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Bolade005:
The purpose of this thread is to inspire unemployed and even under-employed graduates out there to give self employment a thought. I do hope someone will help me come up with an appropriate title. Thank you.

Here is my story.
I completed my NYSC in 2013 with the hope of getting a job as soon as possible and start living like a man. First month, nothing. Second month, nothing. After about 5month, frustration sets in. Oh boy I wan die ehn. Between 2013 and early this year, I went for series of tests and interviews in various organisations but nothing came through.

Sometimes last year, I met someone who could help with a two years Dubai visa where I'd work as a security. I wanted to travel by all means, wrote some members of my family abroad to help me work out something but mtscheew, nothing happened. All this while, my dad was always telling me to think about being self-employed but my mind was on getting a decent job with a reputable company, earn a decent salary, dress corporately and all live that big life sha. Starting small wasn't my thing and my father would just leave me alone to my wahala and he continued to help me with money to travel for job tests and interviews and all without forcing his opinion on me.

Late last year, I almost believed it was going to work out at Guinness. One of my uncle that work there submitted my CV and helped me apply for the position of SALES EXECUTIVE, I was called for the test, I passed and I was later called for the other processes which I scaled through cause I got to the interview stage and because I had an insider, I thought this would definitely work. My uncle took me round the company in his Toyota Camry that Guinness just gave to him and I was just saying to myself, "oh boy see my uncle crib, see in cars, see in designer clothes, see big company. Chei, so me sef go soon big like him once I nail this job". I was "WOWED" by the beauty and the things I saw that I got sick for two weeks when I received a regret mail from them. Nna ehn, I wan die.

Few weeks later, this my uncle messaged me on whatsapp, told me not to stop trying and that that just because I couldn't nail Guinness that I shouldn't see myself as a failure and not to ever think that I'm not good enough to work in a company like Guinness, told me I'm bright and I can work for any big company.

Again, my dad called me, "oh boy, do business".

Early this year, a friend helped me secure a SALES EXECUTIVE job with another brewing company, a new company in Lagos that just began operation and they wanted to penetrate Ibadan market. I was elated at first and on meeting the owner, he offered me 20k. Imagine, 20k for a new product that's not known by anybody. I would have accepted it if I was based in Ib but I stay outside Ib. I had to think about accommodation and all so I rejected it.

On returning home, my father gave me a thorough lecture about business. I'm not sure we are financially okay to be placed in the middle class but atleast my popc dey do well in his own right. He told me about a business he's been researching on and he's done his assignment concerning the business and he would like me to handle it. He told me if I don't want, he will find someone else to do it. We discussed at lenght, talked about where to get the products, prices at different warehouses, my pman had even already helped me source for people to buy my stuff, atleast enough people for me to make a good profit on a daily basis. I told him I will think about it.

Two days later, I went to meet him that I was ready. He smiled and said good. Then he gave me a cash of 150k and an extra 35k to repair one of our old, abandoned car for transportation of my "goods". To top it all, he told me he wanted me to feel like a true SALES EXECUTIVE so he employed someone to assist me, all I had to do was drive and supervise and he promised to pay my employee for the first month and afterwards I will start paying him myself. So I employed him and we agreed on paying twelve thousand naira monthly. I went from being a job seeker to a job provider, I became an EMPLOYER of LABOUR.

I started this business in March, it was easy. On a bad day, I still make a lot of money. And the beauty of this business is there is no limit to how much profit I can make, what determines my profit is the number of people I can get to buy from me. The more I get people to buy from me, the more money I will make. In business, the more you invest, the more the profit, everything being equal.

I know a lot of people will say, "where should they get capital from?" but I know most unemployed graduate can afford capital to start something small. I know a lot of people whose parents could bankroll them with 50k, 100k, 200k and more but they are just hell bent on working in a big organisation. Biko, what's the big deal in dressing corporate, wearing suit and tie and all?.

Not to brag or anything, now I make much more money than Guinness could pay any new recruit and I am my own boss. I am happy it didn't work out with them and I regret not taking this path earlier. I feel like I just wasted over two years of my life for nothing when I could have started small earlier. My account has gone from Zero to hundreds of thousands. Me that I talk in 2k, 5k before, I now talk in "hundred" if you get my drift.

