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China is a blessing to Africa. China is building infrastructure in African countries and their conditions of development assistance is fair when compared to America and European countries.

China is a blessing to Africa. China is building infrastructure in African countries when compared to America and European countries.

Is there reasons why former colonies of Britain are more wealthier than the former colonies of France, Spain, the Netherlands or Portugal?
Britain has so many rich countries who happens to be her former colony. Examples are America, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Hong Kong etc

Is it that Britain was less exploitative in her former colonies during colonialism compared to France, Spain, the Netherlands or Portugal?

Are you in a relationship? I just pity your girlfriends. Cause you would have been changing them like cloth.

Discover your talent and pursue your passion.

Nigerian mothers are hardworking. God bless them. I wonder where the stereotype of women in Nigeria as lazy gold digger come from?

JamiuO:
I just started the business of pure water in my area.I am finding difficult to get customers. There are lot of pure water in the market. The pure water market is buyers' market. The buyers dictate the price the want to buy the water.

Have you approached restaurants, retail shops, schools etc in your area to patronize your pure water? What did they say to you? Because I know majority of them sell pure water.

She doesn't look attractive at all.

Temitope2000:
There are several small and medium enterprises that you should consider setting up, especially if capital is not exactly surplus. From freelancing online to grasscutter farming. Today, we'll talk about a business so simple to set up, and the inputs can be gotten at the price of guess it - FREE you must be wondering why you never thought about it all this time. That small business is Pure water business. Well, not exactly a small business, more of a medium scale business as you'll soon find out.

Pure water business in Nigeria is a hot cake so to speak. This is not surprising in the least, considering that water is life, especially in our hot clime. You can decide to fast for 40 days, but try to abstain from water for 3 days and tell us your findings-you, yes you, I'm talking to you.

Wether you decide to call it pure water or packaged water, or sachet water, (we'll use the terms interchangeably in this post), the fact remains that the rate at which people consume this product is quite high. It gets even higher in certain special conditions such as in hot weather, (harmattan and the dry season is coming soon), during occassions such as wedding ceremonies and of course around institutions such as schools, markets, etc.

A visit to any owambe party will confirm the fact that people just love their sachet water.Now go on another fact-finding mission to any major town or city in Nigeria, and tell me how many of them have a functional, potable municipal water system. I can't think of any right now, what about you?

The lowdown of this entire analysis is simple-There is a huge small business opportunity in pure water business in Nigeria. If you didn't know before now, or just didn't care, don't worry, follow me on this short journey, and let's dissect sachet water business together. From this point onwards, we'll just deal with the subject matter directly to make it easy for everybody to follow along.

Reasons why you should consider starting pure water business

1. The raw material water can be gotten freely

2. The demand is super high and relatively consistent

3. The cost of setup is moderate

4. Production costs are relatively modest

5. It's now easier than ever to obtain NAFDAC certification

6. Packaged water business is very profitable
Requirements for Starting a Sachet Water Business

A farmer going to farm without cutlass and hoe is doomed to fail, okay I get it now, not cutlass and hoe anymore, combined harvester and planter. Before starting out on any new business voyage, you must make adequate plans and take necessary steps to guarantee your success. Some of the things you need to start up a packaged water business include:

1. Prepare Your Business Plan:

A Business plan is simply put a document that includes the details of the business you intend to start, including the operational chart, your objectives of starting the business, analysis of the business environment as well as the potential competition, and finally, your set of strategies with which you intend to penetrate the market successfully. Of course this includes a sound Cost Analysis.

It's not enough to simply think "oh, I've got it mapped out in my head". Be proactive, and stop being silly. You need to have a written plan charting your path to success (hopefully) in that new business. If you feel that's too tasking for you, hire it out to proffesionals, or ask a friend you think can to help out. If you mess up this stage, you're gone, yeah really, really gone.

A well laid out business plan shows potential investors that you mean business. You can even use it to obtain loans from banks. It provides a template that guides your activities and helps you not to lose focus of your grand objectives.

2. Register Your Business Name:

Like we always advise, it's a good idea at this stage to go ahead and register a suitable name for your business. It's required for branding and legal reasons to do so. The process of registering for business name in Nigeria can now be done in 48hrs. The longer you wait, the less chance there is that your desired business name would still be available. Don't worry, it costs less tha N15,000.

3. Choose a suitable Location:

At this point, you should look for suitable locations where you will be producing your pure water. If you have free space already, maybe an adjoing flat, all the better. Otherwise, look for land in a suitable location to site your package water plant.If that's not possible, rent a small apartment and convert it to make it fit for your pure water business.

