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Methylated spirit is a medicated liquid substance with a high level of alcoholic content that is used for different purposes. It can be used to clean wounds, surgical procedures, to remove stains from walls or from paint brushes, also serves as a temporary fuel for lamp or stove and many other things.

The demand for the methylated liquid is very huge, and it looks keep increasing because of its multi purpose usage. Opening a business that you will produce and get your returns within a short period of time is a good business that you do not want to ignore. So read on and follow the important steps to get you started on this business.

1. GET A BUSINESS PLAN:
As a start up entrepreneur who intend to run his or her business effectively, you need to write a business plan. Get a business plan that will break down the processes of managing your business both now and in the future.

2. RENT A FACILITY FOR YOUR BUSINESS:
It is necessary to rent a space that will serve as both production house and office address for your company. When you get this facility it will enable customers to easily place order or come in person to place and collect their orders. If you are short on cash, you can start from home, find a space in your backyard and use as a production place for your methylated liquid. As time goes on and you continue to make sales, you can then rent a commercial space.

3. REGISTER THE COMPANY:
It is important to register your company and business name because you will be dealing with a product that is related to health and it is also mandatory by the government to get the relevant license and approval papers that will show your product is fit for consumption.

4. GET YOUR CAPITAL READY:
One good thing about this business is that it is not capital intensive, with $50 which is about #15,000 in naira you can get started on this business

5. GET YOUR RAW MATERIALS READY:
      The raw materials required for the production of methylated liquid is not that complicated and it can be gotten with ease. The raw materials are;
           *Ethanol (10litres)
           * Methy-violate
           * Water (4litres)
           * Measuring containers
           * Hand gloves and plastic bottles

6. START PRODUCTION:
      The production or for making methylated liquid is very easy and most people don't even know this. All you need to do is get your containers ready, then put on the gloves...
            * Pour the ethanol into the container
            * Add water and mix
            * You can add a little of the methy-violate to it if you like, it does add or increase to the quality of the methylated liquid, what it does is to change the colour if added. So mix all the ingredients very well and package neatly in small plastic bottles.

7. START MARKETING:
Once you are one with production, you need to take your product samples to places where you have potential buyers, like, hospitals, clinics, pharmacy shops and other medical practitioners for them to use and gain confident in your product.

Grant your customers discounts from time to time to make them stick to your product and also, make sure you are position in strategic places where you can easily sell to individual one to one for personal usage.

Be creative and innovative in your marketing patterns and before you know it, your business have grown into a successful business enterprise.

Are you looking for a business to start that will be less stressful and generate profit for you? Look no further, for I will show you how you can start producing and selling paper bag and make cool cash from it.

Let's quickly go through the major points on how to start.

1. CONDUCT RESEARCH:
Conducting research is important because it enables you to get a clear picture of the kind of business you are going into. A good research will provide you with the details of who your competitors are, the market size of the business, demographic,risk sensitivity and your operation costs.

2. WRITE A BUSINESS PLAN:
What this means is that, you need a solid plan that will extensively cover all areas concerning the business and still shows you and potential investors the present and future prospects of the business.

3. SOURCE FOR FUNDS:
This depend on how you intend to start, if you are starting on a small-scale then you don't need big capital before you can start. You can start with any fund made available to you and as time goes on, you can expand the business.

This is very important in the paper bag business, you need to get trained so you can master the skill of how to make paper bag. Although, to make paper bag is easy, it still won't hurt to learn from an expert in the field because most people don't really take their time to learn how to build any business, they just start one and after a short time they opt out. It is not so here, you need to take your time to build and grow this business that is the only way it will have a solid foundation.

4. GET THE NEEDED MATERIALS:
I am sure by now you know that paper is the major material for the production of the paper bag, all you need to do is know the exact paper that is suitable for production and find a supplier to supply you the papers in large quantity. You can also contract a paper mill company to supply you with papers at a reduced price, so you can in turn produce and sell at reduced prices.

5. GET A SUITABLE PLACE FOR PRODUCTION:
Like I earlier said, if you are starting on a small-scale and short on cash, all you need do is find a space, possibly your backyard and convert to your production place. Do not let anything hinder you from starting your production.

6. START PRODUCTION:
Once you are able to get a space to yourself and you have your materials handy, the next thing is to start production. Make sure you have the required equipment and tools to make your paper bag and see to it that your paper bag comes in all shades of colour with strong handles.

7. MARKET YOUR PAPER BAG:
This means that you have to come up with fresh marketing ideas and ways to get people to patronize your product. Market your products to places like, supermarkets, retailers, wholesalers both in town and in the market place and fast food outlets (you can contract them and make customize paper bag for them). You can also market your paper bags to big industrial companies who need them to package their products and if they can get your paper bags at reduced price it will motivate them to patronize you more.

Note that, Africa especially Nigeria is a big target market for paper bag due to the rate it is used by citizens, so now is the time to take advantage of this market and build a successful business from producing paper bag.

Are you a tea lover? If you are then I am sure you will want to know about those small light bag that is used to hold the contents of the tea and those light bags are called tea bag.

Tea bag is a small thin paper bag containing tea leaves which you pour boiling water into to make tea. Tea bags are gotten from silk, thiny paper like filter made from vegetable fiber and wood fiber together with soilon that is gotten from starch.

