Leasing out plastic chairs and tables, at a fixed price to people who need it for ceremonies involves rental business.

The rental business is a business that generated passive income steadily. When we talk about passive income,

we mean that the business continues to bring in money for the business owner without much capital put into it after the first one.

The kind of business it's a set it up and leans back type.

The rental business is best for employees and workers, people who don't have much time to commit.

It's so easy to keep track of the income without getting worked up about theft, and you also have enough time to do other things while the business grows.

Several ceremonies, such as a white wedding, traditional wedding, child dedication, birthday parties, are done every week, and the organizers have to rent tables and chairs for the event, so because of this, there is a high demand for the chair and table rentals.




What are the benefits of venturing into the rental business?

It's straightforward to kick off: specialized training is not needed before you can start this business, all you need to have is an accounting skill and essential management

Generates passive income: this business is the right way of generating passive income. Apart from the initial capital investment, you won't have to invest more except for maintenance.

Easy to maintain: much maintenance is not required for the rental business. You only have to focus on how to market your business.


How do you begin?

Buy Chairs and Tables

Firstly, you need to purchase durable tables and big plastic chairs.

It's better if you are buying the strong ones. Rather than you buying from the market, you can go to a plastic manufacturing company and buy at wholesale price.

You can purchase 500 chairs or more depending on what your capital can buy.

You can buy canopies too if you have the money. Some customers might need to rent canopies also for outdoor events.


Read More: https://smpreneurs.com/04/rental-business-a-way-to-generate-passive-income-steadily/

If you are searching for ways that you can use to boost and attract organic traffic more to your blog or website, this article will show you the ways you can follow to see the best results.

From the moment you have your blog or website launched, you should know that there will be no impact if your blog or site doesn't attract traffic.

What I mean is there is no point if anyone can’t see your website or blog in the first place.

Organic traffic is free, and it gets you lead that your website or blog can be seen on google search engines and other search engines.

Follow these tips below to increase your blog or organic website traffic:

Optimize Your Blog Content

To be on the number one spot on the SERP (Search Engine Results Page) is not something easy to manage.

There is no guarantee that your blog or site will be at the top for long, especially if your niche is a competitive one.

But, you can work your way to be amongst the top 20 serpbook slots.

When you see that you are so down in the pages rank, you should look for ways to redo your content.

Optimized keywords correctly, and you can become more visible, especially if the optimized keyword is in your title and description.

Also, if you make use of alt text on your images, more users will be drawn to your blog or website.

Read More: https://smpreneurs.com/04/ways-you-can-increase-organic-traffic-to-your-blog-or-website/

Tips On Writing A Blog Post That Will Make Readers Keep Coming Back For More

Anybody can wake up today and start a blog, but not everyone knows how exciting blog posts are created for readers.

If you have a high bounce rate on your blog, then it means people don't spend time on your blog before they bounce from your blog.

Also, it means readers don't read your posts actually, and it means also, they don't spend time on your blog to see what you are offering or click on your ads.

With this, making money is going to be uptight. If you want to remedy this, you have to create posts which people will love.

The fundamental truth, you won't have anything to show for your effort if people don't read your posts.

Have you asked yourself once how other bloggers always gets people attention?

That's why you have to learn how to create compelling and exciting blog posts, articles which will keep readers to keep coming for more.

Listed below are tips on writing blog posts that will make your readers keep coming for more:

Begin by writing capacitive blog articles

You have to know people don't just land on an item. Firstly, they see your title, and if they like what they see, they click on it to read the article.

If you don't have a compelling topic, nobody will click on your article to read.

So, foremost, you need to write an exciting article topic because that's the doorway to your article.

Your blog topics should be topics in high demand.

Search around social media groups, news sites, and popular blogs and see articles that have most likes and comments.

Read more: https://smpreneurs.com/04/tips-on-writing-a-blog-post-that-will-make-readers-keep-coming-back-for-more/

There is several mistakes small business owners do make that can be likened to stepping on a banana peel. Their businesses crash down before they know it.

According to statistics, it reports that over 71 percent of small businesses churn or die out within 10 years of establishment.

Running a small business can be a bit of a stress especially when you just started.

For people establishing a business for the first time, this realizations comes as a shock to them when they see the challenges other businesses owners face daily.

If you equip yourself with the right information, mentorship, and education,  then these challenges can be overcome.

