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Business Startup Ideas, Opportunities and Guides for Young Graduates

Business Ideas for Women in Nigeria

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Have you been on a search for business ideas for women in Nigeria?

With the unprecedented COVID-19 outbreak, more women have been on the lookout for opportunities to earn more money. Again, so many businesses have been affected by the lockdown with s number of them laying off staff.

If you have been affected by the sudden change in times and climes or are simply looking for how to make more money, there are so many business opportunities in Nigeria for women.

 

Housewives are also not left out as more of these women have begun to join the employment band wagon. To help women survive these times, we have put together this post business ideas for women in Nigeria and business ideas for housewives in Nigeria. Grab a seat and get to work on your blueprint.

What is Business?

A quick one before we delve into our picks of great business ideas for women in Nigeria you must have the simple understanding that as much as business helps you make money, it is majorly a tool for problem solving. Anything that solves problems is a business and should yield profit as a result or by product of the problems that have been solved. [Read more…]

7 Evergreen Business Opportunities in Nigeria

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There are a lot of lucrative evergreen business opportunities in Nigeria. Evergreen businesses are businesses where sales and profit don’t fluctuate with seasons or trends – these businesses remain profitable for several years in spite of changing seasons and trends.

While there are many business opportunities in Nigeria, now many of them are evergreen.

If you’re reading this article, you most probably would prefer to do a business that is not affected by seasonal changes or trends and entrepreneurs and investors generally consider them a goldmine because they can make money consistently, no matter the season.

The question that will be on your mind is, what business can I start that will make me money all season? And still, be in-demand for the next decade?

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10 Things to Do Before Quitting Your Job [Resignation Checklist]

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So, for whatever reasons, you have decided it’s time to move on from your job – what do you need to do before quitting your job so that you won’t regret it? Quitting your job will come with different emotions; you have to say goodbye to Colleagues and some things you have come to love working for the company.

Amidst all the emotions that come with resigning from your job, it’s not only crucial that you quit your job on good terms, but you also don’t shortchange yourself while trying to leave.

That’s why I have put this resignation checklist together to guide you through your journey of saying goodbye to your job – whether it is to get a new job or start a new business.

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How to Promote Your business on Social Media

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I know you want to know how to promote your business on social media, and that is what I am going to show you let’s go.

There was a time when social media marketing was a strange and wonderful idea conceived in the minds of people who wanted to change the world. Back then, the only way anyone could market their business was through word of mouth. You make one customer happy and within days, about twenty other people will want to patronize you.

Close friends and relatives were reliable marketers as well and they really helped us to make sales. We reaped several benefits from the many friends we had and the people they told about our business.
Social media marketing came into the scene and shook the business world. Right now, anyone can sell their products themselves with some basic knowledge about social media marketing. Knowledge of social media marketing is pivotal to the success of any business.

In 2005, only about 50% of Americans used social media. Today that number has increased to 70%.

In 2018, there were approximately 29.3 million social network users in Nigeria, and this figure is projected to grow to 36.8 million in 2023. But, at the present time, the percentage is about 32.4 million users.

There are millions of people who make use of social media and social media marketing has become the diamond mine of the business world. Thus, making it a great deal to promote your business on social media.

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How to Advertise Your Business Locally

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There has been no time than now that to advertise your business locally has been this easy. The Internet has changed the concept of traditional business there is no doubt. Businesses of a lifetime have been forced to adapt in order to be competitive, opening up avenues previously unknown, such as e-commerce.

In this article, I’ve outlined eight (8) ways or utilities you can use to advertise your business locally and they are;

  1. Website
  2. Local directories
  3. Video positioning
  4. Advertising segmentation
  5. Expanding your  impressions
  6. Captivating signs
  7. Participate in fairs or events and any event in your community
  8. Host a local event

It’s important to know that, if we refer to purely local businesses, digitization is almost a must. A neighborhood store, a pharmacy, or an electrician, for example, can only sell their products or services in a defined geographic area, for the most part.

