₦airaland Forum

To succeed in life, there's a secret. If not every one would be successful. Oftentimes, God, Allah, Krishna, buhda, Jesus, Gandi, Shiva, Nature, NOTHING, what ever you believe in often draw your attention to some aids to help you succeed. These are:
Time
Opportunities
Capital.
Amongst the three above, the most critical & expensive is Time. Once it's gone, it's gone for good! Followed by opportunities and lastly capital.
But I'm in shock entrepreneurs thinks capital first before time or opportunity!
You may have capital but the time & opportunity is gone. Your money becomes dormant.
Another dimension is when you happen to be among the first business to sell a needed commodities in any place, guess what? Your profits would break down the bank. Before others rush in, they'd has to contend with a smaller % of Market share.
The opportunity is right before you. Rwanda has virtually less than 3% manufacturing capacity, this makes her over relying on imports. Guess what? Apart of plastic & fire arms, there's negligent Import ban here. Any serious entrepreneurs know what opportunities lies here. And the population has an insane appetite for foreign goods.
Cosmetics... France
Food... EU
FMCG.... Dubai China etc.

Even if it's napkins you Import, there's going to be a market. Guess what the Indians, Pakistani, Lebanese, Chinese, Europeans are struggling to fill all niche market. They come as tourist, observe how expensive items, they hurry back plot their Strategy..boom! They have started sending biscuits, creams from Europe. The secret, they just empower one Rwandan and give her a sense of belonging. They will be enjoying themselves traveling, while their Rwandan staff is selling their wares!

We, at Bigkoko are glad some Nigerians are rapidly taking up the challenge, being the most entrepreneurial Africans.

It's very easy for you to sit in your country and we help you set up your company, open a Company account for it. Get you a Co-working space, get you one staff to clear what you send for sale, after sales get your profits. We keep an eye on your interest here.
On you come over organize it & go back!

Want to learn more?
Contact us now
Bigkoko® African
Integrated Services LTD
Kigali Rwanda.

This here is a representative of
Bigkoko® African Integrated Services LTD (Left) and a Nigerian Client (right), who arrived Kigali from Nigeria, on Sunday 05/12/202, checking out today 06/12/2021, from Great Hotel Kiyovu Kigali where he observed his mandatory one day Quarantine.

He's here to commence business operations. We register his company even before he came here, We got him a cheap fully furnished house (by Kigali standards), in a nice neighborhood full of white expats, and we assisted him to move in today. Saving him costs from brokers, agents, anxiety and unnecessary lodging in hotel. Because we understand the ropes, we worked to make sure that happens!
His company is into Importation & Distribution of fast selling items he's importing from Dubai or China.

As you tarry, note that others are arriving to compete in the business space! Create a synergy between Time, Opportunity & Capital, success will be smiling at you like Jeff Bezo!

How about power, internet, costs in Kigali? And what range is the cost of a studio apartment?

With 1000 Rwf (490 Naira) you are sure of light for one full week. I mean constant light, 24/7 even at the most severe thunderstorm. So long as you use energy bulbs and put off non essential electric consuming appliances when not around or at night.

Internet is fairly priced. But to get the best, Use Mango 4G. 5000 Rwf i.e roughly 2400 Naira will get you ok for one one. Or 60,000 Rwf ie 28,700 Naira for one full Year.

Home price depends location.. affluence areas where white expats live.. Kimi, KYaciru etc 250-500 dollars per month on low budget 1 bedroom apartments.

But place like Nyamirabo and other suburbs, you are such to get it for as little as 60 dollars 100 dollars per month.
Exclusive of electricity & water. You pay for water & electricity as you Consume!

Then in the interior, of the city, as low as 25-40 dollars per month for one bedroom apartment

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Opportunities doesn't always come within our expectations, but it's still good! Imagine you are Opportunity trying hard to meet up with the expectations of everyone? You'd know it's likely going to be impossible. So what do you do? Create a level playing ground for everyone!

You’ve probably heard of this inspiring short story on opportunity, but it’s worth retelling to those who always let a defining moment slip through their fingers.

Opportunities seldom come knocking twice. Once that defining moment comes, you have to seize it and never let it go!
Lost opportunities are only a gateway to regret! Don’t be like this guy who let a good opportunity come to pass:

Story of a young man who wished to marry the farmer's beautiful daughter - short story on opportunity in

This is a story of a young man who wished to marry the farmer’s beautiful daughter. He went to the farmer to ask his permission. The farmer looked him over and responded, “Son, go stand out in that field and I’m going to release three bulls, one at a time. If you can catch the tail of any one of the three bulls, you can marry my daughter.”