The location you choose must be hygieneic and neat. Remeber, eventually you'll want to apply for NAFDAC certification, and they'll definitely assess the state of hygiene in your sachet water factory. You don't need 3 plots of land in Lekki to start. A plot will do for a medium sized pure water business.

After acquiring your land, you need to put relevant structures in place. A small bungalow is enough. This will be used for both treatment, production, and especially sorting and storage of the sachet water produced on a daily basis.

4. Staffing:

Hire your staff wisely. Also learn to motivate them, not necessarily with money. By simply treating them as humanely as possible, it could be the diffrence between a non-chalant staff and staff ready to run through brickwall for you. Firmness is not the same thing as harshness. Learn to draw the line where it matters.

For smooth and efficient running of your pure water business, you nee:

- Manager

- Cashier

- at least a machine Operator

- A Marketer

- 2 -3 Packagers/sorters

- A Cleaner

- Driver and loader

Some of these roles can be combined, depending on the size of your packaged water business.

5. Create an Unpolluted, Depandable and Clean Water Source:

Yes, water is free. But that's not an absolute truth. To ensure that you remain in Business for the long haul, you need to have a source of water that's:

- Cheap

- Clean

- Reliable

- Plentiful

Boreholes are generally used to serve this purpose. Not just any simple bore hole though. It should be deep enough to be free from the upper water table which gets easily contaminated especially by surface pollutants. The cost of sinking a bore hole of this nature varies depending on location, but averages about N350,000.

6. Select Water Purification System to use:

Currently, there are different methods availbale by which you can purify your water. These include:

- Distillation

- Use of Carbon filters (including activated charcoal)

- Reverse Osmosis

- Chlorination

- Ozone purification system

- Ultra Violet Light Purification system

- etc

It's possible to combine all the different water purification processes together in a bid to ensure absolute purity. However, this can get easily cost intensive.Distillatiion and reverse osmosis systems are 2 of the more commonly used systems.

So, distillation purification systems are commonly adopted as it is quite effective in removing germs as well as other contaminants such as chemicals (organic and inorganic ), heavy metals, volatile gases etc. It's cost effective as well as relatively simple to employ, while at the same time producing good quality, potable water.

You simply heat water up to its boiling point and collect its vapour and cool it down in specialised chambers. Okay, this is not a chemistry class...

7. Automatic Sealing Machine:

This is needed for the massive production of the pure water as it automates the process of filling, sealing, cutting and counting the pure water, hence packaged water. Depending on your production targets, you might need just one or two of this machines. The automatic sealing machine is high in precision packing. Note that there are also semi-automatic machines as well as manual ones. The cost is different as one would expect as well as their effectiveness. A full auto pure water machine costs about N350,000 and can produce about 40 sachets of water in a minute on the average.

8. Supply and Distibution Network:

There's no use producing pure water if you are not going to be able to sell it to your customers. If you cannot afford a distribution vehicle yourself, you could hire commercial vehicles to take care of that aspect for you pending the time when your finaces allow for that.

Ensure that you try verything within your power to be punctual. Don't keep your customers waiting, otherwise somebody else will gladly take your place, and I mean GLADLY.

9. Regulatory Body Approval:

The only regulatory body in Nigeria permitted by law to oversee the control of products such as pure water is the NAFDAC (National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control). Before commencement of production, you should visit their office to obtain and fill the required forms that would be provided. The certification process takes roughly between 3 – 6 months depending on how qucikly you meet the NAFDAC certification requirements and guidelines.

NAFDAC has regional and State offices and you can get your registration and accreditation done at any of the branches closest to you. You can download the Application Requirement for proper study so as to have a prior knowledge of what it takes to start production before going over to fill the forms. The processing fee is N30,000.

10. Miscellaneous Requirements:

- Power generating sets

- Plumbing works

- Office equipment and stationery

- Packaging nylon and Branding (To create brand awareness and for marketing)

- Security

If you like and your finance permits it, you could add a bottled water wing to your pure water business. The production line is similar up to the packaging stage. The machine used for pckaging bottled water is different from that employed in pure water packaging. With this addition, you can offer more value to your customers, as well as penetrate new markets with novel opportunities.

Also remember that it's possible to scale your business according to the available resources - you could start it as a small venture. In this business, there's ample opportunity for growth. So you don't really have to sell all your family land in the village just to start pure water business. Start small, grow big.

So, that's all for today. Pure water, or packaged water, or sachet water - call it what you will, but don't forget that people are already making millions from this business, so what are you waiting for? If you have the financial power, go for it. The market is big enough, and there's some reall cash waiting to be made.

