For some of us who want to go into shirt business, let’s just look at few ways on how to get good quality shirt.
Step one: Identifying the core of the material: is it made of cotton, man-made fibers or silk?
Ideally, you want to stick with cotton as it is the undisputed king of dress shirt fabrics. A finely woven cotton fabric has all the properties a man could want from a garment worn close to the body: good heat and moisture conduction, durability, smoothness, and the ability to take shape when ironed.
Man-made fibers, on the other hand, don’t offer the same comfort as a cotton shirt but do have their own set of advantages. They are often wrinkle and stain resistant and can be ideal for budget minded individuals. Lastly, there is silk, often associated as a luxury fabric, silk offers that high sheen and light drape. It is great for bathrobes and boxers shorts but not necessarily for a shirt. The maintenance costs are high and long term durability low.
Step two: Know your ply. Ply is how many yarns are twisted together to make a single thread. Dress shirt fabrics are most often two-ply or single ply. Two-ply fabrics are generally superior to single-ply fabrics.
Step three: The count. Thread count indicates the size of the thread in the fabric and therefore how many threads per square inch and is often referred to with a number like 50s, 80s, 100s, 120s, 140s 160s, etc up to 200s. For example, 140s means there are 140 hanks (1 hank = 840 yards) of yarn in one pound. Higher numbers mean that the threads are finer which results in a softer, smoother and lighter fabric.
Step four: The finish. Often overlooked, the finish of the fabric is the production process used to actually mill the fabric. A 2-ply 200s fabric sounds impressive but if it’s made with low quality cotton by a dubious manufacturer then it is no better and probably worse than a 1-ply 50s fabric made by a reputable mill.

I am not here to advertize any product rather I’m here to see if I can be of any help to someone who might need my help. What actually prompted me to put up this write-up was a question I encounter on Nairaland where a fresh graduate was asking what kind of business he can start, with N100,000 he saved from contribution he was doing while in NYSC. I commented on the question and dropped my phone number for him to contact me if he needs more clarification, without knowing that he wasn’t the only person in search of “Good and lucrative Business..” little capital can start. In less than 48hrs from the moment I dropped my comment and contact, I received more than 25calls from different persons asking for more details and guidelines. That actually made me feels like a celebrity overnight since most of these calls don’t end in anything less than 10 minutes discussion. I came to realize that more people are willing to do business but don’t “KNOW HOW” since they only have limited amount of money. But is the amount they have really limited? “NO” It is not limited, it is their knowledge of what to do with the money they have that is limited. That is why I decided to put up this write-up.
Knowledge is power if discovered and applied.
A prophet states in his book that “…. darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people:..”
I will like to state categorically that great gross darkness is already covering the people especially in the area of employment and/or finance. Without money, you are nobody. Without money, you will be nothing but a slave to those who have it, and there is no darkness greater than a man being a slave to his fellow man. When you don’t have money or have less than your needs, your options in life will be very limited. In fact some or most of your decisions will be made by someone who has the money which will not always be in your favour. That is why I encourage people to work for their money. Don’t wait for someone to employ you before you make money. If you are already employed, don’t sit there all your life working for someone else. If you are a graduate looking for job, why not drop that your certificate for once and start creating wealth for yourself. Wealth is created and can be created by anyone who can lay down his ego and go to work. The major reason why people are broke is ego. So many people will never do some certain jobs because of the class they think they belong. But it will interest you to know that every job has prestige, it all depends on how you do it. And it will also interest you to know that without money, you don’t have a class no matter how you parade yourself to belong to any class, very soon, life responsibility will unveil to you your real class. It’s better to suffer the pain of hard work, than the pain of hardship. Hard work will always add value to your life while slothfulness will always bring poverty. And the easiest way to become valuable is to be an entrepreneur.
That is why I am here to talk to us about a GOOD AND LUCRATIVE BUSINESS. But before we talk about this good and lucrative business, I would like us to know few things about this business, which are;
1. You don’t really need huge capital to start it.
2. You don’t need special skill to do the business.
3. You will always have customers.
4. You don’t need to own a shop to run it.
5. You don’t need to be a graduate to do it.
6. You don’t need to travel overseas to get your product.
7. You don’t need to know much about the business to succeed.
8. And so many other things you think you need that you don’t really need.
I know you are wondering what kind of business I am talking about.
I’m talking about fashion business; yes! Homemade fashion business. When we talk about homemade fashion, we talk about Aba made wears. Even though before now, Aba made is attributed to be fake but the truth remains that Aba produces the highest quantity of homemade wears in Nigeria if not in Africa (i.e shoe, bags, clothes of all kind etc) that is why it’s called Japan of Africa.
I purposefully talked about quantity without making mention of quality because in Aba, what you want is what you get. If you want Japan, USA or any world standard quality, you will get it in Aba. That is where the business lies. That is your first capital in homemade/Aba-made fashion business, the ability to get the best quality, design and finishing. It is a little secret and that is why I’m here to talk about it. I trade on this secret and it pays. (If you would like me to discuss this in details, that is if you are interested in going into the business, drop your emails and I will send you all you need to know about Homemade/Aba-Made fashion business).
Sorry, I forgot to introduce myself to you, even though you might not be interested in knowing who I am, since I’m not the lucrative business you are looking for! LOL. But knowing who I am would help you understand the perspective I’m talking from. I am simply called Prince Rem, I studied computer science in Abia State Polytechnic, Aba and I am presently working with L.F.C, Ogborhill, Aba as the District Secretary. You can see that I have spent a whole lots of time in Aba to enable me know what is obtainable in Aba. Due to my work with LFC, I do fashion business part-time but I make more than times three my salary just trading this little secret in fashion business. Right now, with the information I have gathered about the business, I’m considering going into it full-time because it pays well. Remember I told you that every work is prestigious; all depends on ‘HOW’ you do it. And the ‘HOW’ is determined by your passion. Without passion, you can’t succeed in any business. So don’t jump into fashion business because Prince Rem says it is good and lucrative, if you are going into it, check your passion tank. “Do you have enough passion for wears that will drive you through?” If you don’t, you might not do very well in fashion business.
If you want like to make Shirt, suits, Senators, Etibor/Naija-Delta etc, either for personal use or for re-sales, and you think, you need my assistance or services, please contact me via 08068812179, may be by whatsapp, call or text messages(Pls no midnight calls oo).
We Also Supply Boxers Which We Allow Pay After Delivery:
There are two types of boxers; puff yash and straight cut. Puff yash is more expensive and sales faster than straight cut because of it allowance.
We took time to design and package it in a way that makes it so attractive and presentable that 90% of the people you show it to will want to buy it and more than 60% will actually buy it and will likely come back for it.
Puff Yash: We have a pack that contains one dozen(12packs) of 2in1 packs which sales for N6,500. Each 2in1 pack is sold for between N1,000 -N1,200 depends on your area, customers and marketing ability. Some sale for N1,500.
Straight Cut: We have a Pack that contains one dozen(12packs) of 2in1 pack which sales for N5,500. Each 2in1 pack sales for between N700 –N800.
If you buy N11, 000 and below worth of boxers, you will pay for the waybill, fare but if you buy N16,500 and above worth of boxers, we will pay 100% waybill fare.
For supply or inquires please Whatsapp me on 08068812179.