I never intended to bore you with this long epistle, all I want to do is encourage someone out there to think "business". Think about starting small or big if you can afford it. Everyone of us cannot work in Bank, Guinness, Chevron etc. There are lot of things to delve into. My uncle just gave out a contract for someone to do "POP plastering" for him for his house for a whooping sum of 1.2million naira. Can you imagine?, ordinary POP and that's something a graduate wouldn't want to learn just because it doesn't look tu*sh or porch enough.

We need to change the way we think. We need to learn to start small and with total commitment, dedication and prayer, then the sky will be the limit for you.

As for me this is just the beginning. I won't stop working hard and dreaming big. This is just the beginning. I am going to build an empire. There are so many opportunities out there waiting for people to tap into them and most of us are sleeping waiting for one yeye job with a chicken pay.

Start small but dream BIG. If you make 20k on your own, my brothers and sisters, it's better than "slaving" yourself for peanuts.

Self-employment is the real deal.

I hope MODS will get this on Front page and maybe, just maybe someone will find this piece useful.

Thanks for reading.
Cc -
anonimi

I'm very happy for you bro, that man is not just a father to you, but an angel, how I wish I could get someone to stand by me just like ur dad did, even to grad for uni self, man almost drop out if not for God's mercy, buh God knows, I promise to come back and share my testimony on this very thread in some months time after my NYSC...may God continue to enlarge ur coast and enrich ur dad more and more.

Hello doctors in the house, help me out, I've been having constant catarr for about 3 years now, which I though its just happening like that, but its getting more worst, whenever I took catarr drugs its only sustain me for a day or 2 days, ppl asked me to treat malaria, I did that, but still the same thing, plz what could be the course and way out, plz help this thing is embarrassing.

cherish21:
don't give becos u expect sumtin in return

why do ladies receives from guyz when they are not ready to give out? Thou, nothing bad in giving out without expecting return, buh girls of nowadays sees guyz who only spend for them and not asking as fools, imagine a guy spending on girl just because he loves her, and later heard from oda babes outside that the girl is just taking as him maga, he has never been to the promise land, now tell me what do you expect frm such guy if anoda girl is trying to magarize him?

Magas will never finish on earth, buh as for me babe way go magarize me go try gan, cos no be today #streetOTisAlwaysDere...

SHARIAREPORTERS:
Mouth odour trying to woo d traitor
I hate "change"
I luv transformation

go and die, mumu

Liadi2:
for sure I know she is batch b

yea, you're right, let talk on bbm....2ACE0618

RIP

dammieco:
Just like that scammer who lied that he trekked from Lagos to Abuja to congratulate Buhari for his victory,another mad man riding on a Bicycle From Kaduna To Lagos To Thank Yorubas For Voting Buhari, very soon someone will swim from Lagos to Abuja to see Buhari...my own is I will do frog jump from Nigeria to south Africa if Buhari makes a Naira equal to a Dollar. And dat tyme we go no who get craze pass shey una tink say una fit break record abi...

dammieco:
Just like that scammer who lied that he trekked from Lagos to Abuja to congratulate Buhari for his victory,another mad man riding on a Bicycle From Kaduna To Lagos To Thank Yorubas For Voting Buhari, very soon someone will swim from Lagos to Abuja to see Buhari...my own is I will do frog jump from Nigeria to south Africa if Buhari makes a Naira equal to a Dollar. And dat tyme we go no who get craze pass shey una tink say una fit break record abi...

. Oh boy, you dey vex oooo, me self dey prepare to trek from lagos to south africa to stop xenophobia, ah no knw weda you sabi short cut make we go together...abi watin you think?

Planing to start my own trek, from Rivers state to Lagos in honor of lagos state govrn elect, ambode

Double opportunity for batch A15 corp members www.nairaland.com/2288033/get-married-fellow-corp-member

get married to a co-corp member during service year and get N500,000 marriage allowance from NYSC....its real, make inquiry about it when you get to camp and thank me later...

moneybag007:
Dear prospective corp members, if you need a genuine and authentic nysc posting to your desired state (any state here in nigeria), contact Tunde on these lines: 08030453695 or 08115023224. I can guarantee you 100 percent success as he works @ nysc headquarters in Abuja.

Note: these are your names while in camp, otondos, grass, mumus, animals, wasted products, etc....

moneybag007:
Dear prospective corp members, if you need a genuine and authentic nysc posting to your desired state (any state here in nigeria), contact Tunde on these lines: 08030453695 or 08115023224. I can guarantee you 100 percent success as he works @ nysc headquarters in Abuja.