The following listed below are five mistakes smaller businesses owners make every time:

Choice of Business name

The name you choose for your business is important. Your business identity is your business name.

It’s how your potential customers can find you through social media, online search word of mouth and so on.

There are several tools out there you can make use of to generate business in seconds.

And if you don’t prefer that one, you can search for suggestions from Family and friends. Quora. WhatsApp Groups, Facebook Groups, and so on.


Collecting Unfavorable loans

Some small business owners have little money to establish their business.

This leads them to desperately lend money from friends and family and some even source out for loans which comes with unfavorable conditions such as high interest rate.

Such small businesses doesn’t end well



Read more: https://smpreneurs.com/04/5-mistakes-many-small-business-owners-make-every-time/

If you are a newbie in the exportation business, you need to pay keen attention to this article; today,

I am sharing with you four costly mistakes most beginners make in exportation business and the ways you can avoid such errors.

As a newbie, you are bound to make several lots of mistakes, and that's OK.

That's the reason why I am sharing this article; I want to assist you in avoiding more errors in the future.

The exportation business is fulfilling and lucrative.

Several first-timers come back with negative stories compared to positive ones. If your thoughts are, it can’t happen to you, then more reason why you should pay attention.

Listed below are four mistakes newbie’s make in exportation business

Not Preparing Well

The very first mistake made by newbies is they don't prepare well. A lot of first-timers think they are all set for the company; well, they aren't prepared.

Their first challenge is you will see them running from one post to another pillar looking desperate because they don't have an idea of what they are doing.




A saying says, "Victory loves preparation." If you want to succeed, you have to prepare more in international trade.

You have to prepare yourself well, you will transact business with people who are from other countries, and they speak different languages, and they see life differently.

There are various financial rules and different currencies involved. It's going to be different from what you have in your country.

You should ask yourself these questions:

Is there enough money to use to complete the exportation cycle

Do your marketing plan

If a disaster happens what contingencies plan have you laid down

How will you handle a customer who will give you a tight delivery schedule

What ways will you deal with someone that doesn’t understand English but wants to communicate on Skype?

Read More: https://smpreneurs.com/04/four-mistakes-beginners-make-in-exportation-business-and-how-you-can-avoid-such-mistakes/

Days are long gone when farmers had to fight and find for their way in the world. The days of let’s try out have gone.

Nowadays, there are several resources which are available where farmers can know what they are doing correctly,

can track their progress, and also prevent losses because of ignorance.

In this article, I will be talking about some of these resources.




I want to assist you in seeing the help you have been searching for, places you ask questions from,

and get your questions answered, see what’s currently going online and where you can acquire funds from if you need it.

Furthermore, these resources I am about to discuss will also inform you on the buying and how you can sell agricultural produce if you are a buyer.




The Nigeria Export Promotion Council

If you want to start an agro-export business and you want to make a profit, then you should think of using the NEPC website.

The website provides vital information you need to begin your own export business.

The information included how you can have your license, what kind of products you can export, and the ones you can’t.

Also, they provide a portal online where you can show your products to attract buyers.

Furthermore, on the website, you will get to see first-hand information on workshops, meetups, and seminars.



Read more: https://smpreneurs.com/04/top-online-resources-for-agropreneurs-and-farmers/

In this part of the world, especially Nigeria is difficult for someone to see government assistance and the youths are termed lazy, where economic achievements which are laudable are rare.

A young man whose driven by his passion for bettering his life and escaping from his
average-income life of his parents and living of life that is meaningful to become a real estate mogul.

To achieve his dreams, this young man was visiting luxury places in Lagos and meeting people who are already in the high place he's aspiring to be.

This article is the success story of a young man, Sijibomi Ogundele.

A man who achieved the impossible through dedication and hard work and who is changing the landscape of luxury real estate gradually in Nigeria and other parts of the continent.


Who is this man, Sijibomi Ogundele?

Sijibomi Ogundele also known as Sujimotos, is the founder and the lead partner of the Sujimotos companies.

The company is a multinational conglomerate, and it deals in real estate, energy, and construction.

Most people refer to him as the Donald Trump of Nigeria because of his deep interest in luxury apartments.

Also, Sijibomi is regarded as part of the young billionaires we have in Nigeria,

and Forbes Africa recognised him as a brave young entrepreneur.