The young man stood in the pasture awaiting the first bull. The barn door opened and out ran the biggest, meanest-looking bull he had ever seen. He decided that one of the next bulls had to be a better choice than this one, so he ran over to the side and let the bull pass through the pasture out the back gate.

The barn door opened again. Unbelievable. He had never seen anything so big and fierce in his life. It stood – pawing the ground, grunting, slinging slobber – as it eyed him. Whatever the next bull was like, it had to be a better choice than this one. He ran to the fence and let the bull pass through the pasture, out the back gate.

The door opened a third time. A smile came across his face. This was the weakest, scrawniest little bull he had ever seen. This one was his bull. As the bull came running by, he positioned himself just right and jumped at just the exact moment. He grabbed… but the bull had NO tail!

Lesson 1: Life is Full of Surprises
Sometimes life throws you a curve ball at the most inopportune moment. But no matter how hard things get, do not give up, keep going! Let’s face it; life is full of surprises. And these surprises aren’t always good so be prepared.

An unyielding person could easily break down whenever things don’t go his way. Missed opportunities are just one of the few of life’s cruel jokes.

But the beauty of living is the lessons we learn from every mistake. Don’t let a single misstep define who you are. Pick yourself up, dust yourself off and move forward. Wherever life leads you, always keep an eye out for little opportunities, challenges that will help you achieve your goals.

Bigkoko® African
Integrated Services LTD is available to help you take advantage the opportunities RWANDA has to offer!

Company Registration, Account opening, co-working space leasing, single Staff recruiting to handle your correspondence & business, etc. Send us a Mail or WhatsApp message to discuss how we can help you start!

Lesson 2: Nothing in Life is Ever Easy, and That’s Okay
In the short story on opportunity, the young man expected things to be easy. He was not mentally prepared to take on a difficult challenge. And the father knew it. We are, after all, talking about marrying off a beloved daughter here, of course, things won’t be easy. The story rings true in real life, nothing in life ever comes easy, and we shouldn’t expect it to be.

The story isn’t just about missing an opportunity; it’s about misjudging a situation with zero game plan. Things do not always go the way we want it, and that’s okay. Whenever faced with a challenge, always have a backup plan. This way, you can make the most out of any situation, and you’ll always come on top

Bigkoko:
Advice: Before you come to Kigali Rwanda for business!

It's really shocking when in a bid to cut corners, rush down to profits, prospective entrepreneurs choose the short cut. Well, failure is just a few yards away! I always tell people!
Show me an entrepreneur doing well in Rwanda, and I will show a man who knows why he's here!

You have decided to open a business in RWANDA, did you consult with a registered business for advice? Yes or no? Or rather you'd deal with individuals!
And decide to just go ahead with business. Look, Europeans Americans Chinese Indians who ordered for feasibility Study, Market Research Planing, facts & figures knows what they're doing!
I know of a Nigerian owned businesses that closed in January, due to lack of due diligence, trusting on individuals, allowing unqualified persons, whose interest is to get something out of him.
We have tons of people who contacted us that they're coming to Kigali Rwanda for business, blah blah blah.. ask us questions, figures etc. They told what we can, then ask them to commission us to do a feasibility Study, Market Research Planing Etc hahahaha hahahaha that's the last we heard from them! They don't reply messages, we generally assume they got a better deal. Hahahaha!!! Better deal from individuals!
Some go ahead to ask us to do a feasibility Study, yet they didn't pay, up till now. The documents is still with us, we assume that they pick some info from our conversation and squirrel off to do business!
As usual, we move on... Fast forward to 2022. They're already in Rwanda and rushed into business. Well, we know how it's going to end!
And as a matter of Principle, we don't talk about what is none of our business, we just observe!

You have decided to do business in RWANDA, did you do due diligence? Yes or no? Or you just gulp all your friends tell you? I'd rather say you are not serious, too emotional or seeking a get rich quick scheme. Put on your Boots, drop shame, leave that over priced accommodation, live on low budget accommodation like a hermit, yes they laugh you, but in three months your business will survive, and you will learn important skills specific to Kigali Rwanda!

I'm appalled when I see so called investors coming from all over western African continent, relying on the words of individuals, what happened to Feasibility Study? Do you have one!? What happened to Market Research Planing? Do you have one?
Let me tell you, you are a victim of your own poor business short sights if you fail. For goodness sake, it's your investment, treat it like an egg! Quarrel if needed, cut off people if needed, but just be sure to follow your business instinct.

That $30 you refused to spend on feasibility study, Market Research Planing might make you loose your whole Investment! By then it's all too late!
What about you that doesn't know which business Rwandan Immigration grants PR for? Also relying on what friends says... An entrepreneur who really worked hard to gather Investment capital would tell you, ohhh that's good can you give me a document so I can check out the Dynamics & statistics?
No Planing. No Due diligence.
Anyway, there are consequences to lack of foresight!