dkconcept:
The business concept, many employer wont share with you
Let’s me introduce myself to you, in order to lets you know am not here to scam anyone rather to break you from Financial hardship, Am here to strictly give information not advert or profile selling, am (Andrew O.K a.k.a engrkunlexy4u, am from Ibadan but base in Aba), I started the business during my service year in Aba, and today the rest is good story to tell.
Before I continue to explain, try to answer this question if you can, and also know some facts.
1. The largest selling of textile materials in Nigeria is which state?
2. Electronics container from oversea is entering lagos as Number 1 importer , while Textile,Okirika (Buskoro) is entering which state as Number 1 importer?
3. 70% of the shirts, pants trousers we used in Nigeria, is made from where (you will never know this, if you are not from Onitcha or Aba)?
Lets me share these amazing facts with you?

70% of boxers used in Nigeria is made from Aba (anybody with contrary evidence should quote me wrong), shirt they sell and jeans is directly made from Aba. The question is, are they Aba made? Nope and yes, what we called Aba made is simply lack of packaging and that is why someone like I and you is going to invest into all this area. Later, I will still share amazing things about Aba peoples you need to know.

Introduction into the business (Boxers)
Boxer is made of different materials, we have close to 7 materials, but the common type of materials in making boxer is majorly two in Nigeria today, check this link for the facts: http://dudeundies.com/news/7-mustknow-mens-underwear-fabric-types/ (Cotton and Bed sheets material), lets me explain to you, original Boxers materials is made using Cotton material (Shirt Material) because the texture is of high quality and it does not wash nor change the color after entering water, most packing shirt material we used are made of Cotton materials, it also does not absorb heat and the washing is very simple, you get this type of boxer in supermarket and good store. Lets me share of other the materials with you, called bed sheet material, go and look for a bed sheet material that brings color and remove hair after washing and you will understand what I want to explain, note: we have some bed sheet material that are costly but am sure they will never use that to produce boxer, only a big company use it, Bed sheets material is very cheap to get and most people get their profit from using that in producing boxer, as per say Nigeria like cheap things, Bed sheet materials has less (good) and thick textile texture, this is the type of boxer you wear and 2nd day your yarns and this stuff will begin to ask for fresh air (you get that line), where can I get that? Some fake supermarket store, aboki for road, omo igbo for road side, infact they can sell it for you at 150 to 200, they have already make their profit. It is left for you to choose what you want as a visionary business person.