The market for this tea bags is huge because a lot of companies who are into the production of tea leaves needs this tea bags to package their products. And this article is all about showing you ways on how to start a tea bag production company and make huge profits from it. Check out the basic steps to take:

1. CONDUCT A MARKET SURVEY:
A market survey will tell you more about the the kind of business you are going into. A market survey will also equip you with the knowledge of who your target market is and ways to get to them.

2. REGISTER THE BUSINESS:
If you are not up for it, you can always contact a lawyer to help you with all the processes involved in the registration of a business. This will make it easy for you to concentrate on other aspect of the business, like sourcing for your funds and raw materials.

3. SECURE A PROPERTY:
One of the basic necessity of this business is getting a good space where all your equipment for production will fit in. A accessible and cost effective property that will serve as both your office, storage room and production room for your business.

4. PURCHASE RAW MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT:
      Let's go through the raw materials for the production of tea bags;
             *Filter paper
             * Silk
             *Soilon (large quantity)

For equipment;
* Sealing machine
* Tea bag production machine (produces 200-250 bags at a go)

Once your space is secure, it means you are ready for business, quickly, start looking for the suppliers of the listed raw materials and equipment. It is better to contact more than one supplier so as to be sure of getting your materials on time, also , you have to make contact with dealers of tea bag producing machines, weight the prices of fairly used and brand new ones and determine which you can afford.

5. CAPITAL:
To start this business, you are looking at about $2000 which is #600,000 in Nigeria currency. This money will be able to cover for the purchase of your machinery, raw materials, registration and renting of facility.

6. FIND THE MARKET FOR YOUR PRODUCT:
When conducting your market survey, I mentioned that it should be able to tell or show you your target market and how to get to them. So immediately you start production, it is wise to get in contact with these targeted buyers which are likely to be big industrial companies and show them your sample product in other for them to see what you are offering. You can also offer them the choice of going for your samples or picking their own design for the tea bag, whatever decision they come up with it is all about customer's satisfaction to you.

Remember to build a website online and advertise your tea bag there and other social media platforms so that people can see and make orders. Make sure your tea bags is different and unique, that way it can easily attract customers from both in and outside the shores of your country.

Match stick is a simple wooden item used to start fire in a controlled atmosphere. Match-stick is seen and used in many household and industries to start fire for cooking or to burn waste products or heat up energy.

There is a huge market for this product and it continues to grow because there is a need for match-stick. Match-stick is usually packaged in small and medium boxes and sold in quantities. So if you are looking for a business to go into or invest in that will give you good returns in a short period of time, then you should consider going into this business.

This article will show you tips on how to start amatch-stick production business. Continue reading...

1. WRITE A BUSINESS PLAN:

Writing a business plan is the starting point of a business, it islike a light way path for any entrepreneur because it enables one to focusand strive on their business goals.

2. GET YOUR FUNDS READY:

When you have your business plan at hand, the next step is to prepare the funds for your business. If you do not have the required funds at hand,you can solicit for a business grant or loan from micro finance banks orfrom bank of industry sponsor by the government of Nigeria to assist entrepreneurs in their businesses with little or no interest to pay back.

3. RENT A PROPERTY:

You will need to find a suitable property to rent once you are able to secure the funds for your business. When deciding on a property, you need to consider getting one in a busy district and also make sure it has enough space to use as office and for your equipments.

4. ENSURE TO REGISTER THE BUSINESS:

There are a couple of brands already out there and in other to differentiate yours from the lots, you need to pick a name for your business, get the required license and register your business with the authorities in charge. This will save you a whole lot of harassment and show that you mean business.

5. SOURCE FOR YOUR RAW MATERIALS:

Wood is one of the major material used in producing matchstick. The word"matchstick" already tells you that wood is the main component, so now all you need is to know the type of wood that is used to produce the woodensplint and find a supplier of that particular wood. Also, you need to find where you can get the other raw materials like, the chemicals use for processing and flaming the matchstick (phosphorus and paraffin wax) and some colourants to make your matchstick different from others.

6. PURCHASE EQUIPMENTS:
The major equipments needed for production is;

*Head composition machine
* Splint machine
* Air compressor
* Polishing machine
* Log conveyor

7. MARKET YOUR PRODUCT:

When you are done with production, you need to come up with good marketing techniques that will get people to recognise and patronise your product. One of such technique is to offer discount or incentive to customers, this will motivate them to buy from you because people always patronize subsidized product.

Also, you can marketyour product tohouseholds, restaurants, bars, eateries, industrial companies, retailersand wholesalers. People uses matchstick for one purpose or another, so you can be sure there will always be a market for your product.And that's all there is. Study them seriously and good luck with your matchstick production business.

If you grew up or live in a developing or third world country, then you will have an idea of how it is to go for days or weeks or even months without water.

Water is life and as humans we need water for our daily existence, people go far length to make sure they have steady supply of water in their homes, offices and other business places.

With all this in mind, I am sure you will see that going into a business that will see to the provision of water for human consumption is a wonderful opportunity and if you are well-positioned you can start a borehole drilling business and become successful. But before starting this business, you need to acquire some technical skills and to acquire this skills, you must undergo serious training in other to effectively run your own borehole drilling business.

