Ibime:
He's just like me, a Maths with Econs graduate who enjoys cooking.

But I'm a bit disappointed with the interview. No numbers or statistics were given to quantify his growth or whether the catering business is more profitable than the bank job etc. Infact, going by the tone of the interview, it seems he is yet to find his feet in the new business.

haba oga
You of all ppl should know that catering business is more profitable than bank job nah...
Imagine having a daily profit of 15,000. that is 450k in 30days. which can bank job pays up to that amount?
Its not always about the money sha, but joy derived from earning money doing what you enjoy.

There so much joy and fulfilment when you do your own business especially if it's something you have passion for.

Very good move....nothing gives you joy like doing what you love...

your thread really motivate me.....


looking forward to quite my job too...am starting a fashion design training

Thatz the lil tin wit what u r fashioned for!

Itz like people queue up to pay u catching ur groove!
Efortless!

Philpham:
I hate it when men do women's job, they are never good at it. Imagine a man doing catering, na waa. That's low. He should man up.

It's obvious u need to be taught.
The only Job a woman owns prerogatively is "getting PREGNANT"
That's the only job of a woman, a man can't do.

Every other thing can be done by both parties

I see it totally wrong to say you DUMPED your banking job...A sector that gave you a shot at having a career.I'm very sure its the savings from the banking job that you were able to start your so called catering business..Ish.Congrats tho!!

Philpham:
I hate it when men do women's job, they are never good at it. Imagine a man doing catering, na waa. That's low. He should man up.

People like you will remain failures in life, how can you make such statement?
Who made cooking a woman's job? Cant you be sensible for once?

Nnemuka:

haba oga
You of all ppl should know that catering business is more profitable than bank job nah...
Imagine having a daily profit of 15,000. that is 450k in 30days. which can bank job pays up to that amount?
Its not always about the money sha, but joy derived from earning money doing what you enjoy.

That may be so but he also mentioned that he was struggling to afford catering equipment.

The whole article needs a bit more substance ie whether he only caters events or does he have a restaurant, how many employees, Turnover etc so we will be able to assess properly.

Nnemuka:

People like you will remain failures in life, how can you make such statement?
Who made cooking a woman's job? Cant you be sensible for once?

Show me you bank account and I ll show u my Dom account and you can shut ur stinking oral cavity. I am very successful and I don't go about doing women's job. Like I said he should man up and do a mans job, not running around around carrying knife and spoon and washing kitchen pots, tsk.

Banking no gree am na to cook egusi soup im go do well, na lie.

I’m the more skilled person, I like to work with my hands. It would be easier for me to start up something…

Sorry this part caught my attention! What has he been working with while at the bank?

EVILFOREST:

It's obvious u need to be taught.
The only Job a woman owns prerogatively is "getting PREGNANT"
That's the only job of a woman, a man can't do.

Every other thing can be done by both parties

It obvious u are very outdated with ur knowledge, FYI , men now get pregnant. Please use google search to update you antiquated knowledge before u come here talking poo.

DollarAngel:
I tap into your Blessings, God answer my call too

yea? siddon there dey tap and wait for God instead of starting akara frying business. abeg you fit give me God phone number? me too wan call am

dotcomnamename:
I am just shaking my head for the mods of this section. This is the type of thread that deserve front page that can encourage young nigerians that are still waiting for office jobs. But if the topic was about Davido invest 2 million dollars in a lady's bra, Don jazzy buy £1 wrist watch, Kenya couple glue together while doing it, Hyip scams, D'banj sign Tonto dike, 20million naira fell from tree and more useless topics, you'll see them all in front page. If you tell them the truth they will want to show they're on top of the world because they're mods, they will ban you or warn you. Only few mods are reasonable with wisdom. I just hope Seun will look into this. Smh.

No be Traffic dem dey find

dotcomnamename:
I am just shaking my head for the mods of this section. This is the type of thread that deserve front page that can encourage young nigerians that are still waiting for office jobs. But if the topic was about Davido invest 2 million dollars in a lady's bra, Don jazzy buy £1 wrist watch, Kenya couple glue together while doing it, Hyip scams, D'banj sign Tonto dike, 20million naira fell from tree and more useless topics, you'll see them all in front page. If you tell them the truth they will want to show they're on top of the world because they're mods, they will ban you or warn you. Only few mods are reasonable with wisdom. I just hope Seun will look into this. Smh.

. You are even lucky you are not banned for this your comment.

Philpham:


It obvious u are very outdated with ur knowledge, FYI , men now get pregnant. Please use google search to update you antiquated knowledge before u come here talking poo.

eerrr.. I hope you are joking with your assertions that man can get prenant and oh! don't tell me to google it please!

dotcomnamename:
I am just shaking my head for the mods of this section. This is the type of thread that deserve front page that can encourage young nigerians that are still waiting for office jobs. But if the topic was about Davido invest 2 million dollars in a lady's bra, Don jazzy buy £1 wrist watch, Kenya couple glue together while doing it, Hyip scams, D'banj sign Tonto dike, 20million naira fell from tree and more useless topics, you'll see them all in front page. If you tell them the truth they will want to show they're on top of the world because they're mods, they will ban you or warn you. Only few mods are reasonable with wisdom. I just hope Seun will look into this. Smh.