The purpose of such documents is to present CURRENT REALITIES to you in Black & White, so you can make informed decision, but noo, you don't want to patronize us! $30 is too much for you!

Our business Advisory.
1. Don't do business where the locals are your direct competitors. You must have a target market. Show me your target customer, I will show you a business that would work.
Make sure you have a plan B business which should actually be a Niche. Rwandans lack Niche or skills, so you should have one.

2. Rather than frivolous business like owning a bike, barbershop, phone repair, Etc, kindly engage in business that actually creates or have a Value chain. Value is what people pay for. Most of our Post here always talk about Value.
If your business Value has close & easily available competition, how do you hope to survive, not to talk of returning a profit?
Certain business can not guarantee you a work permit. Several times, we have been called upon to help individuals who made wrong choice by relying on individuals opinions rather than good business decisions and tools. We help some, we didn't help some!
Any company we register for you will guarantee you a PR. Owning bikes won't.

3. Keep your expenses Low. Rwandans know how to push you into spending your money, and ditching you once it's all gone! Make sure they know you as a shark who price alot. Who is ready to fight. Don't let them shame you into spending money beyond your limit. Your business first, before anything else!

4. Go for low cost accommodation, don't be ashamed. You will thank me later.
Accomodations in Kigali is poor, yet overpriced. But there are places you can get accommodation for$25-30 for two rooms per month. Be like the Indians & Chinese, you're here to dig money not to bury money. But, babes, sex worker's won't allow you make decisions!

5. Beware of the plastic smile! Once you're in Kigali, one thing you notice is everyone has a smile and seem good. Watch your pocket that's their target!
It happened to everyone, Whites & Blacks alike. Happened Once, their fault, happen twice your fault! Once can not kill your business, but twice might be costly for you!

6. Avoid locals or friends showing you, or leading you to buy or get stuffs. Rwandans are very cunning. Do your due diligence and don't fail to caution anyone before you start doing deals with them. Infact, do business with companies rather. Pay for their service, but ask them to get you the exact amount of what ever you deligate them to get for you.

7. Make sure you know what brought you to Kigali...
Pleasure? Ok. Be a tourist like the whites, but ensure you come with enough dollars or pounds.
Business? Ok. Be like the Indians or Chinese. They dig, they don't bury money! Advice: You can not be both at the same time!
Don't say you are into business, yet live like a tourist!

Finally, what ever information you require, pay Bigkoko® a token and we will get it for you.
This token will save you headache and lost Investment tomorrow!
Thank you!

Bigkoko:
To succeed in life, there's a secret. If not every one would be successful. Oftentimes, God, Allah, Krishna, buhda, Jesus, Gandi, Shiva, Nature, NOTHING, what ever you believe in often draw your attention to some aids to help you succeed. These are:
Time
Opportunities
Capital.
Amongst the three above, the most critical & expensive is Time. Once it's gone, it's gone for good! Followed by opportunities and lastly capital.
But I'm in shock entrepreneurs thinks capital first before time or opportunity!
You may have capital but the time & opportunity is gone. Your money becomes dormant.
Another dimension is when you happen to be among the first business to sell a needed commodities in any place, guess what? Your profits would break down the bank. Before others rush in, they'd has to contend with a smaller % of Market share.
The opportunity is right before you. Rwanda has virtually less than 3% manufacturing capacity, this makes her over relying on imports. Guess what? Apart of plastic & fire arms, there's negligent Import ban here. Any serious entrepreneurs know what opportunities lies here. And the population has an insane appetite for foreign goods.
Cosmetics... France
Food... EU
FMCG.... Dubai China etc.

Even if it's napkins you Import, there's going to be a market. Guess what the Indians, Pakistani, Lebanese, Chinese, Europeans are struggling to fill all niche market. They come as tourist, observe how expensive items, they hurry back plot their Strategy..boom! They have started sending biscuits, creams from Europe. The secret, they just empower one Rwandan and give her a sense of belonging. They will be enjoying themselves traveling, while their Rwandan staff is selling their wares!

We, at Bigkoko are glad some Nigerians are rapidly taking up the challenge, being the most entrepreneurial Africans.

It's very easy for you to sit in your country and we help you set up your company, open a Company account for it. Get you a Co-working space, get you one staff to clear what you send for sale, after sales get your profits. We keep an eye on your interest here.
On you come over organize it & go back!

Want to learn more?
Contact us now
Bigkoko® African
Integrated Services LTD
Kigali Rwanda.