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Please, I need advice. I want to start pineapple plantation business on a medium scale. I want to ask between sugar loaf pineapple and smooth cayenne pineapple which one do juice companies like chivita prefer and buy from pineapple farmers? Since I intend to sell it in commercial quantities after harvest.

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Please, I need advice. I want to start pineapple plantation business on a medium scale. I want to ask between sugar loaf pineapple and smooth cayenne pineapple which one do juice companies like chivita prefer and buy from pineapple farmers? Since I intend to sell it in commercial quantities after harvest.

Waiting for response to my enquiry.

I was having a discussion with a friend and the issue between a good business ideas or capital, which is more valuable. My friend believes that capital is more important because according to him without capital it will be difficult to execute the business ideas into reality. That is the idea will remain on paper without capital. He believes that the man of means (capital) will always employ the man of intelligence (ideas).

However, from my point of view, I disagree with him. I believe a good idea is the most valuable. Ideas rule the world and all solid businesses in the world are founded on good ideas. There are a lot of individuals with capital that still don't know what business embark upon. And I also know businesses that started with huge capital that shut down within a short period. The problem is simply because they lack good ideas.
So, which one do you think is more valuable between idea or capital, when starting a business?

@akin alabi, thank you for the payment to the beneficiary. God bless you sir.

@akinalabi

Dear sir, I am among the fifty winners shortlisted to receive 100,000naira each from your foundation to support our small businesses at the youth enterprise conference held at Eko hotel on march 30th, 2017. Sir, your staff collected bank account details of winners and promise we shall be credited of 100,000 naira each by the next day. At this moment, we are yet to receive payment alert of the money. Kindly, help us to look into the delay sir as we do not know the problem. Some of us plan to use the money to buy equipment that aid our businesses. I know you are a kind, reputable and philanthropic man. And may God continue to bless you sir.

Last week, i went to ketu fruit market to buy some pineapples. I noticed there were two varieties of pineapple sold in the market. They were cotonou pineapple and bendel(nigerian) pineapple. So, i bought each quantities of bendel and cotonou pineapple equally. When i ate both the pineapples at home, i discovered that the cotonou pineapple is sweeter, less acidic and tastier than bendel pineapple. Even though the bendel pineapple is more expensive that it. I end up prefering to be buying cotonou pineapple to bendel (nigerian) pineapple. I felt bad because my actions will not support our local farmers but i still like the cotonou pineapple.
So between the two pineapples, which one do you prefer and why?

@orangeDream, are you serious? The protest has been cancelled?! Then we are our worst enemy. Do yes-p participants know that tomorrow will make it exactly one year this programme started and yet nothing to show for it. Federal government and Nigerians need to be aware of it through the protest.
Other empowerment programme like Lagos state trust fund that commenced last October ,their beneficiaries have been fully disbursed last month.
The fact is BOI Yes-p is a time waster. The earlier we summon courage and protest against BOI, the better. Or else we won't have access to the fund to actualize our entrepreneurial dreams.

All Yes P participants and youths that love this country should come out on monday by 9 am at TBS lagos to protest against BOI at their marina office. This is not just a protest. It has to do with the future of youths in this country. We must hold responsible those that always divert governmental programme for nigerian youth to their selfish interests. Lets show the whole world how BOI has been changine the goal post in the middle of a game so as to frustrate nigerian youths. Lets tell the world how ridiculous the guarantors criteria are.

Have they started to disburse the loan to you guys yet?

i don't know why BOI can not allow us to use part of working capital to rent factory or office. This BOI sucks big time.

@dexter1983, is it true that applicants need to personally secure or rent a factory space/office before BOI can appraise and grant the loan application. Also are you an exsting or new business? It seems it is only existing business that has been given offer letter yet.

Because that is what my loan officer is just telling me. He said i must have rent a factory space before he can appraise my documentation for pucurement of machinery and equipment. I taught there is a provision for working capital in YES-P loan. Anyone should reply me cause i do not understand this BOI anymore.

It seems guys have lost enthusiasm in this programme. There is no further comment here again. God help us all.

Has heritage bank disburse the cash to your suppliers yet? Or still in process?

lets make the plan snappy. this is new year. the earlier we start, the better.

Any update about the planned protest in Abuja?

Any update about the protest?

How much is the present retail price of 500ml farm pride juice. And also how much do you sell pack too.

@cowboys, how much did you buy the farm pride guava juice from supermarket? I want to know the retail price of their 50cl juice.

@itsMaxwell, I think it's wrong for you to post somebody's phone number on this popular forum without his permission. I think you should remove it. It's more or less invasion of his privacy. I am sure everybody under BOI YES-P Ogun state knows the owner of that number. Why make it public?

My Christmas wish is a television, even if it is fairly used. My family has no television to watch at home and I feel ashamed for them going to neighbour apartment to watch TV Programme. It's embarrassing.

Things are so tough for me as regards raising capital to start a business that's why I am yet to afford a TV presently. I hope God bring a helper to me.

@highest01, do heritage Bank request for tax clearance certificate from you before they disburse you.

@mavoro, I read the article on thisday newspaper as well. It testifies that our northern candidates are facing the difficulties of stringent conditions by BOI. Federal Government need to aid us.

No wonder the senate want to scrap BOI. Useless bank.

This is so bad for BOI. It is a slavery relationship between us any them. Can't they emulate what CBN did for NYSC corpers in YEIDP? CBN had to change their guarantor conditions when they discover that it's too strict and later make it easy for them so that they can access the loan to fund their businesses.
Federal government made a huge mistake in partnering with BOI for the yes-p. BOI is just like commercial banks ready to frustrate beneficiaries of the loan. What made youwin Programme of Jonathan a success was because federal ministry of finance personally handle the disbursement of funds to winners. They did not partner with any banks. They did it themselves so all this stringent conditions would not come up.