novodecipher:
Very deep and well written. I share your sentiments 100%. In fact, I feel you just photocopied my mind. You are so point, with the bitter truth. Two things to take away from this write up are; Entrepreneurship is not for everyone, secondly, our leaders have failed the youths in terms of infra structural development and job creation. They now hide under entrepreneurship and vocational jobs for teaming youths and graduate who have no jobs. The now, paint the not so lucky once like lazy people. Though some of the youths are not far from being lazy but majority really will like to contribute their quota in fields that they are subject matter specialist. Than taken up anything, so as not to be seen as a lazy person; thereby breeding more square pegs in round holes. If the government must play the card Entrepreneurship the should look inwards in our tertiary institution and research institution equipping them and given them targets for every discipline to make sure the funds doesn't go down the drain. OP well done for stating and blaring your mind like Donald Trump..lol

ITSaWRAPPP:
Entrepreneurship is not only about invention but creating opportunities for yourself, taking risks and managing your time for no one but yourself. I did not invent how to make suits or other corporate wears but I run a fashion outlet. Not being an inventor does not disqualify me even though I strive to strategically add my creative ability to give my brand a unique identity.

Not all inventors are entrepreneurs and not all entrepreneurs are inventors.

Let me rent a space for my business eFyer here. M o d, please no vex

soulpeppersoup:


You saw only invention what about improvements on existing products, how about expansion, how about innovation any of these things is what the op defined as entrepreneurship and I agree with him

ITSaWRAPPP:


Candidly, we may not (not cannot) be able to compete favourably with entrepreneurs in developed countries due to infrastructural inadequacy.

freeman11:

what annoys me the most is seeing how the governement distributes "1000 KEKE Napep" as poverty eradication programs. that inflated purchase could be use to build a small factory where mechanics can manufacture keke napep

mctowel01:

You deserve warm hugs gor this comment(no homo) Everyone can not be a business man. Its sickening as to the amount of manufacturing industries the govt would have started with the kind of funds they have used in these petty "poverty alleviation" schemes. Take for example, dunlop, the last tyre manufacturing company, closed down some years ago, people have lost their jobs to it with no hope. Now everyone imports tyres.. Why didn't the govt support and sustain it especially when it was showing signs of impending failure. They ll now give an ex worker keke napep to go about his daily life. Imagine!!

mctowel01:

You deserve warm hugs gor this comment(no homo) Everyone can not be a business man. Its sickening as to the amount of manufacturing industries the govt would have started with the kind of funds they have used in these petty "poverty alleviation" schemes. Take for example, dunlop, the last tyre manufacturing company, closed down some years ago, people have lost their jobs to it with no hope. Now everyone imports tyres.. Why didn't the govt support and sustain it especially when it was showing signs of impending failure. They ll now give an ex worker keke napep to go about his daily life. Imagine!!

oneolajire:


Thank you. You understand their scam. Entrepreneurship is two steps forward and five steps backward

mctowel01:

Bris, if you can leave this country to start a proper life abroad.. Please do.. The foundations which hold the entity called Nigeria was shaky and alloyed with great tribalism and nepotism. I m talking from history. Don't think you are the first to complain, infact, some of our fathers have constructed more sound points and solutions.. What did it amount to? Even the newspapers reuben abati wrote for are now used to sell akara while reuben abati mischievously took up the government job. See, not to mince words, this country is hopeless. The only solution would have been to create a revolution. But there is no one voice as we are still divided religiously, ethically and tribally. Hence the effect is that most Nigerians have to gather some overwhelming amount of endurance and hope.. . And thats what keeps people going everyday. I guarantee that even if things get worse than it already is, most people will rather sow seeds, pray and fast in church than demand a solution.

iseeicome:
Entrepreneurship effectiveness in small scale industries in Nigeria

ourchoice:
Yeah, but then every problem creates an opportunity for great minds.

I remember one Indian guy who graduated from MIIT where he went to study mechanical engineering; automotive major.

This guy didn't stay back in United States after his graduation like many Nigerian youths would do, what did he do?

