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Are you interested in starting a new business or improve existing one?  Need financial support for your business project?
You can contact me.  Up to N1.5m available per project.  Must have one or two page summary for your project.  Preference given to ventures within 200 miles of Lagos.  Email to: Naijaforward@yahoo.com

I see so many football commentaries here.  Will any of you love to play professional football in United Kingdom or Ireland? I have a link in these two countries.  You must be a genuine footballer not just wanting to travel abroad. 

I am not making any guaranteed promises here. Just lets have a discussion. Email to:  Naijaforward@yahoo.com

Its a GOAL.

what did you study? When will you be available? Email your cv to: Naijaforward@yahoo.com

ARE THERE ANY GOLFERS IN NAIRALAND?I am looking for Golfers in Nigeria.  Do you play Golf?  Or do you know Golf trainers in Lagos?
I want to hear from you please.

[quote author=paddy_lo link=topic=33467.msg767406#msg767406 date=1166496244]Does anyone in here trade equity options in the United states,if u do lets strategize on any ideas u have and i will let you in on some of my top picks for the first half of 2007[/quote]Hi, this is something that has always scared the shit out of me. I am a value investor, but would like to get involved in options trading even with a small change to test the water.  Do you know how a beginner can start.  Please email me at   Naijaforward@yahoo.com

kdships:
ishmael that's a good question. I believe most people have biz ideas and stuff but the problem almost always remains generating the INITIAL CAPITAL!

AGREED with Seun. I specialise in entrepreneurship and business venturing and marvelled when people waste.
Please note a person start as UNEMPLOYED, before becoming EMPLOYED and now EMPLOYER.

If you have a project needing capital, please post it in Nairaland. Anything under N1m I can help. If you need more than that and your project is genuine, I can organise funds both locally and abroad. So there you all go. Forgive my writing as I have not worked for anybody in the last 15 years.

Good luck in 2007.

kbaba12:
for someone who bought(N30000) share in access bank in sept at 2.80 and now is 7.00 what is my share worth
i can my brooker and he send i should divide the persent share price and multiply it by what i pay for, that is my share worth.
is that true i want to know

Teslim was right, you have posted in the wrong column. But just to help. Access simply halved your units. So N30k would have bought you 10714 units (before charges). Divide that into two, you get 5,357 shares at N7 per share. You are really back at N37500. It was a clever financial thing, they almost fooled me with my 90,000 shares thinking I had a windfall.

MT:
@ Naija4ward

Could u please educate me a bit about the 5% commission u were explaining about stock. I have bought a lot of stock in all these recents IPO by different companies. I have invested close 2 millions. I will like to know if this 5% still applies to people that buy during the IPO. Please let me know as I'm considering buying 30,000 units of dangote

The close to 5% charge is made up of the following:

Buying %age
Commission 2.75
SEC Fees 1.00
CSCS 0.10
VAT 0.05 of comm 0.14
Stamp Duty 0.075
4.0625
One or two component has gone up in percentage.

IPO is not subject to most of the charges above because it has a different reporting method when returns are made. You will get a summary once the allocation is done in respect of your holdings.

Please remember that when you invest in IPO, you must exercise a lot of patience. It often takes undue amount of time before you get your stock certificate. Some people unable to part with their money (with little trace) for 2 years have given IPOs names (Its Probably Overpriced, Imaginary Profits Only, Insiders' Private Opportunity) to mention just few.

Nonetheless never miss a good opportunity when you see one.

Cheers

To a limited extent you can patent an idea.

If you have a sure-fire formula you may use combination:

USA
Hire a sharp attorney on a no win-no fee basis. The attorney register your invention before approaching the telecom coys.

UK
Dont stand a chance because of your skin. So you must first patent this idea before hiring a solicitor. When you are done, prepare 2 sets of docs, ignoring the technical details in the first docs. The second set can now contain your technical know to be released on payment.

NIGERIA
Use whatever means to locate a director of the company. Persuade him to come in on this. Be prepared to make him/her a partner in this deal. Approach your spiritual leader for guidance, hire a body guard and leave the rest to God.


JUST YOU MAY KNOW
I read that when Coca cola had problem of trying to increase their sales, a consultant offer to help. Mentioned his figures and insist on signed contract before disclosure. At the board meeting, having had his contract signed told the board of Coca Cola, if you want to increase your sales just "bottle it".

OF COURSE
If your idea will cost less than N5million to implement, then let us know in this forum. Count on some of us for funding to start the business yourself.

Alhaji, if this is the same Homelink International, then there might be a problem. Nonetheless I can help you file a complain in England. Ask them to give you the UK phone number of their office, as I have lost contact with them after they tried to play game with my money.