Read More: https://smpreneurs.com/04/biography-and-success-story-of-sijibomi-ogundele/

In the world, large parts of the population are into paid employment, while some others are into one side businesses or the other.

Everyone's goal is to make money enough for them to enjoy a great life and care for their family.

Attaining this kind of wealth is tough, that's why people have several sources of income to be able to achieve their goals daily.

We have well-known side businesses people are targeting, which brings great competition for it, but some side businesses are unknown to several people.

If you are searching for side businesses that can fetch you extra income to add to what you are making currently.

Listed below are well-paying side hustles you should try out:


A sampling of new products and beverages

Companies always hire people who are into the category of their target market to help them sample their products for a fee before they release a new product, be it beverage, candy, ice cream, makeup, and so on.

These companies always outsource people that can help in testing their products.



Selling of snake venom

There are several uses of snake venom, especially using it for antivenom production and some other medicinal purposes.

Read more: https://smpreneurs.com/04/side-businesses-well-paying-side-businesses-that-you-dont-know-existed/

With the coronavirus pandemic in the world, making of hand sanitizers and branding it is a business you should consider doing.

Considering the high demand for hand sanitizers and its high price in the market now, venturing into this business will bring forth good profits.

It’s hard for people to wash their hands when they are on the road, so most people carry with them hand sanitizer because it comes handy.

In this article, we will be discussing how you can make hand sanitizers at home for your use and for resell in your neighbourhood.

There are two types of hand sanitizer, and we have witch hazel-based and alcohol hand sanitizer. Some people don’t like the smell of alcohol and alcohol is known to have a drying effect on the skin.

How to make Alcohol-based hand sanitizer

Listed below are the steps in making your alcohol-based hand sanitizer

Material needed

A mixing bowl
Funnel
Spoon
2/3 cup of rubbing alcohol (Vodka or Isopropyl)
8 to 10 drops of oil like cinnamon, peppermint, or lavender
Plastic containers
1/3 Aloe Vera gel without any additives

Read more: https://smpreneurs.com/03/sanitizer-making-of-hand-sanitizer-and-sell-at-the-comfort-of-your-home/

The end of the recruitment ni. Before you know it

Now it's happening

The Nigerian Navy, NN, has suspended its 2020 recruitment exercise, due to what it described as a response to national concerns.


To this end, it has deactivated its recruitment portal.

It announced the recruitment exercise on March 10, 2020, instructing interested applicants to apply online at www.joinnigeriannavy.com, beginning from March 11, 2020, to April 21, 2020.


However, it has been compelled to halt the process following the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in the country.


A statement made available to Vanguard and signed by the Director of Information, Commodore Suleman Dahun, on behalf of the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, reads” the Nigerian Navy wishes to inform the general public and prospective applicants that its 2020 recruitment exercise has been put on hold till further notice in response to national concerns”.

“Consequently, the online registration for the 2020 recruitment has been suspended and the recruitment portal deactivated with immediate effect”.

VANGUARD

Businesses you can do during a local or global pandemic

Billions of lives are at risk during a local or worldwide  pandemic and the experience it’s never good.

Pandemic limits how people move and the livelihood of people are affected by it.

Although limitations are necessary for the population to be protected and ensure that lives are secured,

there are some required services and products that have to be in operations for the society to keep moving forward.

Theses necessary services are services that can thrive, to ensure essential needs are provided to society and making little profit at the same time.

If you are searching for what kind of businesses you can engage during a local or global pandemic, here are businesses that can thrive:

Facemasks and Hand sanitiser sales

Facemasks and hand sanitisers are also in high demand during an epidemic for people to protect themselves from infections.

You retailing or manufacturing facemasks and hand sanitisers during the time of epidemic can guarantee huge sales every time you put them on the shelves.

Temperature devises sales

A public place needs a way they can filter people who can or can’t come into the area during a pandemic.

Read more: https://smpreneurs.com/03/during-pandemic-businesses-you-can-do-during-a-local-or-global-pandemic/

Common mistakes that make businesses fail in Nigeria and their solutions

Most people ask this question most times. What are the common mistakes why businesses fail? It is a known fact that about 80% of SME businesses fail in Nigeria within their first sinister.

What is the reason behind this short life span for businesses and, sometimes, start-up organizations in Nigeria?