He left US back to his remote community in Southern India to do what you may ask?

In his village, they didn't have government electricity but they farm.

He used the waste materials produced by his local village farmers to design a steam engine plant that converts the waste to hot steam, and he used to steam to drive/propel a locally manufactured electricity generator with very large coil that ended up producing over 300kva electricity.

This guy designed 3 of this local steam plant in his community and started giving them constant electricity, and charged the villagers some money as electricity bill.

You need to see his local office, lol

He then hired more village boys as his staff, who helped him to maintain the plants, and also hired two ladies as bill collectors.

He didn't wait for his government, he gave his people rare solution to their problem and charged them.

This happened in 2002/03.

Later, when government wanted to electrify the community, they had no option than to partner with his existing electricity power company, and now he owns a big power generation company, expanding into other communities.

But if it were a Nigerian youth, he will never do that! It's degrading to his title: A GRADUATE!!! He will rather spend his entire life planning how to get job at Chevron, Mobil, Agip, Schlumberger, etc

I am sorry to say that we Nigerian youths aren't inventive enough...if we are, we won't need government in most things, but government will be forced to work and partner with us

franzeezco:



Lol like seriously, I'm absolutely sure as a "Mere Individual" You won't live to see the next day if u plan on embarking on this kind of project here In Nigeria!!! Your people would be the ones to tell Your Story. You don't really understand the word "Nigeria"

oneolajire:
You nailed it, one thing the op did not mention is that sme's account for more than 80% of employment in developed world . Our major problem is corruption and lack of orientation for the populace.

Friend, you need to go on-line and find out the kind of SME's they practice in advanced countries. They are never that of mere technical skills. If we really want to create lots of employment opportunities, we must build an education/research/technology based entrepreneurship.

akanbiaa:
You are intelligent will like to know you more you can send me a Facebook message on www.facebook.com/akanbiabdullahi we need to discuss on ways we can prefer more practical solutions to the unemployment problem and I have my own personal experience and challenges to share with you, I don't want email spamming that's why I sent face book link.

ourchoice:
Yeah, but then every problem creates an opportunity for great minds.

I remember one Indian guy who graduated from MIIT where he went to study mechanical engineering; automotive major.

This guy didn't stay back in United States after his graduation like many Nigerian youths would do, what did he do?

He left US back to his remote community in Southern India to do what you may ask?

In his village, they didn't have government electricity but they farm.

He used the waste materials produced by his local village farmers to design a steam engine plant that converts the waste to hot steam, and he used to steam to drive/propel a locally manufactured electricity generator with very large coil that ended up producing over 300kva electricity.

This guy designed 3 of this local steam plant in his community and started giving them constant electricity, and charged the villagers some money as electricity bill.

You need to see his local office, lol

He then hired more village boys as his staff, who helped him to maintain the plants, and also hired two ladies as bill collectors.

He didn't wait for his government, he gave his people rare solution to their problem and charged them.

This happened in 2002/03.

Later, when government wanted to electrify the community, they had no option than to partner with his existing electricity power company, and now he owns a big power generation company, expanding into other communities.

But if it were a Nigerian youth, he will never do that! It's degrading to his title: A GRADUATE!!! He will rather spend his entire life planning how to get job at Chevron, Mobil, Agip, Schlumberger, etc

I am sorry to say that we Nigerian youths aren't inventive enough...if we are, we won't need government in most things, but government will be forced to work and partner with us

ITSaWRAPPP:


Candidly, we may not (not cannot) be able to compete favourably with entrepreneurs in developed countries due to infrastructural inadequacy.

syspro77:

I am an Ingenier and I don't share your line of thought!

oneolajire:


Kindly share your thought

syspro77:

Our major problem is because we make less use of our Ingeniers. 'Ingenier' means "Brainworker" but when we employ Ingeniers we use them for handwork, instead of brainwork.
If you can engage Ingeniers as brainworkers, they would assist you to navigate through some of the constraints that come the way of your business.

oneolajire:



So how do we engage the "ingeniers" as brainworkers? Who will engage them?