feel anyway.

maxxy:
It took me 8yrs to get here. Recruited by then Intercontinental Bank straight from NYSC Camp Ede, Osun State, my story has been one of good progression over the years. Today am a Middle Mgt staff taking home almost half a million naira in monthly benefits, yet it is time to type that letter and sign myself into entrepreneurial freedom!!!

The above is not written to brag, but to maybe motivate others who may be in my shoes... having great entrepreneurial skills yet fearful of what lies on the other side. I have tasted both worlds and I choose to fly. Let me mention however that quitting this job did not happen overnight, but is rather the result of a journey embarked upon over the last one year: a journey to Build a plan B. Today, that Plan B is the only Plan, raking in better revenues than the initial Plan A, yet am barely scratching the surface.

The feeling is indescribable as I wait for Monday... for on that day I will be giving my current employer the mandatory 30 days notice. In the coming days, I look forward empowering others to do exactly what I am doing now so that together we can contribute to rebuilding Nigeria

gatiano:
Do not drop plan A until Your Plan B is set. When I mean set is when you have already invested some mpney, getting a place, and people(employee), and after you have made it work for atleast 1 year. What is your working schedule? mon-fri? then sat and sun would be a working day for you then, just to cross-check and make a decision for the week.
If you don't have trust issues, get a partner with equal fitting or you invest, Your partner works as director of the company taking 30 percent. all you have to do is to loose a few sleep. You may even create another company after sometime. It is just my opinion.

onatisi:
wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong. I think u need to leave nigeria to appreciate the fact that nigeria is the easiest easiest easiest place to make money if you are skilled . Tell me ,what do u want to create or produce in uk or the developed countries which isn't there already?? But in nigeria ,the oppotunities are limitless. You guys don't know the oppotunities you are throwing away in nigeria. Believe me ,in 2years time you will remember what I am telling u now,only by that time it maybe too late. Just get trained and skilled in a vocational trade,add ur education and exposure to it and be creative about marketing urself and u are on top in nigeria. From nigeria ,you can catapault urself abroad, but if u think importing and selling is the best,by the time the shock hits u,u will have nothing to fall back on. I keep telling ppl , know the nitty gritty about the products u are selling,if you are selling phones ,get the technical know how about how to assemble and repair ,if it is fashion ,then get trained on how to repair and sew or even design. That is why the chinese and indians are on top, what they send to u in nigeria ,they know about it inside out .

toluxa1:
Wishing you all the best Maxxy.

I hope you have done your home work properly. Make sure you have all the necessary arsenal in your possession for this exciting next phase of life :
Ideas
Resources
Research
Primary targets
Goals
Profit
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maxxy:
It took me 8yrs to get here. Recruited by then Intercontinental Bank straight from NYSC Camp Ede, Osun State, my story has been one of good progression over the years. Today am a Middle Mgt staff taking home almost half a million naira in monthly benefits, yet it is time to type that letter and sign myself into entrepreneurial freedom!!!

The above is not written to brag, but to maybe motivate others who may be in my shoes... having great entrepreneurial skills yet fearful of what lies on the other side. I have tasted both worlds and I choose to fly. Let me mention however that quitting this job did not happen overnight, but is rather the result of a journey embarked upon over the last one year: a journey to Build a plan B. Today, that Plan B is the only Plan, raking in better revenues than the initial Plan A, yet am barely scratching the surface.

The feeling is indescribable as I wait for Monday... for on that day I will be giving my current employer the mandatory 30 days notice. In the coming days, I look forward empowering others to do exactly what I am doing now so that together we can contribute to rebuilding Nigeria

Adesiji77:
@maxxy

Thanks for sharing this...you will do more good by sharing with us the process of arriving at the Plan B.

It will definitely inspire many of us to tow that path too

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hustla:

Foolish Cow, why u come say make e keep in own to inself? You are the obvious re.tard here, Ode omo

maxxy:


Word!

You cannot be richer than your employer, neither do you become wealthy earning a salary.

KingTom:

You see why it's good to marry a brilliant woman? Beautiful post! Now when your husband eventually retires in his late 50s, you guys would have saved enough money to do whatever you like. Were Aka jare! You too get sense

Funny you.
We can start the business now o, but he won't resign to join me in running it. He should continue working, after retirement, we would pump his 'gratuity' into the business and make it a 5star business.