What causes the high rate of failures? We have several factors that contribute to the low span of businesses in Nigeria.

If most people want to answer this, they would say its a lack of money. Yes, money is essential if a business wants to survive. If there is no money, the survival chance of business is very slim.

Apart from money, there are other causes of why businesses don’t survive in Nigeria.

After researching, below are some of the common mistakes that make businesses fail in Nigeria and their solutions:

Incompetent team

Are your team members competent? Can they handle their roles effectively? For several SMEs, incompetent members contribute to their business collapse in Nigeria.

A team member becomes incompetent if they have inconsistent skills; they don't have the experience, and so on.

Possible solution

Employ the right set of people. Make use of your objectives and goals as a guide. Hire people that have the right technical skills and soft skills.
The people you employ must be inclined with you about the goals of your business.


Read more:https://smpreneurs.com/03/common-mistakes-that-make-businesses-fail-in-nigeria-and-their-solutions/

Having your business listed in free directory and listing websites is one of the ways of taking your business to its destination without cost. Listing your business will boost your online presence and brand visibility

Today, we will take you through a list of free business directories and listing in Nigeria. Here, you can be able to have your business showcased online and take your business beyond your immediate environment

If you are a business owner living in Nigeria and you provide solutions to problems either through your services or products.

And you want your business to go beyond your small space and people should reach out to you more, then you should consider listing your business online.

Without stressing, listed below are 5 free business directories and listing you can list your business on for free in Nigeria

Connect Nigeria.com

When people search for places and businesses in Nigeria, connectNigeria.com makes it easier. They organize the information’s in such a way that it will be easier to locate and easy to use.

From business listings to schools and hotels in the country, the place is good for listing your business
Listing your business on the site is quite useful and their site is user-friendly

Google my business
This directory does magic for business owners and Nigerian business which I have witnessed. Do you know with just your business profile on Google, you can attract more customers?

Let me tell you how this works

Read More: https://smpreneurs.com/03/5-free-business-directories-and-listing-in-nigeria/

Top 5 Business Ideas Full-Time Workers Can Do During Weekends

Are you working full time, and you are searching for an extra source of income? Do you wish to begin a side business while you are still working as a full-time worker? Then listed below are five part-time business ideas that you can make doing weekends

Being self-employed brings more financial satisfaction and opportunities. Immediately you begin earning your own money you can be able to brainstorm and see impossibilities turn possibilities.

Understandably, your job can’t give you a chance to pursuing your dreams. It's good to play safe by not quitting your job to start your business

Starting a business as a full-time employer isn't much different, much beginning any activity. The only thing is you have less time, which you have to make it count.

Let’s take a look at the five businesses that you can start as a full-time employer.

1. Party planning

People planning parties handle different kinds of events, from product launches to weddings, award dinners, and seminars. You have the task of decorating and arranging the event venue, sending and designing invitations, making food decisions, and entertainment bookings.

Good for you; most parties happen during weekends or evenings. Once you start this business, your income will grow, and you can decide to quit your full-time job without hesitation.

2. Handyman
If you are useful at fixing broken items or items with faults, you can be able to earn money by assisting people in setting their faulty items. You can promote this business by putting up flyers and tell people around you.

Read more: https://smpreneurs.com/03/top-5-business-ideas-full-time-worker-can-do-during-weekends/

4 Reasons Why Every Small Business Should Have a Social Media Manager

Most small business in Nigeria, African, and all over the world still don't know the importance of marketing through social media.

Some business owners believe that if they positioned their business in a specific area or their store is in the right environment would allow them to see sales in large number.

The truth is competition is now happening online because the offline market is dwindling

At present, several people in the world spend their days online.

If you want to look for more customers, generate good sales
build up your brand, look for good employees, and more then these are the 4 reasons why you need to hire a social media manager.

1). Having more time to focus on other aspects of your business:

A big part of your time will be eaten up by social media.

I'm giving your business a good social media presence you also want to make sure

that the way you are going customers remain intact, and you need your business revenue to still growing steadily.

If you want to achieve this, the best way is to hire a social media manager.

A social media manager who has experience will prepare a good strategy for you, have the strategies executed and bring more value to your business while you, on the other hand, can focus on other aspects of your business.