Please include Naija men in your next trip, o. We need quality shirts and tie for our men too. Handsome Nigerian men should not be ignored afterall they most invariably pay for those wears the ladies buys 75% of the time.

kingzy:
I have 1.5M Naira to invest presently but need both the capital and interest before end of next yr (boyfriend oct.). Please where do u advise that I put the money for maximum yield.

It seems you cannot spare a dime for risk purpose, since you want it back plus interest. I suggest you invest N1m in a highly liquid bank (First Bank, Union, Zenith GT Bank etc). Use N300k on Federal Govt Treasury Bond, and Put only N200k in stocks (again make sure its stock you can sell when the time come). If you put too much in stock remember you will be down almost 5% (commission charges for investement) before you start, hence the stock will have to appreciate more than 10% because you will also have to pay similar charges when you sell in October next year.

Remember our slogan in UK, "past returns is no measure of future returns".

Have a nice day.

obua:
Obua's email is ifyobua@yahoo.com , 0803 520 1017.
What about this RHD vehicle thing ?

Ok, have sent you my email. RHD means Right Hand Drive. The steering wheel on vehicles are on the right in United Kingdom, so we drive the vehicle on the left hand side of the road. For this reason, few countries want our vehicles though we have virtually all the major makes: BMw, Merc, Honda, Nissan, Toyota etc. If you have the time you can import these vehicles and convert them in Lagos easily. Cars are ridiculously cheap in UK starting from N30,000.

salsera:
i just want HULA HOOPS and lots of them
and free too!

OK, YOU GOT IT. I will send some to you by middle of Jan 07. Iam not kidding. Watch this space around 17 Jan.
When you finish eating them, please grow up and lets have some business idea.

obua:
I need used catering/restaurant equipment. please let me know how you can assist

For that, you have come to the right country. We are full of restaurants here today GONE tomorrow. This is one equipment we have in surplus. I see them advertised a lot, but have never been in restaurant business. Specifiy which equipment you need. Possibly your cheapest form of transportation will be a used van (costing about N50k) which you can use in carting them to Lagos. Then sell the bus on the cheap. If you let me have your email I can help.

Have a good holiday.

kodewrita:
Hi, boys in my university are soccer-mad or should I say Premier League Mad and as such If you have any contacts who sell and customize soccer jerseys i would appreciate it. My email add is mesaka4real@yahoo.com. Please just write Nairaland message so that the filter will place it in the right folder

Sure I will send you my private email. You have come to the right country (UK). We have enough soccer fanatics and apparatus to keep you busy. Who knows, you start "exporting" players to UK soon.
Cheers

1forall:
hey naija4ward, I been thinking bout the snail business and the UK, how do I get rid of them in their bulk? Have a feeling african restaurants 'll be interested, any other markets? or other suggestions?

Whaooo. Export snail to UK. There are more than 30 Nigerian restaurants and African foodstores in London alone and many I know would love this idea. You will need to see the Commercial Attachee at the British Embassy in Lagos on procedure for transporting live animals to UK, and may also need to contact airlines like Virgin Nigeria and British Airways since they fly directly. You will need to minimise the transportation time.

I can help you find buyers here in UK once you finish your preliminary work. There is definitely a market. Another option to consider is to consider sending them "partly processed". Sorry I dont know much about snail.

Have a nice day

Hi, you may contact a company called TUFOSEVEN in Lagos 017251832, 08023120702, email tufoseven247@yahoo.com. I saw their advert in Castle (property magazine) during my last trip to Lagos.

The basic things you need to know about using inverter include:
a) What level of power does your machine require to start
b) Subsequently at what constant power would it need to operate.

Strange enough we all know Nigerian power output at 240volts, but inverter is usally quoted in another measures (I think watts), so be careful before you part with money.

alexitotee:
Naija4ward, thanks for being here. I need some couple of things to get from that side and you too.
1. I want to buy a good laptop for by daya-to-day bizs here and would want a p4, at least 80G Harddisk,
2. I want you to help me find out schools in the UK that offers scholarship for international students, especially those that are affordation for an average Nigerian like me. I need this for my second degree.
3. Help find out which organisation is ready to take up a fresh talents in music for a ride. As in, who wants to build up and invest a fresh talent in music. I need to know, please, as soon as you can lay your hands on something. I give 100% guarantee that that the takent is worth it, it's only that nigerian factor is affecting its take-up here.
Cheers guy. Thanks.

+2348033643215
alexitotee@yahoo.com

Ok I have sent you my private email address.