You didn't state the challenges of selling on credit to customers. And collecting payment at due date from customers. Thereby affecting the cash flow of the business. Pure water business is not as smooth as you think.

makanjuola0360:
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Is it obafemi Awolowo university you dropped out? And which department? We need to verify your claim.

Luxuryconsult:
you benefited from the government from about 140 million plus people is your luck sir. It's not like you are in anyway better than others that became victim of the government. Well it's obvious you didn't read properly from the first page where i said i need to stay in ghana for a while.. If i didn't get a job before i'd proceed to my next destination that won't kill me.. I never for once searched for any job in my own country, so how much more of someone else country? So thanks for your contribution.

I wish you luck brother in your endeavours. It's just that you were too harsh on your words with Nigeria. Success is yours. Amen

Luxuryconsult:
your entire generations are fools.. Starting from your father to your mother to your brothers and sisters and if you have a wife and children including them and also your great grand parents.. They are all fools.. Yes, they are all fools. If you think you can just come here to start telling me trash because the internet has made it possible for you then i am sorry. As much as i hate troubles, i love it sometimes. You want some? Now bring it on. Did you not pass through primary school at all? I can see you lack knowledge and i wasn't supposed to reply you but seems you'd love to dance with the devil. Now let the game begin.

I have no qualms with you. But you should never insult Nigeria a "mumu country". Period. If you are so blind to access opportunities in Nigeria to better your life, some of us still do. It is same Nigeria you called mumu country, that I finished my first degree in Economics from OAU at affordable tuition fee. The same Nigerian government offered me postgraduate scholarship to study for my masters degree in Europe. After graduation, I came back to this country. And it is same Nigerian government that grant me 5 million loan to start my company through Bank of industry at 9 percent interest rate with tenor duration of 5 years. I didn't know anyone, I just submitted my business plan. I have 6 permanent staff employed in my fruit juice factory. Stay there in Ghana and continue your garri drinking. Everyone knows there is no job for Nigerians in Ghana. Ghana is only good for doing business. And you didn't go with enough money that can start a business in Ghana.I just hope you won't deceive other gullible Nigerians to join you in your penury in Ghana. Rubbish.

suxes2005:
Inferiority complex is what you're asking him of and that exactly is what you're oozing in your own post.

Now, op is drinking garri and he's living well with peace of mind ... it's none of ya biz.

If he likes, let him sleep on the floor as long as there is peace of mind, it's his biz.

Mind you, if he works in Ghana, he won't be paid in naira.

Purchasing power of both currencies differs.

Stop sounding like you're been fed in Nigeria, cos if you genuinely work for money here and see how fast you spend em, you won't type some stuffs on here.

Live and let's live.

Look not down on no one.

Correct those who you think are getting things wrong.

Don't curse.

SHALOM

Seriously, I have no issue with anyone if he/she chooses to relocate to Ghana. It's not my problem. But what I won't tolerate is someone calling Nigeria a "mumu country" on a forum just because he finds himself in Ghana. What insolence! If he doesn't have any respect for his country "Nigeria", some of us have respect for Nigeria.

Luxuryconsult:
regret? God forbid.. Ghana here is better than that mumu country. You walk freely, tight security, power 24/7, everything is cheap and the quality is f*king great. No sars ha s stopped me to harass me since have been here, even the last time the police stopped our bus while traveling, he checked every boys including their own citizen and after the search, he apologize like 'i am sorry for the inconviniency, you can go' unlike our police that might even shoot because they didn't find any incriminating stuff with you. The quality of their pure water nylon ehn, as thick as some pucci.. The only regret i have is why i wasted so much time in that my mumu country. Here is so f*cking cool my brother.

You are a big f.ool for your comment about Nigeria. From your posts, I can see how you are living in penury in Ghana. A bloody failure in Nigeria. Continue with garri drinking. If you are wise, can't you see price of goods is more expensive in Ghana than Nigeria? Which means cost of living is cheaper in Nigeria compared to Ghana. If you can't make it in Nigeria I wonder how you will make it Ghana. Get back to me when you get a job in Ghana.

My kids shall inherit all my labour on earth. Amen

ATIKUisCOOL:
An ATIKU presidency will ensure the utmost welfare of workers, their wards,families and ward.
Let's embrace ATIKU 2019

Who will vote for Atiku, the thief? Keep deceiving yourself.

MarieSucre:
Why shouldn't she make babies? Abi is it your womb she wants to born them with?