Read more: https://smpreneurs.com/03/small-business-owners-4-reasons-why-every-small-business-should-have-a-social-media-manager/

Top 5 Small Lucrative Business Ideas For University Students

Are you a Nigerian university student, and you needing income? Or are you looking for side hustles you can do as you are studying? Then this article is for you.

The truth is while you are studying in the university either full time or part-time, you can start a side business that can guarantee you a regular income.

Students often these three particular excuse when they want to venture into a side business while in school: I don't have money, there is no time, and why should I? I have everything I want.

I think it’s essential we discuss these three excuses given most by students

Time: only a few hours of your time you need daily to have these side business executed. You can work on most of them during weekends

Money: you don't have to have a considerable amount before you can start these side businesses; for some of them, no cash is required at all.

The business ideas that will be discussed here requires no capital or little one to begin; some might require some skills like writing, speed-typing, graphics design and so on

Top 5 small lucrative business ideas for university students

1. Editing and Typing Business

Several students need to have their projects, thesis, and assignments typed. If there is a computer at your disposal, you can venture into this side business.

This works by you collecting their handwritten works, and you can type them in the evening after lectures. If your typing isn't that fast, you can install tutorial software on sorting such as Mavis Beacon to learn

After you have typed finish, you can take it to the computer center and print them out at N10 or N20 per page. For a page, you can charge up to N100.

2. Setup tutorial classes

For students that are at a lower level in your department, you can set up tutorial classes for them. We have some courses which are hard and tough to comprehend, and any students taking such course won’t mind paying for a tutorial class.

Read more: https://smpreneurs.com/03/top-5-small-lucrative-business-ideas-for-nigerian-university-students/

Starting a business? Listed are essential tips that will assist you in making your business become a success

What and what are the things you have to do before starting a business? Out there, several websites have many checklists to let you remember the tasks you have to do before venturing into a business.

Although the checklists are quite useful because that whats will make you remember the essential startup steps, they are only to-do lists, it will direct you on what you should do, but it won't give you tips on how you can make your business successful.

Unfortunately, your business won't become a success just by having your list of tasks completed, nor will it be a success by you thinking the idea is good.

Below are a few tips that will make your business a success when you begin

Know yourself

You should know yourself, your motivational level, the money you can let go, and things you are willing to accomplish for you to be successful.

Everybody wants to make millions, but you should ask yourself what you are ready to let go to get to that point? How many hours can you put into your business daily? How far can you leave your comfort zone?



Pick the right business

The old formula -(look for a need and provide a solution)- still works very well. The key to attain success is looking for what people require, and you fill the gap. This will produce income very well for you to build a successful business before starting

Read more: https://smpreneurs.com/03/starting-a-business-listed-are-essential-tips-that-will-assist-you-in-making-your-business-become-a-success/

Five steps to starting a profitable online business as an entrepreneur

There isn't a better time to begin your online business as an entrepreneur, thanks to technology and accessible data. At this present time, virtually everybody has access to smartphones, which they can use to surf online.

You kick off your online business is something exciting you can engage in considering this age and time.

Below are five steps you can follow if you are thinking of kicking off your online business.

1. Look for a Niche

As an entrepreneur, if you want to set up any business online, you have to look for a niche. When you are finding one, you should know what problems your services or products will bring solutions to. If you can know which need is needed as an entrepreneur, then you can go above your competitors.

This also will do your business to be more successful because you are identifying the needs of your customers

2. Market research should be conducted

If you begin a business, you shouldn't just go into it like that; instead, you should take your tome first and study the market. Let your strategies be mapped out become you go into the market.

Before you switch on your strategies, you have to conduct a research first. If you don't do so, your business might sink before you know what’s happening if you want to remain relevant in an online store, it's paramount you do a proper analysis.

Read more: https://smpreneurs.com/03/five-steps-to-starting-a-profitable-online-business-as-an-entrepreneur/

Three Entrepreneurs From Africa That Went From Being Broke To A Billionaire

Many of the billionaires in the world had their fortunes laid down already for them. Many other billionaires attained the position of a billionaire by building from nothing to something like entrepreneurs

In Africa, we have some billionaire who had their empires built from nothing, and they don't have wealthy beginnings. These wealthy entrepreneurs, through their stories, have given hope to young Africans who are determined and smart.

Though not everyone can be called a billionaire eventually someday, some will still become millionaires and multi-millionaires.