Why you need to do the business
Do you know that 50% of ladies now wear boxer? Do you know that 10% of women (our Mother) also wear boxer? Do you also know that 80% of our papas now wear boxer and lastly do you know that 95% of grown up guys have nothing less than 3 boxers in their wardrobe? All this estimate was not so in the year past. Before our own generations wear pants, am still a young guy, our ladies don’t even wear boxers before, our mother don’t try it, while our father only wears pants or none. This facts should make you know that the paradigm of fashion is shifting and its for the best brain that will grab this profitable future opportunity and make it a reality. Another reason why you should do this business is, do you know that most people used to overlook the production of boxer and very few peoples knows how to sew boxer well, ask anybody in the North and western part of the country where they are producing boxer, they will tell you from yanki(abroad) or those guy that don’t have what to do.

The marketing strategies
I will like to explain from what worked for me during my service year and now I can be proud of it. Then we used to pick it at the rate of 200 naira and packed it into 3 in a good nylon for just 1000, the nylon at times attract peoples, people talk about Aba made, Simple definition of Aba made is what simply lack packaging and lack of well arrangement, though I know some people sew bad material for boxers and still sells. We give out to our fellow friends and also go to nearby store, banks and offices to deliver to them, some get attracted with the nylon and the color packed inside. Also, know that if people love you, even if they have 10 boxers at home, they will still buy from you, mostly, ladies sell faster than we guys you understand better.

How do I make my own profit?
The profit is very simple; first, ensure you are getting a good material from your supplier, because this will make your business sustainable for long. Imagine you are getting at 200 per one and you are packing it into 3 per 1 as in you pack 3 boxers inside one nylon for just start of 1000, mathematically, you gain 400 on it, which means 100+ on one boxers, may be after expenses of buying nylon and may be you want sticker to the nylon, you later make 100 on each boxer, I believe that is enough for anybody. Secondly, you can target supplying it out to people close to you, I have a guy who always acts as a middlemen for the boxer, he gets it and supply out to his people for sell, he made faster money than we do then. Making your profit depends on how you can think deep on it.

Risk attached to this Business
I believe there is no business without risk, any business that poses without risk must not be a genuine business. Number one risk is frustration? What do I mean, if you ever buy boxers from an untrusted person, and your customer started condemning your goods, you notice that frustration is the first thing that will come to you, advice, don’t go for anybody you cant trust in supplying you the boxer, and no matter what, never allow your customer to select boxer and that is why we packed it in a nylon, because all colour can never be so attracting, they compensate each other. Secondly, if you fail to establish market or target a market, you may be disappointed that it is easy to establish with mind but execution is a challenge, my advice for you is to talk about it to friends and family even your enemy and lets them comments about it. Lastly, You are the last risk, don’t join because I said its profitable, simply follow your dream and lets be fits into making it before you start, I started with my mind fits in making it, and today, after my NYSC, I stayed back in producing my own boxers and also work as an IT executive for one popular radio station in the city.


NOTE:
The business is sweet, but if you don’t have right mind of making it, don’t start it. Today, am supplying to different state today simply because I started the business from my mind after gathering all the facts needed and I develop a right attitude towards it. I started producing my own with less than 200, 000 today, though I invested more than that into it now.
If you will like me to supply you anywhere you are in the country, I can incur the cost of sending it but it will be (a pack) which is 25 pieces inside a pack nylon at N5,000 for now, I will pack 3 in 1 boxer separately from your 25 pieces as a sample for you, you pay after receiving it, you pay to the person that will give to you or from where you will get it from after bargain on sending it, I will only incur the cost of transporting it for the first time and subsequently you pay for the transportation on your own, all is to clear your doubt about it.

:If you have interest on how to make your own boxer with less than 200, 000, just drop your mail on this forum, I will mail you.
Note: I dont sell a fancy Boxer,i only produce what will last long for the consumer, so dont be disappointed getting my boxer and not seeing oyo-yo,and also i dont come here to advertize, only to sensitized. We can only promise you the best

Please send to me email, I need the info
okoro.enyinnaya4p@gmail.com
Thanks