I don't usually make comments on nairaland, talk more of quoting people's comment but I must admit that this is one of the reasonable comment someone made on this forum in a while. This is the type of topic that should be making headlines. Seun, please talk to your moderators.

Best regards.

Realdeals:

Sorry this part caught my attention! What has he been working with while at the bank?

Obviously words failed him. Well, he was trying to say that he preferred/is more inclined to physical work than mental work.

Actually, I've come to understand that most formally tertiary educated people lack in-depth knowledge (especially outside their areas of studies) compared to their informally well educated counterparts. Without taking anything away from this guy in question, I stand bold to say that he ventured into catering business mainly because he doesn't have knowledge about any goldmine but hidden mental businesses - citing the other business options he listed and jettison for catering.

All an average person knows about business is all the common businesses. To be different is to be uncommon.

Philpham:
I hate it when men do women's job, they are never good at it. Imagine a man doing catering, na waa. That's low. He should man up.

Its obvious you're still a kid or maybe, ignorant in that aspect.
Most of the world's top chefs in the world's biggest hotels and restaurants are men, and most of the globally respected chefs are men.
Google it, and you'll find out. Even on TV, most of the shows about top chefs globally feature men.

It's all about passion...but pride has killed many of our graduates.

Philpham:
I hate it when men do women's job, they are never good at it. Imagine a man doing catering, na waa. That's low. He should man up.

Must you comment?

That's why I keep telling anybody that cares to listen school is over rated find a trade and get involved...











For your popcorn in Ilorin....holla me up .

Nnemuka:

People like you will remain failures in life, how can you make such statement?
Who made cooking a woman's job? Cant you be sensible for once?

hmmm

Philpham:


It obvious u are very outdated with ur knowledge, FYI , men now get pregnant. Please use google search to update you antiquated knowledge before u come here talking poo.

FYI those men that got pregnant used to be women.

U just gave yourself away.


If u a banker, I know the bank you work with

SuperBlack:
Weldon Boss. I hope you were not among the axed Bank Drivers.

Ibime:
He's just like me, a Maths with Econs graduate who enjoys cooking.

But I'm a bit disappointed with the interview. No numbers or statistics were given to quantify his growth or whether the catering business is more profitable than the bank job etc. Infact, going by the tone of the interview, it seems he is yet to find his feet in the new business.

There's a second part of the interview. Maybe that will be addressed there.

kinibigdeal:
Meaning he dumped his degree for trade....

You have anything against that

One of the things I work on, which we don’t do often in Nigeria is this: everybody cooks, some people cook better than I do, frankly. What a lot of caterers lack is timeliness and service. Those are the key areas I work on seriously.

Timeliness in the sense that my clients don’t get to the venue before me. It never happens. I don’t like it when people call me on the phone to know where I am. If you tell me 12, I want to be there 11. I never disappoint my clients because of time.

Service in the sense that we don’t rush. We don’t serve people food with dirty or oily plates and say people are rushing. We don’t rush. We must take our time and clean the plates. Even if heaven is falling on top of earth, we serve people with dignity. We dignify service. You are not serving dogs. But in Nigeria, most people don’t care. They eat anything and say it doesn’t matter. It matters a lot to me. When I get to a venue, I dictate the pace of my service. I tell my clients these things. I take time to explain to them and they are happier after the events.

This got my attention. In Nigeria where African time and not so good customer service is the norm with a lot of caterers, this is definitely a big selling point.
Very inspiring story, he took action and followed his dreams. Kudos

People praising him already, he hasn't even established his own restaurant, he's still thinking whether to go into food or pastries.

When he's established, Let's have this convo again, shall we?

Philpham:


Show me you bank account and I ll show u my Dom account and you can shut ur stinking oral cavity. I am very successful and I don't go about doing women's job. Like I said he should man up and do a mans job, not running around around carrying knife and spoon and washing kitchen pots, tsk.

Banking no gree am na to cook egusi soup im go do well, na lie.

Na wa o.
First, success is not only about money.
Second people who shout I'm successful, I'm comfortable, I'm xyz etc are usually not, at least not to the extent they think they are.

What is wrong with a man having a catering career? Are we still in the Stone Age?

Ioannes:
People praising him already, he hasn't even established his own restaurant, he's still thinking whether to go into food or pastries.

When he's established, Let's have this convo again, shall we?

He is a caterer, he provides services. He doesn't need to establish a restaurant because he is a caterer, they are two separate things imho.

Ibime:
He's just like me, a Maths with Econs graduate who enjoys cooking.

But I'm a bit disappointed with the interview. No numbers or statistics were given to quantify his growth or whether the catering business is more profitable than the bank job etc. Infact, going by the tone of the interview, it seems he is yet to find his feet in the new business.

I conducted the interview. Not everyone is comfortable sharing their stats especially online. But the guy is doing very well for himself and he's down to earth.

If you find something to do, do it with all your might