Why will a lady who has no plan to get married make babies? Don't you think it will be unfair to the child. Denying them the opportunity to grow up in a family setting

lunacol:
Mark Zuckerberg is 33yrs old and has only one business Facebook- launched in Feb 2004.
Aliko Dangote is 60yrs old, has a business empire & has been in business for over 40years

In 2012, Dangote was named the 43rd richest man in the world (Forbes) while Mark was 66th but in 2017, Mark became the 5th richest person while Dangote dropped to 105th position.

Mark achieved more globally in 6yrs than Dangote has done in 40yrs.

You are a slowpoke. Everyone knows that internet start up are always over valued. How can you compare manufacturing with Internet business (services)? An economy build on manufacturing will always be so strong and never vulnerable. Examples are Japan, China, Germany, etc.

If Nigeria should break up, Northern states will be poor just as their neighbouring countries such as Chad, Niger Republic, Mali etc.

As an economists, northern Nigeria has a long way to go in economic development. They have the highest poverty rate, lowest literacy ratio, highest malnutrition, highest birth ratio as well as high disease rate in Nigeria. That region is a curse to Nigeria. They are bringing Nigeria backward.

Op, are the machinery and equipment locally fabricated or imported? Please respond.

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Guys, please help me with current master degree scholarship for Nigerian graduates. I have bsc. Economics(2.1) with a cgpa of 3.55 out of 5.0.

Everyone is just over quoting the price of land in his/her area. If the cost of land is indeed in millions of naira as most of you quoted, then most Nigerians will be homeless.

Artisan such as welder, vulcanizer, tailors, civil servant, bricklayers would not have bought a land and build their own house in the city too. Do you think they earn millions of naira too? You guys should keep deceiving yourself. Rubbish.

Jman06:
To start with, medical reps don't give out large quantity of products to pharmacies until trust has been built over time. They weigh the capability of the pharmacy to pay up before giving out products on credit. In the event that the pharmacy defaults in paying the debt, they mount pressure on them. This could involve engaging the services of street boys or soldiers (in extreme cases). Applying the instrumentality of the law don't work in many cases because the law tends to delay the process and may not even get the debtor to pay up. However, rep would have given the defaulting customer a long rope before applying the pressure tactics.

Thanks for the response. So I will like to ask please if you know how many days or weeks of credit period they grant to the pharmacies before they pay up?

Jman06:
That's not the case. Medical representatives have have strategies for debt recovery. I have worked as one. Most pharmacies and hospitals pay up debts as and when due. Reps have drastic measures they use to recover debts from defaulting ones.
The problem is always with the management! Some managers spend their company's monies recklessly. Poor management of resources is the reason many companies fail and this is not peculiar to pharmaceutical companies.

How can medical representative recover debt from their defaulters? Cause I believe it is very difficult to force a debtor to pay up if he/she refuses to pay. That's even if the debtors has not relocate his/her pharmacy without notifying you. Maybe you can explain the strategies medical representative uses to collect payment on the due dates from their debtor.

nwaire:
Don't pity all these pharmaceutical companies who don't know that pharmaceutical company is is a business and not drug prescription. Go and check the successful one are run by none pharmacist, more of them will come down because of poor business decision. Idumota boys are teaching them how to do the business. Note that there is no longer any difference between them and idumota boys in open market, they all do buy and sell, you call yourself a pharmaceutical company. You can not boast of any product you developed and you are projecting using gsk in the us. American business model can not work in Nigeria

I think the major challenges pharmaceutical companies in Nigeria face is that they supply drugs to hospitals and pharmacies on credit. Some of these hospitals and pharmacies delay payment after selling the drugs on there shelf or even run away with the payment. Hence, it affects the cash flow of the pharmaceutical companies to sustain their business in Nigeria. And if they refuse to supply on credit, there will be no patronage from pharmacies.

Every radio station is emulating sound city radio in Lagos. Sound city radio ti take over music in Lagos.

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Mzansian:
This is xenophobia and racism. Why are these lazy and jealous Brazilians arresting a hardworking innocent Nigerian? I know it's because they know we run their economy and take their women. Without Nigerians that country would fall. Slave Brazilians . The Nigerian government should do something about this, our brothers are being mistreated everywhere and Buhari does nothing because it's not a fulani or Hausa person that is at the receiving end of this xenophobia .

Everywhere they go , same old stories .

Shut it. We have had enough of your troubles. Did you see anyone mentioning south Africa on this thread? What the hell are you looking for again? To start another south Africa vs Nigeria argument? Later you will say it is Nigerians that are looking for other Africans trouble on this forum.

I am highly disappointed in you. As an African woman, your disposition and manners ought to be top notch.

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