Rogo:
Hello,
yes, please i want you to connect me to serious woman who will like to go into long term relationship that can lead to marriage in the nearest future. she must be christian and bouyant. she can contact me through +2348055157644 thanks for your help.

With God all things are possible. I cannot help you much. Look at www.LOOT.COM to start your search. Be prepared for SINGLE PARENTS as we have them plenty in U.K. If you dont mind (somebody's ex) then you have come to the right country!

LoverBwoy:
ahhh you are godsent!

I want just 5 Golf GTis all black and tinted

may the lord continue to bless you

Sorry, are you a car dealer. Why 5 at a time. Please note UK steering wheel is on the right! If all the 5 are for personal use, then that is temptation.

OK, will send you my private email address.

sholatech:
Hi Naija4ward,

I am looking for reputable buyers of Nigerian Precious Stones in Uk. I export these!
Can we discuss on doing business in this direction?
You can send me your email address l to sholatechie@yahoo.com

Hi

what is batik?

[quote author=dollie-pie link=topic=33448.msg770374#msg770374 date=1166637473]u no of any website where i can get batik?[/quote]

OK, will send you my private email address. I can link you up with African stores in UK

emiko:
hi naija4ward, i would like u to help me get buyers of nigerian food stuffs in the uk.u caan reach me on emiko47@yahoo.com

Hi, Naijacutee is right.  Reverend proposal is fantastic. Lets get the two of them to serve on the Board of Association of Ebay Users.  I can contribute some insights.

If not, and you want to trade internatiionally not just on ebay alone, you must consider becoming a "TRANSNATIONAL".  First set up a UK company right from Lagos there (www.setup.co.uk, www.dialmailbox.co.uk). Then a UK bank account. Finally set up a US company (Delaware is easier) with a bank account.  Presto you are ready to trade with the world.  If anybody put an obstacle on your, then let me know.

As Naijacutee said, follow that proposal or simply appoint an agent in UK and US to start with.  Use profit from that set up to go Transnational.  

Dont forget Nigeria is a market of 120 million people at least. It is not a market to be ignored.

What happen to www.GBOZA.com?

Naija4ward

Hi, Naijacutee is right.  Reverend proposal is fantastic. Lets get the two of them to serve on the Board of Association of Ebay Users.  I can contribute some insights.

If not, and you want to trade internatiionally not just on ebay alone, you must consider becoming a "TRANSNATIONAL".  First set up a UK company right from Lagos there (www.setup.co.uk, www.dialmailbox.co.uk). Then a UK bank account. Finally set up a US company (Delaware is easier) with a bank account.  Presto you are ready to trade with the world.  If anybody put an obstacle on your, then let me know.

As Naijacutee said, follow that proposal or simply appoint an agent in UK and US to start with.  Use profit from that set up to go Transnational. 

Dont forget Nigeria is a market of 120 million people at least. It is not a market to be ignored.

What happened to www.GBOZA.COM?

Naija4ward

What sort of investment are you looking at? I may consider equipment and cash investment if your plan is satisfactory.

Thanks
Naija4ward

UK is full of new and second hand clothing.  Best profit will be on second hand as most new poor and middle class clothing are imported to UK hence pricing may not be fantastic.  The female clothing market in UK is full of varieties and its even better than USA in terms of designs.

I will send you my private email and phone numbers, perhaps you can benefit from my 2 decades of leaving in UK.


Cheers

saywhat:
Hey,

Welcome to Nairaland. I am interested in buying good for the U.K, but i am having problems accessing the right marketers. I am planning on buying female and men's wears. Do you have a private email i can contact you on.
Best

For the laptop, not a problem. Its a pity I had a Sony languishing in my wardrobe for over a year before giving it to a staff in Lagos. Please state your minimum spec. IT IS NOT FREE. Payment will be by installment. Expect delivery round about 14 Jan 07 unless I see somebody coming to Lagos before then. If your ecommerce business look good, I may "chip" in.

olabode247:
Hello,
Foremost, you are highly welcome on board.i wish you all the best.
Actually you asked if anyone want anything.so i decided to reply u that i want a Laptop computer that i will use to start the online biz but don't have any now and that is really hindering me from reading some vital mails that will be of great help to me.
Can you please help me with one or be of support to me.because the price of a computer here is really exorbitant.
I will be very glad if you do and hope to hear from you pretty soon.

have a splendid week.
bye.

Hi everybody. I have just joined NairaLand and seriously speaking believe its a wonderful place.

Just as a thought if any member of NairaLand want something from United Kingdom, feel free to let me know. You never can tell. It must relate as much as possible to business issues/start up

Have a wonderful day.

Naija4ward