Let us look at some of the steps to follow in other to start a borehole drilling business:

1. HAVE A FEASIBILITY STUDY DONE TOGETHER WITH YOUR BUSINESS PLAN:

A feasibility study will keep you in details necessary information about your proposed business, it will ensure you are well prepared both physically and mentally for the business and a well written business plan will attract the right investors for your business and motivate you to build your business into a successful empire.

2. STARTUP CAPITAL:
You need to know before hand that this business is a capital intensive one because you need good funds to purchase the necessary equipment and machinery needed for this kind of business. You also need to employ workers because this business needs more than one person to get a job done, so you are looking at a couple of millions in Naira or thousands of dollars to get you started.

3. LEARN THE TECHNICAL SKILLS:
As mentioned above, technical skill is required in other to properly run this business. So what you need to do is take up a training course from a well established borehole drilling company and take your time to learn everything there is to know about borehole drilling.

4. SETTLE ALL LEGAL MATTERS CONCERNING YOUR BUSINESS:

If you plan to operate fully and develop a large base of clients, then you see to it that your business gets registered. Registration of business this days is less stressful compare to how it used for be way back, so locate the corporate affairs department wherever you are and get done all that will make you operate your business as a legal entity.

5. LOCATION:

It is important to get a place that clients can access and contract your service whenever the need arises.

6. GET THE REQUIRED MACHINERIES:

Acquiring equipment and machines is one major area that will eat deep into your start up capital because these machineries is what will get a job done for you with ease. Here are some of the equipment you will be needing:

              * Bore master 120 hydraulic down hole
             * Drill rods
             * Diesel engine
             * Drag stock
             * Drilling rig
             * Safety helmet and boots
             * Overall and hand gloves

7. HIRE WORKERS:

This business is a business that cannot be run by one individual, you will need a couple of experienced and inexperience hands to help you with any job. So when hiring workers make sure there is provision for their training and working materials.

8. GET CONTACT AND CONTRACT FOR YOUR BUSINESS:

There are various ways in which you can source for contact and get contract for your business, start by contacting property owners, building construction sites, bottled water companies, car wash owners, laundry business owners and construction companies. You can also network your business to government offices and secure contract jobs there.

Make sure you position yourself very well to make irresistible offers to clients that they can't help but to always seek for your service and In time , your business will grow into a successful one.

Charcoal is a black substance made by burning wood slowly in an oven with little air or in an open space outdoor.

Charcoal have been in existence for as long as you can imagine and there is still a high demand for it everywhere. Charcoal is used for personal and commercial purposes and it is used by people residing in the rural and urban areas.

Charcoal making is a profitable business because you start recording profits almost immediately when you start the business, unlike most businesses which takes time before you get your returns. Also, the business is easy to start and you don't need any basic training just the right knowledge on how to burn wood will get you by.

Let's now go through the steps that will help you grow this business into a successful venture.

1. DO A MARKET SURVEY:

A market survey is needed in this kind of business, it will enable you learn about your competitors, locate potential buyers and give you a breakdown of other vital information that will help you grow and sustain the business.

2. CAPITAL:

The charcoal business is one you do not need lot of fund for, you can start on a small-scale with little amount and as you make sales, expand the business into a big venture.

3. SET UP A SPACE FOR WOOD BURNING:

It depend on how or where you intend to burn the woods that will produce charcoal, you can either set up a fire chamber outside a open space on your property or rent a land or even build yourself a cover medium sized chamber with a open air space for smoke passage.

4. RENT A STORE HOUSE:

A store house or warehouse is needed in this kind of business because you need a place where you can keep the charcoals to cool off after production and package in sacks after cooling. Store house is also meant to keep the charcoals in good condition and to prevent rain or water from ruining them. You need a store house that can serve as a business location for customers to come by and make order or purchase.

5. SOURCE FOR RAW MATERIALS;

The major raw material for charcoal product is wood and there are different kind of wood you can use to produce charcoal, you have the hockery wood, oak wood, cherry wood among others. Knowing the type of wood suitable for making charcoal will enable you seek the right supplier to supply you with the kind of wood you desire and when contracting a supplier ensure to get the one who is license to cut down trees so that you can be sure of consistent supplies in large quantity.

6. PRODUCTION PROCESS:

      Charcoal making process involved;
           *Cut woods into small and medium sizes
           * Make a bonfire with the bulk of firewoods
           * Set fire to the woods and allow to burn intensively for five hours tops
            * Your charcoals is ready, take them to the store house to cool off then package in sack cloth.

7. APPROACH TARGETED BUYERS:

Major buyers of charcoal product are big hotels who used charcoal for their fire place and in their kitchen, bakery owners who still used charcoal ovens because it is economical. In Nigeria, there are restaurant owners, households, road side women that sell roasted plantains (bolle), roasted yams, corns and others. You can also take your charcoals to women in the local market who are wholesalers and retailers of charcoal.

Another way to locate buyers for charcoal is online. Selling your products online is one major way to grow, start by opening a website, upload pictures of your finished product and tag their prices to the photos. Visit other site like alibaba.com and advertise your product there, make sure to add transportation cost or shipping cost when you get orders online. Get in contact with a reliable international logistic company and contract them to assist you transport your product to wherever you get orders from.