These three successful African entrepreneurs’ stories will give some people a sense of purpose and perhaps get them motivated to strive for more exceptional achievements.

Listed below are five entrepreneurs from Africa that built their billion-dollar businesses from scratch:

1. Mike Adenuga

Mike Adenuga worth is about $6.1 billion U.S. dollars. In Nigerian, he’s the second wealthiest person after Aliko Dangote. Mike Adenuga also is the owner of the second-biggest telecoms operator in Nigeria.

Adenuga  was birthed on the 29th April 1953 to the family of Michael Agbolade Adenuga, a school teacher. Mike did his secondary in Ibadan, Nigeria. He worked as a taxi driver when he gained admission to University to fund his education.

Adenuga graduated from Pace University and Northwestern Oklahoma University after studying Business Administration.
When he came back to Nigeria from America, he took charge of his mother’s business and his sols coca-cola products, laces, and some other commodities.

Read more: https://smpreneurs.com/03/three-entrepreneurs-from-africa-that-went-from-being-broke-to-a-billionaire/

As An Entrepreneur Five Reasons You Need Always To Pay Your Debt

Becoming an adult comes with great responsibility and several bills to pay for and you being an entrepreneur might accumulate these responsibilities and bills which can pile up huge debts if you aren’t careful

You might be pushing it through each day, and before you realize it, you would have had a massive pile of debts to pay, thereby owing a lot of people money.

You might think the smart thing to do is ignoring the debts because you know people you owe are far from you, and they can't see you physically to bother you.

But one of the worst things is having your debts ignored as an entrepreneur.

In this article, we have made a list of five reasons that are logical on why you should always pay your obligations as an entrepreneur.

To have a good reputation

Trust me; nobody wants to associate with someone that doesn’t pay his or her debts. This won’t ruin only your personality; it will destroy your business also. You might think that nobody knows you owe, but you know lousy news moves faster.

So, if you don't want to make potential investors and clients go away, you should always pay your debt.

You won’t be sucking up to your debtors

If you have owed somebody before and the person sees you every time, then you probably know how humiliating it can sometimes be.

Read more: https://smpreneurs.com/03/as-an-entrepreneur-five-reasons-you-need-to-always-pay-your-debt/

CanadaOrBust:


OP what type of biz u suggest I start here

check the needs you think students are t getting and you can pick ideas from there.

Starting a business might seems impossible when you have so many classes, assignments, parties, and other things to engage in. But sincerely, it shouldn't.

Starting up a business when you are still in college is a great experience. This experience will bring both negative and positive rewards.

At your disposal, you will have thousands of potential clients (other students). It's a good move if you set up a business that caters to students' needs.

This article will focus majorly on the reason why you should start your business while in college rather than how to start up a business in college. Either in Kenya, Nigeria, the United States, or anywhere else you are.

Here are the five reasons to start up a business while in college

• You can be able to make mistakes

No one is going to criticize a student for making a mistake in business because you aren't operating yet in the real world.

The benefit of being a college student is that you can be able to begin your business, and the company crumbles ground without many people raising an eyebrow.

With this, you can be able to try out many small business ideas as you like. This will help to tell you more about entrepreneurship.

• There is more time to control your activities

Most people in the corporate industry have to work their way in a day without having time to focus on their dreams. If you are a college student, you will have more time to spare.

You can start up your business when you are free and focus on schoolwork using the remaining time.

Your time can be spent by looking for business ideas that can work in your college.


Read more: https://smpreneurs.com/03/five-reasons-you-should-begin-business-when-in-college/

Food Business Ideas That Are Profitable Which You Can Start-Up in Nigeria

Several food business ideas are valuable and have the potential of bringing you real cash in Nigeria.

The food industry as a whole is an industry that has a place for everyone in it. It just requires been disciplined and working hard to be able to deliver what the customers are asking for.

The industry is a rewarding type, especially when you are getting positive results from your customers.

If you are thinking of going into the food business, this article will help you in identifying the profitable types, which you can be sure of having returns when you invest your money, energy and time in it.

• Opening a farm to table food restaurant

We all know the best meals are made from fresh ingredients. With this knowledge, you can open a farm to table restaurant.

With this, everyone is your target market because nobody hates healthy and fresh meals as they are nutritious.
You can fail in this line of business as far as you know how to make a meal.

