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egopersonified:
I supply locally bred chicken, I buy them dressed and frozen, stock up and supply. Since we can't make the government fix policies we want, we use the policies they make to work in our favour. I started last year when our borders were closed to imported chicken. I am looking at distributing other made in Nigeria products too.

Thanks sis. for taking out time to respond.
A very good eye-opener indeed.
May God bless your hustle, and also bless all the newbies.

I'll recourse to you whenever the need arises, hope you wouldn't mind?

Allstrasse:
Hello Karin, I have been a guest on Nairaland for many years.

At a time it was a most welcome connection with my fatherland.

I must say without equivocation that your essays on business are at the very least most inspiring. For some reason I feel it will connect more with the younger and less privileged segment of our national economy.

Your previous thread was simply phenomenal. I hope you will not discontinue it.

I have done my homework about you and I am convinced. You are the real Mc’coy.

Anyway, I am willing to make a humble contribution here. I will start with something small but grow it substantially.

From my observation, there is already some enthusiasm welling up on the thread but I daresay with the price tag of 20,000 as the initial outlay it appears some very earnest ones among your readers may not be able to afford it.

On that count I am willing to transfer One Hundred Thousand Naira (100,000.00) to your account as a soft/angelic interest free loan facility to sponsor five people who are genuinely interested in this self-help scheme. This will be a loan repayable without interest within six months.

On its remittance this amount will be used to sponsor another 5 people to also find their feet. If at the end of 3 months you assure me that the beneficiaries of the first tranche of 100,000.00 have used it satisfactorily then I will increase it to 500,000.00 thus jumpstarting another 25 people of genuine interest.

If the results again impress me I will further increase to 1,000,000.00 at the end of 6 months (end of March 2017).

Please note that at the end of the first cycle being 6 months the money will not be returned to me but it will be shared among the two best performing participants on a ratio of 60;40.

While I do not request for interest for this investment, I do insist on the money being returned in full and shared in the above stated ratio as as a further boost for their growing business. This shall be an outright gift.

I will also charge you with full responsibility for receiving this money, choosing the beneficiaries and supervising their growth and eventual sharing of the cash among the winners. To broaden your objectivity you may seek the opinion from serious contributors to the thread like ego personified, rose75, Hedonistically and way.

I would like also to be reading about their experiences right here. You may wish to publish the monikers of the beneficiaries.

As a matter of primary importance always have it as a guiding principle that this is an anonymous donation and I demand that it remains so even till the cycle runs its full course.

I wish you the very best.

 

I will send you a pm in this regard.

 

Please no PM from anybody else will be acknowledged.

God!!!
Could this be true?
Allstrasse, it is very glaring you don't want to be praised, but please pardon me, I just can't help it.
You're just wonderful!

No one can reward this kind gesture but God will forever bless you. T's already on record.

Please note; this is a faceless forum, no one can vouch for another. We scarcely knew one another, hence, I'll suggest we take things in slow strides. Unfolding events MAY determine the next course of action.

Thank you so very much.

egopersonified:
There is this erroneous belief that there is little or no money to be made in FMCG, the solution is selling more quantities to meet a profit target. I am currently distributing one product and sometimes I think I am involved in blood money, more sales equals more money. Being a distributor puts you at an advantage over shop owners, they wait for customers to come, you go to the customers. So you have the ability to determine how many you want to sell.

Hi Ego personified,
Thanks for this enlightenment.

Do you mind being a little open about the product you distribute? Just as an insight, we may not necessarily replicate it.

Though, if the sky can accommodate all the birds, it therefore means that we can also sail smoothly without interferences. . Boundaries will be respected.

Just a little kick to set the ball rolling....

Most times we overlook or undervalue most items we feel we can easily get our hands on.

Just recently, I saw an online advert for " clean, sand-free, oven-dried catfish" ready for sale. I was amazed at the number of orders placed both within and outside Lagos for the fish.
It may not necessarily mean that dried catfish is not available to those making the orders, nor was that online one cheaper for them.

That could just be a function of the branding. Therefore, whatever we are talking about has to be appealing and also a good reflection of the brand we're trying to promote.

Yes,it has started, but what we don't know at present is how far it can go on the long run.

Karin, still waiting........

Karin001:
I honestly give up. Tell me, is there any real need to continue any further? Your analysis is just spot on.
these are the kind of contributions that will enrich this thread.

You can now see that this model is far superior to an ebook.

Thank you Rose 75!

I sincerely appreciate your compliments, though I am as surprised as I was flattered because I am just a learner.

LadyBoss, please fire on. You're the captain, we'll do your biddings.

But you have your way with words, I doff my cap.
You may do well to release the products/ specifications you have in mind, let's take it up from there. A little contributions here and there will fine-tune what's on ground.

Though the products are yet not specified, it will be nice to consider inherent dynamics in these areas. For instance, Ojota and Ketu are predominantly business areas unlike places like Ikeja and Maryland which are blend of business and Corporate environments. Therefore, it will be nice for the products in question to be for all classes of individuals.

Just a little input there. I know you have factored all these in, judging by the expertise oozing from your write-ups.

Hi Ma'am Karin,

Whatever it was that prompted you to open this thread is working for my favour. I appreciate you. I pledge total commitment to this course.
Your choice of locations is superb. The whole essence of starting a business is to get patronage, these areas you have mapped out will surely drive FMCGs considering the mix of people therein.

I am anxiously waiting for the next line of action.
Thanks once again.