If you are serious minded and consistent, in time you will be known as an exporter and your success will know no bounds.

Are you interested in designs and everything that comes with it? If yes then you might want to consider starting a printing business.

Getting into the printing business is a good decision I can tell u, the market is huge and there is always need for printing gig. Businesses still engage in one form of printing to another, like printing work on their business cards, brochures, banners, sign posts, bill boards ads and marketing campaigns.

One thing you should keep in mind though is, this business is a bit complex, you need to prepare yourself and your mind to go all the way. You need to acquire the necessary knowledge and skills that will help you stay aloof in the printing business.

Now let's go through the major steps to get you started:

1. GET YOUR CAPITAL READY:

To get into this business, you need good capital to invest in certain printing machines which can be quite expensive. You also have to consider maintenance cost, purchasing of spare parts in cases of break downs and digital software designs.

2. GET YOUR BUSINESS REGISTERED:

If you intend to take your business to a great height and want clients to take you serious, then consider registering your business with the appropriate authorities in charge.

3. ACQUIRE THE NECESSARY KNOWLEDGE:

If you are serious about this business then you need to take up a training course or class that will equip you with the knowledge on print design, graphic design, software design like Adobe Photoshop, Adobe design suite, quark and the rest. Note that, it will cost you real good to get this knowledge but guarantee it will be worth it in the long run.

4. GET A BUSINESS PLAN:

I believe in business plan that is why I keep emphasizing on the important and the need to have one. You need a business plan that will show you how to project your finance, target market, number of competitors and so on. Make sure to conduct an exhaustive business plan before embarking on this business.

5. GET A SUITABLE LOCATION:

There are certain factors you need to consider before securing a business place, like, affordability, if it's accessible and how good the area will be for your business. You need to consider siting your printing business near busy areas like, university campus, hospitals, business district and the rest.

Also, another factor to consider is space , you need enough space in the property you will be renting so you can convert some part to offices for staff and where you can meet potential clients and discuss business. Make sure this offices are well put together to present a professional front to clients.

6. PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS:

What this means that you have to develop ways and patterns that will market your business in a good way. Make samples of your work so you can show to prospective clients--print your own business cards, brochures, filters, banners to advertise and showcase the quality of your work.

You can also promote your business online by building a website where you can display your work so that prospective clients can see and make orders.

So there you go -- get started and best of luck.

For every bottle of that pineapple fruit juice that you purchase and for every of that pineapple fruit you buy in the market to go enjoy with your family or by yourself at home, do you have any idea how much you are contributing to the constant millions flowing into someone else’s pockets?

Let’s make a simple calculation that would help us all understand things better here. Imagine that a single head of pineapple is sold for #200 (of which we all know that most now go for way higher) and then again, let’s assume that your plantation successfully produces 200,000 heads of pineapple in a harvest year. That amounts to a sale totaling 40 million Naira.

Now, your cost of production could have been up to half of that and let us assume it is, you have 20 million Naira in profit alone. How lucrative can a business get? The thing is, you do even need to replant suckers every year because some can last as much as 10 years, meaning a reduced cost of production in the next year. Doesn’t that just excite you? Now, if it does, how do you successfully build a great pineapple plantation and earn big like we did in this analyses?

1 Choose the Location

Like many other crops, location is very important if you would get the best out of your pineapple plantation at all. The soil texture and soil profile is very important when selecting a site for pineapple. It is advised that you choose a well-drained sandy soil that is rich in nutrients, holds water well and in a humid area. These are the conditions that best support great yield of pineapple

2 Preparing the Land

Land preparation is also important to help your farm do very well. If you are very capital intensive, employ the services of a tractor, harrower and plough to successfully break the soil and get it ready for planting. Stumping is done after which the services of a plough is employed. Prepare beds on the land for planning of the suckers and in a bid to get rid of those insects that attack plants, turn the soil either manually or with the use of a plough. To ensure easy penetration, making ridges for the pineapple would be in your best interest.

3 Selection of Variety

Pineapple has different varieties and cultivars but only a handful of these are very great for commercial purposes. Of these are the Smooth Pineapple, The Gold Crown and Pure Gold pineapple. Select a variety that the market you are targeting also has an interest in because in the end, they would be the one to purchase and make you money. Always do your research and keep the market in mind.

4 Planting

Pineapple is not propagated by the seeds unlike most crops so you need not go about looking for seeds to gather. Rather, you could propagate the pineapple in one of two ways – either plant the sucker or the crown. Get the sucker or crown and place the base into the soil then cover it up. Once again, making a ridge around your plant is advised. Good spacing is important to allow each stand of the plant thrive well on their own.

5 Post-Planting and Harvesting

You would want to come back to the farm from time to time to perform basic operations such as weeding and fertilizing. Check for pests regularly and any signs of disease or infection so that the infected plant can be treated fast or if need be, removed to prevent the spread.

Pineapple matures from about the time that it starts turning gold and for fear of pests, you could harvest early. Don’t worry, even when off the stalk, pineapple still ripens on its own.

Although this is not a get rich quick scheme, if kept to with enough diligence and commitment, your financial status is so bound to change.

Unlike the yesteryears, our new economy has now become one that is crazed by the oil and oil politics and little is even left behind for agriculture.