• Catering service

Are you someone that has skills in-home cooking and can cook for a large group of people? If so, then you can consider going into the catering service. You can make use of your knowledge to make money

Apart from the benefits, you will see as a caterer; it also gives you the opportunities to meet different people from different aspects of life

It includes people you help in making food for their birthdays' parties, wedding parties and so on

Read more: https://smpreneurs.com/03/food-business-ideas-that-are-profitable-which-you-can-start-up-in-nigeria/

Five Recession Business Opportunities and Ideas in Nigeria

We all know that businesses, economics can be strained by the recession. Recession can make employees lose their jobs, and it makes life unbearable for some people, which include entrepreneurs.

Recession can also make a business profitable in some countries which are affected by it.
When recessions happen in countries like Nigeria, or other places around the world, several people are left jobless, and some people are left with substantial pay cuts. At the same time, some businesses lose millions of money in profits and revenue.

Some companies downsize their staff during this period, and some go bankruptcy. What to do in this period is looking for alternatives that can stand a recession.

If it is a business that can thrive when recession happen you are looking for, below are five recession business opportunities and ideas you can engage in

1. Be a money lender

With the interest rates that bank charges on both business or personal loans, small professional money lenders have begun to come up.

During a recession, people look for more finance, and if you have a large amount of cash to spare, you can take advantage of this business.
In Nigeria now, you will come across small fintech companies which have keyed into the market of lending money to people who are in need, and they charge lesser interest rate compared to banks.

2. Education

When people get stuck with their problems, they begin to learn ways on how to get them solved.
So as in a recession, people still enroll in schools for them to be able to graduate. You can start a preparatory class and go from there. If your fees are fair and the standard is okay, your business will grow gradually, and in time more students will come in.

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How You Can Make Money During Your Youth Service As A Corper

During the NYSC service year is when most graduates get a glimpse of how the real world is. Some of the youth corper make use of this period to learn new skills.

Some of them do the jobs assigned to them at their primary place of assignment while some of them record great achievements during this time in the communities they are serving, and some build-up remarkable businesses that will be able to employ some of the other youth corpers.

Yearly, there are thousands of graduates from the universities adding up to the numbers of unemployed graduates. You might be wondering how you can make most of your time during this compulsory service year or what you should pay your attention to make money during this period.

If you need what to pay attention to make money during your youth service, here are five businesses you can begin with:

1.Begin home lesson service

2.Begin a food supply business

3.Assist the student in writing their research project

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Are you having thought about starting your own business, or have you ventured into the market already? Then you need these three essential tips for your business to be profitable.

Starting up a business or managing one successfully is not something everybody can do. Most of us have to learn the ropes and tricks from successful entrepreneurs.

I am sure most of you have heard people saying to start a business in Nigeria isn't easy, well that's the truth because nothing comes easy. But if you apply some tips to your business could assist you in running a successful one.

If you aren't doing well in your business, it might be because of some factors you didn’t consider before setting up the business.

Below are three tips that are very important if you want to run a profitable business

1. First, You Have To Understand The Nature Of The Business
2. Advertise and Market Your Business

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Four Powerful Ways You Can Stay Motivated When You Feel Like You Are Giving Up

Sometimes it might seem challenging to stay motivated while running a business, activity, or event. It's more tasking when you have attempted several times, and still, yet, you are again falling short of your expectations.

Depression starts to kick in when things keep happening like this, and you will begin to feel less motivated day by day till you can't see the drive you had at the beginning to continue again.

If you have had this kind of feeling before or you are presently feeling like that, I want you to know you are not alone in this. Thousands of people in the world experience depression one way or another either in their careers, personal life, or even businesses.

So, if you aren't motivated to rerun your business or to pursue your career because you don't see the results you desired, listed below are four powerful ways you can get yourself motivated.

1. Change the environment you are
2. Share your visions and goals with people

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Creating a business that will be successful isn't a child's play. Within five years, nine out of ten companies do fail. When findings are done on the reason why these businesses failed, from all the results seen so far, there is always one key component showing up every time, which is the quality of employees working or running the business.


It's not just about having people to assist in carrying out the operational work but having people that can bring clarity to the reason why the business exists. People that know how to bring vision and are passionate about what the company does.


If you want to build a successful business someday, then you need to look for there two categories of workers:


1. People Who Are Passionate About Vision

2. People That Can Bring Vision To Life

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