If the business has passed the nurturing stage, no problem_ but if it's a baby-business...there is problem.

In this case, he said his wife has nurtured the business, they are taking it to the next level.

idupaul:


You are a liar ur salary is not half million a month .. I know

maxxy:


Thanks... however on the contrary, bad bosses contributed immensely to starting my Plan B. They pushed me to the wall until it dawned on me that this was not my place and that took me back to the drawing board.

It's not within your power to determine how people will treat you. What's within your power is how you react.

onatisi:
u just shot urself in the foot. Kindly look at all the examples u mentioned and see if they aren't products created by ppl with technical skills? Why don't u give me an example of a trading company among ur examples? I am telling u that the only way to survive in todays world is to be productive and todays world productivity isn't about moving around trying to convince ppl to buy things u are selling produced by someone else. U left out the part where I said u should get trained and skilled in technical and vocational skills. If u are good in doing things ppl will pay for ur services but buying and selling isn't a marketable skill in todays world.

engrbrume:
Nice post! You must be a network marketer like me. Most of the people posting on this forum probably don't know that network marketers are smart entrepreneurs. Small capital + hard work + focus and persistence takes you as far as you want to go. I'm building my network and plan to be free like you as well....I earned over 100k last month on the side, from just 20k in January......will earn 198k this month and it just keeps increasing every month.
I fail to understand why many people just wouldn't start a career in network marketing, when billionaires recommend it!

See http://www.myinspiredmedia.com/video/rise-entrepreneur/9900/the-rise-of-the-entrepreneur-movie-the-full-movie.

Kachisbarbie:


Funny you.
We can start the business now o, but he won't resign to join me in running it. He should continue working, after retirement, we would pump his 'gratuity' into the business and make it a 5star business.

If the business has passed the nurturing stage, no problem_ but if it's a baby-business...there is problem.

In this case, he said his wife has nurtured the business, they are taking it to the next level.

publicenemy:


Dude you have saved millions to fall back on and a concrete plan,so its time to resign...but don't drag those who have nothing save and without concreate plans...


Its a good Idea but u need to keep ur decision to ur self man.

tabisegroup:
Send me ur contact @ tabisegroup@yahoo.com

maxxy:
It took me 8yrs to get here. Recruited by then Intercontinental Bank straight from NYSC Camp Ede, Osun State, my story has been one of good progression over the years. Today am a Middle Mgt staff taking home almost half a million naira in monthly benefits, yet it is time to type that letter and sign myself into entrepreneurial freedom!!!

The above is not written to brag, but to maybe motivate others who may be in my shoes... having great entrepreneurial skills yet fearful of what lies on the other side. I have tasted both worlds and I choose to fly. Let me mention however that quitting this job did not happen overnight, but is rather the result of a journey embarked upon over the last one year: a journey to Build a plan B. Today, that Plan B is the only Plan, raking in better revenues than the initial Plan A, yet am barely scratching the surface.

The feeling is indescribable as I wait for Monday... for on that day I will be giving my current employer the mandatory 30 days notice. In the coming days, I look forward empowering others to do exactly what I am doing now so that together we can contribute to rebuilding Nigeria

Jarus:


Overused and abused lie.

Google recently poached Ruth Porat from Goldman Sachs and she will earn $70m (N14b) in 2 years. (http://ww2.cfo.com/people/2015/03/google-greets-new-cfo-ruth-porat-with-70m-pay-package/)


She is not an employee, not part of owners of Google.

Tell me if N14bn in 2 years is not wealth. Immediate sign-on bonus for her is $1m (N0.2b)

Coming to Nigeria, the CEO of Shell is an employee of Shell (not part of owners), and tell me the CEO of Shell is not wealthy.

I agree we should encourage entrepreneurship, but you guys go to the extreme in making your point.

Kazrem:

I do not agree with the "you-cannot-be-rich-if-you-an-employee" mantra too but it takes a long time and doesn't give one freedom of time. Although being wealthy via entrepreneurship takes time too but that time freedom gives it an advantage.

You sighted an example of ceo of shell. The person is rich (I envy am self) but not richer than his employee (Shell) as against your argument.