Gone are the days when agriculture used to be the main and major driver of the Nigerian economy and the green white green really did stand for something. Today, the Nigerian agricultural sector is a shadow of its old self but that does not mean it is still not thriving and now is the time to, more than ever, delve into the agricultural business because the forecasts on oil aren’t promising at all.

Having said that, a lot of entrepreneur’s would agree with me that capital is one of the major problems faced by start up and even, established agribusinesses these days.

What is then the best way to get proper funding for your agricultural projects?

Today, we are going to be suggesting some of the best routes that you can go through to get funding to successfully kick start your project.

1. Personal Savings

To get any funding for your project, your personal savings should be the first place you should look at. A dedicated entrepreneur who has a business future planned for themselves would have seen this as their obligation in the first place and started saving. This is why it is always good to have a savings plan and account on ground that you can easily and swiftly access. Before the main business kicks off, your savings can help to offset a lot of initial costs.

2. Bank of Agriculture

If you had no idea that this existed, well then, welcome to the club of the newly inducted. Yearly, the Central bank of Nigeria in conjunction with other banks release funds that are always in excess of 200 billion Naira to the Bank of Agriculture which would then be given out in loans to various farmers who need it.

As with other financial institutions, you must have had an account dated at least 6 months with the BOA and must have at least 20% of the amount you wish to borrow in savings. Their interest rates are also favourable to you

3. Co-operative societies.

Co-operative societies are like the agricultural insurance plan and if you are an active member, you could always fall back on them whenever you need help. Also, being part of a bigger organisation like these societies would make it easy for you to gain access to grants that have been released to them. The more active you are as a member, the more of these grants would land in your laps.

4. Youth Business Initiatives

Youth Business initiatives is mainly for start-ups. This is because rather than give you the money that you need, they would be glad to provide you with input needed for your farm so that you start faster

5. Commercial Banks.

Now, before you take out a loan from any commercial bank, you need to be sure that they are farmer friendly in the first place.

Banks such as UBA and FirstBank have special loan plans for farmers and these are advised over taking normal business loans. The interest rates are lower and the payment structure is even more friendly.

So friend, you have all the funding sources already. It is time to go green!

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Many people are also interested in owning their own brands, shops and services as against having to work the regular nine to five where you slave away to put money in the pockets of someone else.

A lot have even dreamt of and drawn up their own business plans but there it lies, gathering dust while nothing is done about it and the greatest excuse in the book of entrepreneurs is what keeps them away from making these huge investment leaps – little or on start-up capital. While this may truly be a great issue that faces entrepreneurs daily, there are actually a lot of businesses that you can start and successfully maintain out there with that amount which you have deemed a start-up capital. Some of those businesses are:

1. Photography

Gone are the days when photography is just something of a hobby or just a job that pays #100 per copy of picture printed. Far from it. there are now people making it big in different walks of life because they have decided to invest into photography.

You might have a passion for taking pictures of things,people, animal, nature and the likes and developing it and unknown to you, you could be sitting on a gold mine there. Advertise your services to people and let them invite you to their parties. A party would take nothing less than 50 pictures and if you have those kinds of event at least thrice a week, that is food on your table and some change in your pocket.

2. Car Wash Business

The world of today is a fast paced world and many don’t have the time for many things, one of which is washing and cleaning their own cars by themselves. Locate your car wash business near the roadside where people can easily see and patronise you. Have a well or storage tank to hold water in and also, a roof for your customers to sit and for you to work in. On the average, washing about 15 - 20 cars daily would yield a huge margin of profits for you, plus, you even get tips.

3. Hair Dressing

A lot of females have learnt hair dressing as a hobby and do not realize the kind of money maker they have at their disposal. Start by making hair for your friends (this is usually the first and best form of advertisement) at reduced or no cost and watch them reel customers in for you. In this age where beauty is a thing people chase like money too, you will be amazed at the high prices that some special hairstyles go for. Don’t brood, open that shop today!

4. Phone Repairs

Have you ever noticed that there is no time that you would pass by a phone engineer’s shop and not meet a pile of phones on his desk that he is working on? And have you noticed that the same goes for all other phone engineers? If you have, then what you have just witnessed is a market in high demand and you could contribute your own quota of supply to it likewise. Learn the trade from a reputable engineer which is usually at very minimal cost and start your own service to. Of the 170 million Nigerians, more than half use a phone and nearly everyone in your vicinity does too. You might just be that knight in shining Armour they’ve been waiting for.

5. Electronic Repair

Every household you know in your area has a piece of electronic. Blenders, irons, electric coils, fans, etc., and the thing with electronics is that they do not warn you before they fail. Electronics engineers make a lot off of repairs because what might have been seen as a big problem by the client might just turn out to be an easy fix for you. Be honest with your services too (because most repairmen have a history of disappointing) and watch your customer base grow.

Even if these are not your dream businesses, hey, you had little start-up capital in the first place and these options would help you save better. Along the line, you might even develop passion for what you are doing and seek expansion in it. see? There is absolutely no arm in trying.

Have you ever, after the purchase of onions from your favourite mallam, thought of how those onions even came to be? Or have you even given much thought to the kind of income that those people get off of it? The funny thing is, we have so much associated the business of onions with our northerner friends and see it as a menial job so much that it has blinded us to the number of people that the onion business is keeping their mind, soul and body together and even helping them live choice lives.