Olalekan 0: May God punish these sister in-laws. A friend of mine is no longer on talking terms with his four brothers now due to ill treatment he suffered in the hands of the wife of his eldest brother.His three other bros sided with the wife cos they didn't want to upset their wealthy eldest brother who made it categorically clear that whoever does not like his wife could go to hell. My good friend now lives isolatively in the US for the past 7 years,does not call home and has vowed never to come back as he feels he has no family

Olalekan,same to you. If your so-called friend decided to ostracize himself, Goodluck to him.
One day, he'll come back begging, since he's the only wise one in their family.

Chaircover I hail thee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I've never read a thread where you wrote nonsense, infact i always scroll down any thread I want to read fast so as to read your comments.
You indeed are gifted,I admire your wisdom.
Keep up your good counsel

OP, ALWAYS inform ANYONE of your visit next time, it's just a simple thing to do.
Your SIL's reactions may be unconnected with your visit though.
Would you have opened a thread if it was your biological sister that behaved as you wrote?,please be rational in your judgement,SILs are not devils always.
You ought to have expressed yourself to her since you said both of you used to be friends, instead of bottling it up, you may not have had reasons to open this thread.
I'm not supporting her behaviour thuogh, 'cos 1 week of stay couldn't kill anyone. But since you never pre-informed them of your visit, she most likely didn't know you were there for only 1 week.
However, let it go but learn from it.

coogar: maybe your husband is a gynaecologist - he's checking something very private
and the door needs to be locked.

you didn't catch him pants down with the woman.
if i were you, i wouldn't talk about it again.

Mr coogar, I find it hard to believe that you're serious. What silly check was that?. A gynae overnight?
(hisses)

Madam, pls for your sake and that of your unborn baby, calm yourself. You don't need all these worries now, it'll do you no good.
Don't get your BP up please. Nobody is worth dying for.
Play cool, if possible, take sometime away from him to calm your raging nerves.
But I advise, don't take any decision when you're hurting, hold your tongue else you end up being the one to beg.
Quite a pity.

Nigerians know better now, find another style, this isn't going to work.

Do you go about entering other people's kitchens?. Remain in the sitting room to avoid seeing "weird things".

The topic should have read " Igbo men cannot marry me because....".
It's not hers to marry else she'll marry an igbo man because they're unparalleled.

Are you really convinced you can cope with his physical challenge(s) as long as you live?.
Are sure your decision is not borne out of pity?.

Search yourself very well.
If you truly love him as you wrote,with the confidence and pride in you, you can convince your people.
They'll show concern but you need an unwavering spirit. Prepare your defence dwelling more on his abilities and not the opposite.
Project him in a way that his handicap will be inconsequential.
Above all, ask God for guidance.
Goodluck!

Advice ehn?, OK.
You think they run into marriage?. You no hear say rat wey enter snake hole with speed de comot with reverse?.
Sit, Relax and Enjoy.

Mad man.
Imagine him thanking God he wasn't killed, meanwhile he killed another.
Let them give him the corpse to marry,Baga!

Take her away as others have suggested, but not without letting her know it's in her best interest,work on her psyche,else she misunderstands you.
She must be an intelligent girl to have taken such step, therefore be wise. She respects you to have opened up to you,show her some care.

Depending on your relationship with your father, I'd suggest you put up something else in defence to the girl's removal, else he'll may feel embarassed and resort to threats when he does it to subsequent ones.

With no intention of being rude, this might not be the first victim of your dad's molestation,she's just courageous enough to speak up.
Therefore,it'd be better you go for boys instead. You should do all you can to avoid/reduce the disgrace,because you can't control your dad.

what if it turns out that the daughter has problem with conception?. what will the woman advice?.
Mind you, by accepting her condition, you've also accepted responsibility for any delay in childbearing.

OP,don't dare God. You even sound like a confused xtian, church and pastor are your priorities, and not the will of God.
Beware!!!

It depends on understanding,if the younger one decides to go first,the respect and honour for the elder one should be intact, the spouse should be made to understand so.
Your destinies aren't the same.
It's not a competition, though it's usually sweet for marriages to go "serially".

Is this a testimony or an advert?.

Oh sorry, your username has answered my question.

ZUBY77: Hahahaha.
I see this as 'occupy my bedroom' .
I said i like staying online until early morning and she complains. She would wake up and see me awake and murmurs some incomprehensible statements, Then sleep again. I guess you can now see where i am coming from. Even if i use the other room as my study, i still need to go back to my/our room to sleep and she will wake up unless i sneak in.

Try and comprehend those "incomprehensible statements", there lies the solution to your problem.

Before nko, does the room belong to you and I?.
That's just a tip of the iceberg, you're yet to reap the dividends of "I DO".

ZUBY77: .... I asked her to move in there and she said it belongs to the kids that are yet to arrive. Being a cyber rat, i stay online from 8pm to 12am and i need a lot of concentration because i am studying something online. Is this part of the 'I do' at the Alter? Now what is all this? ;(

It is 1+1=1.
What exactly is your reason for telling her to move out?.
Is it because you're cyber mosquito?, you have an option, the spare room, or you want privacy?,sorry it's been sold out, or you don't want her personal effects in your room?,those can be kept in another room.

So please let her be, you have no case.

In as much as there's no law against it, it doesn't always end well.
The man may be at peace but the same cannot be said about the wife. The truth is that no reasonable adult, no matter how seemingly well-treated, enjoys being under anothers' authority and scrutiny, let alone DIL and MIL.
Your freedom, independence and privacy will always be compromised more frequently, your decisions will most times have to be vetted.
You have so many explanations. And the man will remain Jeoboy, Emmyboy,Charlyboy,etc.
As a woman,I will not support that.

They should pray you out of their foreseen ugly situations, or simply keep their views to themselves.
It doesn't pay to be prophets of doom.