Guess what, I was in the streets of Lagos, just opposite Isolo General hospital this evening, sitting down with a very friendly Hausa fruit seller. He sells just water melons and pineapples.

I patronised him, then sat on his bench, was looking around and gisting with him. I noticed something very interesting.

In the space of like 20 minutes, this young man made like N1, 200 in sales. It was a very busy street.

I started mental calculations. That was before I took the selfie though. Lolz.

Ok. Let's assume that only N200 out of this guy's N1, 200 is his profit. This means this guy makes like N200 every 20 mins or N10 per minute.

Ok. N10 per minute equals N600 per hour. Multiply that by 10 hours per day, 8am-6pm. This equals N6, 000 per day OF PROFIT!

Multiply that by 30 days per month. These guys work everyday mind you.

That's N180, 000 per month! OF PROFITS!

Ok. Let's say we over-estimated things. Let's take away N100, 000 from this money.

Doing that, this uneducated roadside fruit seller still nets N80, 000 every freaking month!

Correct me if I'm wrong with these calculations!

Should you start selling fruits on a busy road?

I don't know.

But what I know is this. Whatever it is you do for yourself, it will surely pay you more than what some employers out there will pay you.

Believe me!

add style, neatness and packaging to your business and you will prosper. you feel me?


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You first.

Self employ is the best.

Our major problem is this silly fear of the unknown in business. Some people overlooked the unknown and ventured into business in nice locations and they are making it well. May God help us

Many people have the urge for self employment, but what they lack is finance, they don't have money to start.


I know of a woman who has about 20 business plans but she doesn't have enough money to start but the brain and ideas are there.


I just want to use this opportunity to tell every graduates if they know anything they can do, let them do it. Even if it's mechanic, tailoring, shoemaker, farming, anything just do it.

You also didn't mention the fact that he doesn't pay any tax to nobody.

I know a woman who was able to buy land and build a house from selling fruits. Her husband helps her out. she has a shop all packed with fruits at the bustop not on the road side


I also know two other women who sell fruits and corn(in season) but haven't been able to go past just a few here and there .



self employment is good
but self employment without innovation is risky.

It's not okay to just leave your job and start selling fruits without strategizing on a lot of things especially how to deal with competition.

nifemi25:
Self employ is the best.

Make I go play my bet9ja jeje

;DSo,you are the nigger I saw today opposite my shop though we were close marking you thinking you are a kidnapper. ;DSo,you are the nigger I saw today opposite my shop though we were close marking you thinking you are a kidnapper.

leonard002:
Guess what, I was in the streets of Lagos, just opposite Isolo General hospital this evening, sitting down with a very friendly Hausa fruit seller. He sells just water melons and pineapples.

I patronised him, then sat on his bench, was looking around and gisting with him. I noticed something very interesting.

In the space of like 20 minutes, this young man made like N1, 200 in sales. It was a very busy street.

I started mental calculations. That was before I took the selfie though. Lolz.

Ok. Let's assume that only N200 out of this guy's N1, 200 is his profit. This means this guy makes like N200 every 20 mins or N10 per minute.

Ok. N10 per minute equals N600 per hour. Multiply that by 10 hours per day, 8am-6pm. This equals N6, 000 per day OF PROFIT!

Multiply that by 30 days per month. These guys work everyday mind you.

That's N180, 000 per month! OF PROFITS!

Ok. Let's say we over-estimated things. Let's take away N100, 000 from this money.

Doing that, this uneducated roadside fruit seller still nets N80, 000 every freaking month!

Correct me if I'm wrong with these calculations!

Should you start selling fruits on a busy road?

I don't know.

But what I know is this. Whatever it is you do for yourself, it will surely pay you more than what some employers out there will pay you.

Believe me!

Bros you have a very analytical way of thinking.
Food stuff are one of the best things to deal in, people will always need them, even in another 20 years

leonard002:
Guess what, I was in the streets of Lagos, just opposite Isolo General hospital this evening, sitting down with a very friendly Hausa fruit seller. He sells just water melons and pineapples.

I patronised him, then sat on his bench, was looking around and gisting with him. I noticed something very interesting.

In the space of like 20 minutes, this young man made like N1, 200 in sales. It was a very busy street.

I started mental calculations. That was before I took the selfie though. Lolz.