Just go online or check the lives of those northerners well and you would be surprised at the number of them who have made it big and are living chiefly lives all because of this spice.

If you would be tempted to go into the business and follow in the path of the onion-made wealthier people, here are a few things you might want to know first.

1. Types

Onions may look alike being that leafy vegetable with a red-like scaly cover all of the time but under these layers lie a variety of differences. Basically, there are two types of onions to be considered and these are the short day and long day growing onions. One of their many differences, among others, is the difference in their periods of growth. When looking to go into the business, look for those onions that are bulb-like and are perennial too. These ones grow faster and gives a greater yield than any other

2. Cultivation

If you want to get the bestyield, grow your onions via their seeds first in a nursey then transplant them to the field later. There is no harm in growing the straight to the field but then, you might have much moreproblems with spacing than you would have had if you had gone for the nursery option. For onion plants, best spacing is usually half an inch apart and three-eight inches deep while the rows stay apart with a length of 15 inches

3. Maintenance

At the early stage of their lives, onion seeds would require a lot of water for survival thereforeyou should be on ground with artificial irrigation if the rainfall is not forthcoming. Water the plant frequently to ensure good retention but not too much to prevent leaching and other problems. Regular weeding is important to reduce the spread of diseases and help maximise the nutrients that would be available to your plant. Natural roots builders should also be added to the onion plants regularly for better formation

4. Harvesting

Onions are exceptionally fast growing plants, especially those that we have suggested for you above. Bulb onions would usually be ready for harvest after the first three months of planting and would begin to turn yellow around this time. If you would like to make the ripening faster, you can induce it by breaking off the top of the onion.Don’t wait for your onions to start flowering before you decide that it is time to harvest.

Onion farming can be done at any time in the year provided there is a good plan for irrigation and there is a good flow of nutrients in the soil but it is advised to start cultivating around mid-October.

If you are not dedicated and hardworking, onion farming is not for you but if you are willing to go the whole nine yards, you’ll be smiling to the bank in no time.

The Nigerian scene is getting better appreciative of a lot of automobile vehicles and the country is now one of the foremost in the world when it comes to use and importation of exotic brands of vehicles. These, coupled with the vehicles in the middle and low price range make sure that our roads are usually very populated at every point in time.

Now, while you may not have the capital to start up your own car dealership and engage in the importation of these vehicles or for one reason or the other, do not feel comfortable with the hassles of a car dealership, the automobile industry provides you with another clear cut chance of making your money and breaking even while investing in them, and this is in auto spare parts.

Now, we know that there are no major car manufacturing brands that have opened shop in this country and the few that have shown interest have just opened up assemblies so it would be hard to source the spare parts locally.

That would work to your advantage as you would be forced to get from manufacturers directly, a move that would ensure that you get the products at the cheapest prices available and sell at the prevailing market price to make your own maximum profits. To do this, you would need to have picked up a few skills here and there in products’ importation which finally makes up the totally of this investment opportunity – the auto spare parts importation business.

Like you know us to always do, let us try to give you a quick rundown of ways this business is profitable so that you can be better convinced to want to throw your money in there.

First, the non-availability of major car manufacturers in the country makes it impossible to source for the spare parts locally and the only way is to bring them in from abroad where their makers are. To this end, there is a big enough market for you to consider.

Also, you would not be serving only the middle class and low class citizens where you can be guaranteed only minimal profits but high class citizens would also be at the mercy of your services. A lot of high end vehicles do not come with spares and sourcing for these are usually a tedious process for the mechanics and car owners themselves. You having just the right connections in the right places, you would have access to these parts and then make maximum profits from any price you set on your wares which they would be more than willing to pay.

Again, you might ask, why importation? True, you could easily source your auto spare parts from a wholesaler in the country and resell at rates that would favour you also but note this – you won’t be making half as much as you should. Buying from a wholesaler would entitle you to making profits that cannot go more than 100% but importing yourself, you would be amazed to see that you would make even up to 300% and higher profits in some quarters. Now, I believe I have your attention. Let’s go into the auto spare parts importation business now and look at how we can make it work.

1. Get that business plan

This is undoubtedly the first step and every other thing is expected to follow. Sit down and begin to put pen to paper, analysing your business, stating your goals, write down your vision and mission, set your operating hours and mode of operation, include every other business policy needed, include your starting costs and capital and every other thing that pertains to the business. You should also include the market that you have in mind to cater for and those car manufacturers that you want to associate with. You should probably do some research to know the cars that are most common in the county and those that are less common to eliminate risk of buying something that you would end up not having a market for. After that, you are ready for the next step which is considering your…

For already written business plan contact us and if you want a good business template to help you write your own business plan still contact us.

2. Capital

Importation of spare parts is only as capital intensive as you make it out to be. You can start on any scale imaginable be it small, medium or large. The business requires very little start-up capital should you wish to start small and by the time you are looking to increase, you could then start to pump more money into your business.

3. Labour

Labour here refers to two kinds - the direct and the indirect. The direct labour are those that you would get to work solely for you maybe as office clerks or in other such related portfolios. The indirect labour does not work strictly for you but make your business smoother. This includes the haulers to provide you with haulage (in case you do not have the means yourself), the freight officer at the ports, the lading officer and the rest. They do not work directly for you but they would have to be compensated for their work.