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How to Advertise Your Business Online for Free

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To advertise your business online for free, you must have a unique strategy. The presence of brands, companies, and businesses on the internet has already gone from being a “potentially” useful option to a real necessity.

Your business can not only obtain an unimaginable number of clients by being on the internet. It will also be able to keep current clients who now prefer to manage their relationship with companies in a completely digital way.

If you have a company, irrespective of its size and activity you most definitely need a marketing strategy. You need to make yourself known and valued by your target audience.

To do this you do not need a large amount of money to promote your business on the internet. Before the internet, small businesses had only a number of ways to promote their products cheaply, such as printing flyers or organizing small local events.

Today with the Internet there are many more possibilities to advertise your business online for free and that’s good. You just have to know where to start.

Below are 6 useful ideas on how to advertise your business online for free;

  1. Social Networks
  2. Create a Blog for Your Business
  3. Use Email Marketing
  4. Connect Your Strategies
  5. Advertise Your Business for Free with a Free Online Directory
  6. Create a Google My Business Account

Analyze your target market well and locate it on one or more of the most used platforms: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, etc.

Where you think most of your audience resides is where you should spend your time creating content.

Now, let us delve into the above-listed ideas;

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Where to Get an Online Loan in Nigeria

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Looking for where to get an online loan in Nigeria quickly? A loan is a financial instrument that helps you to meet financial targets or obligations. While most lenders will often require a form of collateral for security purposes before they give out loans to ensure payment, there are a variety of sources that don’t require collateral.

This is because not every Nigerian or Nigerian business can tender collateral as access to a loan. Fortunately, for such kinds of individuals, businesses there are many loan options that do not require putting up collaterals.

In this article, we will discuss where to get an online loan in Nigeria to grow your business, meet a personal need or financial target.

 

I have outlined 15 places to get an online loan in Nigeria and they are as follows;

  1. SMEDAN
  2. Lidya.co
  3. Fast Cash
  4. Specta
  5. Quick Check
  6. C24
  7. KiaKia.co
  8. Carbon
  9. Aella Credit
  10. Loan35
  11. Pettycash
  12. Creditdirect
  13. Zedvance
  14. Branch
  15. Quick Credit

Let’s quickly hit the nail on the hammer wasting no time by telling you how these platforms work.

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Where to Advertise Your Business for Free in Nigeria

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As a business owner, you feel the need to expose your business getting a bigger client base or more people to see your business. Most times we want our business to have more exposure. The internet is one of the biggest platforms to advertise your business but it may seem to be expensive and requires a lot of bla…bla…bla…! Well, if you are interested in knowing where to advertise your business for free in Nigeria? This one is for you!

Having done my research, I have about 14 platforms on the internet that can help you to advertise your business for free in Nigeria;

  1. Google My Business
  2. SEO
  3. Facebook
  4. Pinterest
  5. Instagram
  6. Twitter
  7. WhatsApp
  8. YouTube
  9. LinkedIn
  10. Quora
  11. Guest Blogging
  12. Public Speaking
  13. Fiverr
  14. Email Marketing

Having listed them, follow me as I throw more insight on them…

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How to Get Money to Start a Business in Nigeria

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Are you planning to start a business and don’t know how to get money to start a business in Nigeria? Well, I did a little research and I came up with about 8 ways you can actually get money to start a business in Nigeria.

I am going to list them below so that we can proceed;

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How to Create a Business Name in Nigeria

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Thinking of how to create a business name in Nigeria?

You must have heard of the saying; “A good name is better than silver and gold”.

But in this context I would say; “A good name will bring you a lot of silver and gold”.

So it is expedient to know that having a great name can boost your business and give you an edge over your peers.

I have outlined 10 steps to creating a business name in Nigeria and I am going to share them with you.

  1. Use your name
  2. Asses the name
  3. It Should be catchy
  4. Register your business name
  5. Get a domain name
  6. Think broad globally and big
  7. Easy to spell
  8. Research
  9. Tools
  10. Go outside your native

Having listed them out let’s talk about them briefly.

PS: They are not listed in any specific way, they are just there.

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