MY FIRST BIG CONTRACT

It was a beautiful weekly service and after service, the student Church fellowship Leaders gathered together for a meeting.

They were organizing a church programme for the students in school.

So I was contracted for 800 Jam donuts by winner’s chapel campus fellowship.

I was so excited because it was my first ever big job… The highest I had done before then was 80.

First mistake was I under-billed them… I casually used my head and gave them a very cheap price.

Lesson 1

For whatever business you start, Create a planned revised price list which is reviewed monthly. This is because of factors like changes in market price,

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They actually wanted to give me sometime to come up with a price but I was too excited to think.

It was needed on Sunday evening by 4:00pm.

So I started Saturday morning. My second mistake: I gathered together 5 people that had no experience with baking thinking they were going to do a good job.Only one lady was a good Baker.

Lesson 2:

If you are given a job that is too big for you in terms of infrastructure and experience, Don’t try to do it all on your own. Try OUTSOURCING to a trusted company and DO ONLY WHAT YOU CAN!

If you are going to INVITE people to help, invite people that are experienced in the art. They will surely get the job done.

I forgot to eat because of the excitement of the work and gathered them together


They actually wanted to give me sometime to come up with a price but I was too excited to think.

It was needed on Sunday evening by 4:00pm.

We started 12:00pm. From 12pm till 9:30pm… We were only able to do 185 jam donuts. That’s where I knew trouble has started…

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Wahahahahahahaha..... u for just die for nothing

Lol,I don't take large order for doughnut. It can kill. Very stressful making snacks. The time wasted to do the 100+ doughnut, you can use it to make a thousand meatpie etc

mottykings:
Lol,I don't take large order for doughnut. It can kill. Very stressful making snacks. The time wasted to do the 100+ doughnut, you can use it to make a thousand meatpie etc

You need additional hands. Problem is inexperienced people want to try it alone. That's very dangerous. You need 2 - 4 people working with you to meet your target and deliver in good time.