4. Making contact

You have to make contact with your desired car manufacturers and inform them of your desire to import and sell their spare parts. This is advisable over trying to get another wholesaler abroad because not only does the manufacturer give you the parts at the standard dealer price, there is also less risk of fraud than you would be involved in with a wholesaler.

5. Licencing

To prevent illegal trade on seas and other import routes, governments have placed certain rules and regulations on importation and requires that your business have some kind of licence before being deemed legit. It would be in your own best interest and a very ethical thing to do to get this license(s) before you start out at all.

6. Packaging and Advertising

You sell spare parts now and you would have to get your business known. Print fliers and handbills and hand them out to car owners, get in touch with a lot of mechanics that you know and even those you don’t and get them aware of your service and the quality of your products. If you have the advantage of social media, use it to better boost your business and increase your follow base. In no time, you would have had a steady demand and supply rate to keep you and your pocket happy.

Auto parts investment is a very big venture that only few go into. Many think that it is a menial business but do not let this faze you. This is a money bag waiting to be opened by you. Invest today and invest wisely.

Dairy farming is one of the most versatile kinds of market in the agricultural industry and milk production so happens to be one of the best moneybags in the agric sector likewise.

We have deemed dairy farming as highly lucrative because not only do you get maximum profits from the processing and selling of the milk you’ll get from your cows (which would even cover up all the other costs of production and capital in little time), you get additional options of marketing the wool from them and likewise, selling your cows for meat when old age starts to strike and production begin to drop. Is that not the kind of multi-faceted kind of income stream that you would love to be associated with?

Now, let’s not get ahead of ourselves and start thinking about the money before the process. How can you successfully start a milk distribution business in Nigeria?

The first thing you need to know about the milk distribution business is the manufacturing process in the first place. If you would want to fully go large scale on this business, manual milking won’t cut it for you so its best to just opt for mechanical hands to help with the milking process. To produce the milk to a very great level of taste and purity as we have it packaged today, it usually requires you to have carried out seven different processes on it which are

· Collection of the milk (by mechanically milking the cows)

· Separation of particles from milk (done by running the milk through a clarifier)

· Fortification of raw milk (by addition of useful vitamins e.g. vit A, K and D)

· Pasteurization (passing into a pasteurizer made for different types of milk)

· Homogenising (reducing the milk-fat particle sizes)

· Cleaning and

· Packaging (pumping finished products into commercial containers)

The seven processes as listed above are to be followed religiously and without exception to give your customers the absolute best at all times. Now that we have gone through the process of manufacture, how do we go about distribution?

1. Business Site

The site of your business bears a very large influence over the kind of income you would be making. If you want to run a successful chain of distribution, it is important that you site your business in a place that can be easily accessed by your target market. Proximity to electricity and good roads would also be a boost to keep your products fresh and your business afloat

2. Licensing

People would buy only what they trust and would never seek to experiment with something dangerous to their health. Therefore, it would be wise for you to get a regulatory agency to certify your business for being healthy and safe. One of such agencies is NAFDAC and another for standard is SON. Get certified and increase your chances of getting picked over competitors.

3. Make Connections

Instead of just distributing your milk to local stores, some shops around and even selling on the internet, you could enter a sort of contract with other milk manufacturers or companies that require milk for their activities and supply them on agreement. Such companies in Nigeria are Fan Milk, Peak Milk, Loya Milk and the likes. Although they have their own dairy farms too, a little more of quality milk from you would always be welcome.

4. Marketing

As a distributor of milk, it is very important that you make sure your product gets out to all and sundry. It is not just enough that your products are now in the local store and you feel that is enough reason for you to rest on your oars. No, far from it. the internet is at your disposal and the international market is also interested in your business. Take advantage of it.

5. what are you still waiting for?

This is the point where you need to do a great feasibility study and act on those points above. In no time, your financial life would have been transformed.

Introduction to project B.O.S.E

Being an entrepreneur can be rewarding. However, it doesn't come easy as the past century definition of an entrepreneur simply means a risk taker- some one willing to take a business risk and stand either to profit or loss. Due to this uncertainty, an entrepreneur is often referred to as such ( someone who takes RISK).

Furthermore, living in an economic such as ours, the work or the dream of becoming not just an entrepreneur but a successful entrepreneur is farther pushed away from the potential entrepreneur. Economic recession, unemployment, lack of funds, non-governmental support, initial failure, lack of motivation and more has restricted many and have put fear in the hearts of others, preventing them from pursuing their entrepreneurship dreams.

Abode Business- Home for entrepreneurs have deviced a way to keep you motivated in your quest to become successful entrepreneurs - it is B.O.S.E which translates to BIOGRAPHY OF SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS.

Nothing is new! No sunset or sunrise is new, its just a reoccurrance, no idea is new either, its just a re-modification with rather the personality of the conceiver (some one that had the idea).

We are all remodeling- what succeed in Las Vegas can also Succeed in New York if the same approach is employed. If Mr A can succeed, Mr B can as well do better at that same thing if he had the same mindset, the same approach and the same confession as Mr A.