Note: these are your names while in camp, otondos, grass, mumus, animals, wasted products, etc....

ademega:
In my buying and selling business

OP plz what do you buy and sell? I'm a fresh grad, thinking of business to do with my little save.

Wish you all jorny mercy as you'll be moving from your various destinations to NONWA GBAM TAI....you are all welcome in advance, #repriversC14onelga....ask me any question

Up Chelsea, king of England..., blues till panadol cures Ebola, haters go drink super glue

theorbiters:
Lemme give you a gist.
Buy a wedding ring wen going to camp. Wen u get to camp, tell them that your husband wants you to serve in the state of ur choice. And hold enough money. It would be stressful o, but money answers all things.

before she could do that, she must present weeding certificate, and her NYSC certificate will not carry her surname but the husband's name...nysc don wise o

mizcyn:
people it's out, reload your dashboard now.got rivers

NONWA GBAM TAI...welcome in advance

Rori:
OMG PH city hia I cum

NONWA GBAM TAI...welcome in advance

Liadi2:
I de onelga too my Ppa is in Aggah did u came for vouching today.

really? I vouched yesterday also, are you batch B or C? And do you know victoria aka agah mama?

Hello guyz, hope you're all enjoying your service as I'm also enjoying my bushy ppa #Stillrep_C14_rivers_onelga

Hello guyz, as you are all patiently waiting for your posting, I think there is nothing bad in knowing what is being done at the camp before getting there, so let quickly have a rehearsal of the NYSC anthem...,

Youth obey the clarion call
Let us lift our nation high
Under the sun or in the rain
With dedication and selflessness
Nigeria's ours
Nigeria we serve....,

I wish you all a favored posting ahead
#teamC14rivers#

What goes around, comes around, Ameachi was also brought to power with daylight robbery, that's the main reason why he's rejecting the result even before the election, I think he should be thanking God for not loosing completely, something awaiting him at federal level, Ameachi, embrace peace by congratulating ur brother, wike, life goes on. The oracle has spoken.

Information is going round that indegenes of ogba/egbema/ndoni local government area which happens to be the LGA of rivers state PDP chairman and their governorship candidate, are very angry with corpers concerning the just concluded presidential election, all corpers in Rivers State are strongly advise to move out of corpers lodge, and if you're moving out, plz don't keep anything that can identify you are a corper with you, may God take perfect control.

Information is going round that indegenes of ogba/egbema/ndoni local government area which happens to be the LGA of rivers state PDP chairman and their governorship candidate, are very angry with corpers concerning the just concluded presidential election, all corpers in Rivers State are strongly advise to move out of corpers lodge, and if you're moving out, plz don't keep anything that can identify you are a corper with you, may God take perfect control.

Goldpeas:
Lol.... I know the feeling Bro. I currently reside in PH .
thanks for the tip tho. are you a serving corps in ph ?

yea, I'm currently serving in Rivers state, Onelga to be precise, about 2 hours drive to PH

lyzee21:
Am in too, batch A tins. Elizabeth, Ekiti State Uni. 2014, Biology Education, Oyo, Osun or Ogun state.

I pray its work out for you...cheers

Goldpeas:
OGUNS UBANI

AUCHI POLY

ESTATE MGT

2014


PHC or ABUJA

its good to serve in Rivers thou, buh get prepared for a bushy experience.., to be posted to PH city is like contesting for president under SPD

enellcy:
hey..mine is Etche

that's cool, I hard you guyz are enjoying etche cos I have some friends over there, playing to to visit etche some day.

Rivers state is expecting also, corpers are not smiling ooo

michaelwestern:
This is today's tips

Italy Serie B

1. Calcio Catania clean sheet: No

2. Perugia Calcio Spa clean sheet: No

3. FC Crotone clean sheet: No

4. US Latina Calcio clean sheet: No

Risky

Austria Bundesliga

5.FK Austria Wien clean sheet: No

England Premier league

6. Sunderland AFC clean sheet: No

7. Crystal Palace clean sheet: No

Note: I cant guarantee the last 3 tips but i played them in my bet so there's a high chance of them coming too. But you can play them seperately to be safe or not play them at all if you are the fearful type.

Goodluck.

plz I'm new to this line, I only knw about, winning, draw, home or away team loose or draw, kindly explain what you mean by plain sheet: No

Congrats baddo, congrats Aisha, ur patience has brought you joy, welcome lil badoo...