Ok. Let's assume that only N200 out of this guy's N1, 200 is his profit. This means this guy makes like N200 every 20 mins or N10 per minute.

Ok. N10 per minute equals N600 per hour. Multiply that by 10 hours per day, 8am-6pm. This equals N6, 000 per day OF PROFIT!

Multiply that by 30 days per month. These guys work everyday mind you.

That's N180, 000 per month! OF PROFITS!

Ok. Let's say we over-estimated things. Let's take away N100, 000 from this money.

Doing that, this uneducated roadside fruit seller still nets N80, 000 every freaking month!

Correct me if I'm wrong with these calculations!

Should you start selling fruits on a busy road?

I don't know.

But what I know is this. Whatever it is you do for yourself, it will surely pay you more than what some employers out there will pay you.

Believe me!

....Generally, food business is good business.

At least, one would have thought that after the mental calculation, you would ask him to create small space for you besides his shop. He only sells water melon and pineapple, you could start selling apples, lemon and tangerine just to ballance things up.

You ended up taking a selfie like a slay-king and coming online to press calculator for another person biz.

#lazy_youth

MaziOmenuko:
At least, one would have thought that after the mental calculation, you would ask him to create small space for you besides his shop. He only sells water melon and pineapple, you could start selling apples, lemon and tangerine just to ballance things up.

You ended up taking a selfie like a slay-king and coming online to press calculator for another person biz.

#lazy_youth

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MaziOmenuko:
At least, one would have thought that after the mental calculation, you would ask him to create small space for you besides his shop. He only sells water melon and pineapple, you could start selling apples, lemon and tangerine just to ballance things up.

You ended up taking a selfie like a slay-king and coming online to press calculator for another person biz.

#lazy_youth

There is nothing like ,self employment or entrepreneurship ......you count the cost and bare the lose or profit.

oga biz is so good
but before u jump into vonclusion
yu must understand that everyday is not the same

Nice one bro. May God bless all legitimate hustlers.

Cheap s6 edge plus. Check my signature.

entrepreneurship is the way to go, some people thinks is until u start up something big you can start with that little thing with a good monetary policy and you are very much good to go.. nothing like end of d month dem no pay me my salary

Kk

Foolish “unschooled” educated boy!

If N80,000 is all your aspiration as a graduate, I just pity you!

Leave manual work for manual workers, it's hard work!
As an educated fellow, you work with your brain and not with your hands. It's called smart work. It's less exhausting and more rewarding!

Business is not easy like that ooo

Jump at it and know whatsup

candygist:

Make I go play my bet9ja jeje

U go soon crash...

flyca:
Foolish “unschooled” educated boy!

If N80,000 is all your aspiration as a graduate, I just pity you!

firstly u no suppose use swear word for your fellow person..but again how many fresh graduate earns that much 80k for naija..

flyca:
Foolish “unschooled” educated boy!

If N80,000 is all your aspiration as a graduate, I just pity you!

I doubt if you ever even make half of that in a month... Ode oshi

femidejulius:
You also didn't mention the fact that he doesn't pay any tax to nobody.

Take the tax from the 100k OP said you can deduct from the #180,000.
Secondly, you are wrong because if that is Lagos, then that fruit guy obviously pay tax else those LG urchins will uproot you. The only market person who I think don't pay tax in Lagos might be the street hawkers and those night traders.

Nothing beats doing business. Most business people earn more than an average employed Nigerian. No "yes Sir", work on your time, be your boss, etc.


If at all I would work for anyone, it has to be freelance.

I have a brother who runs a betting shop (incorporated Ps4, lotto, and allied businesses) and he earns more than a level 14 Director in Federal Civil Service.
Note: He doesn't play betting (I know why I said this). Instead of putting your money and hoping to win, why not be in a position that you can't lose?

As a rule, no matter what you are doing, have at least two legit sources of income.

Phyqee10:

I doubt if you ever even make half of that in a month... Ode oshi

Lol
#ignored

Onlinealaba:

firstly u no suppose use swear word for your fellow person..but again how many fresh graduate earns that much 80k for naija..

A dedicated fresh graduate earns 80k today, works and steadies his life, focuses on the future and tomorrow he is heading a company as an MD. This one that is by the roadside calculating someone else's money, I doubt his focus!

Nice one.

It's better to start early when it comes to self employment. Withdrawing from blue collar job for self employment is always difficult and boring