If someone can succeed as an entrepreneur you also can succeed. This is the principle behind B.O.S.E ( Biography of Successful Entrepreneurs).
We have come to realized that Irrespective of the top notch lucrative business ideas we provide nearly on daily basis most of our Valued Readers remain but potential Entrepreneurs. They still prefer to fish in shallow waters and may be due to lack of motivation are afraid to launch into the deep.

But hey , the motivator is here *wink*.

We introduce B.O.S.E ( Biography of successful entrepreneurs) as a solution and to serve as a motivation to us all ( Entrepreneur). After much brainstorm and research we realized that the success story of others can be the fuel you need. therefore, the birth of project B.O.S.E. Therein we will try as much as we can to dig in deep into the lives of successful entrepreneurs to help keep you motivated.

We will :
* elicit their family background
* moral- To prove to prove to you that most of this successful entrepreneurs started worst that you.

* Alert you of their initial failure
* Moral - To prove to you that failure is not a destination rather a transition- transition to greater heights not quits .

We will also show you the major advantages you have now that they don't have then (Examples - Advancement in technology and internet) so you can do better.

This and lots more will be covered under project B.O.S.E. If work according to plan we will interview all (if possible) successful entrepreneur along side the biography.

Now we will present B.O.S.E of not just successful Nigerian entrepreneurs but also across Africa and the globe at large. Providing you with different taste and business fields, sectors and different business ideas that became successful and the step it took them to get there.

We are trying to make this Home undoubtedly comfortable. (Abode Business - Home for Entrepreneurs).

Please tell us what you think via comment box.

Our country Nigeria is a land flowing with milk and honey, the land is very fertile and can take nearly any kind of plant. This makes it hard for us to believe that there should be someone who would be poor in such a great land of opportunities. There are a lot of potential goldmines around us but a lot of people just turn their blind investor’s eye to it. Well, we here at Abode Business Online are just here to help you open up that blind eye.

Look around you today and look at something that your meal cannot do with in a day. Just look at what you are eating right now and try to guess one of the spices therein that you and many other Nigerians use on the daily. Yes, you guessed right – its pepper.

While many of us go to the market each day to buy pepper for our various meals and recipes, have we ever thought of the lucrativeness of the pepper farming business? Follow through this post and we would give you the rundown of the ways to commercially grow the popular types of pepper for the market and you would see why we think this is a great business idea for you to act upon.

1. Picking the Variety

You would have to make some research into the market to check the species of pepper that is generally accepted in the local market and/ or international market should you be looking to forex trade also. Currently, the most widely accepted type of pepper is the Trinidad scorpion and the bell pepper so you might want to start with any of these two varieties. Picking these would ensure that you can not only relate with the local market but international trade scenes too.

2. Nursery Preparation

A nursery is one of the most important stages in the life of the pepper. Nursery preparation comes best around March and April as this is when the rain starts tofall for the year. Your backyard or any other piece of suitable land can be used for nursery. Simply, make a great bed of soil and spread the pepper seeds on it then allow them to flourish by themselves. From a period of five days to one week, you should have started seeing some germination

3. Transplanting

Transplanting is the final move your pepper seeds would be experiencing. Till the soil and make spacious holes in it to accommodate the roots of the pepper plant that you are bringing from the nursery. Depending on the size of your farm, you could look to hiring labourers to work with you.

4. Weeding/ Application of Fertilizer

Both moves above are aimed at getting the best yield for your plants. Removal of weed would ensure less competition for soil nutrients and fertilizing would fix even more nutrients for better growth into the soil. You should be careful when fertilizing though to avoid excess application which can lead to soil acidity.

5. harvesting

Pepper usually matures some three months after it has been planted and they do not mature at the same time. At the start of harvesting, you could have to keep harvesting daily for about one week because some mature faster than the others. When that red hue is visible on your pepper, you should be rest assured that it is right enough for the sack.

6. Marketing

Pepper is already in very high demand so it shouldn’t be hard getting a market for your product. Identify all the list of ready markets that you want to supply to or better, just enter a deal with a middleman who would come take them at farm gate price. In the international market, pepper also does well with the possibility of getting as much as $21,000 for two tonnes of bell pepper which would have costed you only about 1 million Naira to produce. That’s more than a stunning 100% in return on investment.

Haven introduce B.O.SE in which we agreed to from time to time discuss the biography of successful entrepreneurs to help motivates us for if they can do it you too can. here we will learn about the biography of Linda Ikeji, owner and editor of www.lindaikejisblog.com , a great name as far as Blogging is concerned in Nigeria and Africa at large.

Born on September 19, 1980, Linda Ikeji was born very far from what you would call a silver spoon and if she had any spoon in her mouth at all, it would have been a wooden one. The young Linda was the second child in a family of seven and she started out as a Christian in the catholic denomination. From her formative years, around the age of 10, Linda discovered her love for writing and literature and began to put down some children fiction which was read and praised by all and sundry.

This is what inspired her to write more and as she began to grow, she realised that she had the love and passion for news writing too so instead of following the ways of her peers to party, play and club, she took time to stay back home and watch the news, studying how it was always being reported.

When it was time for university, Linda chose the university of Lagos and put in to study mass communications but much to her dismay, was given the English language course instead.

Not letting this small problem set her back, she set to work and decided to make the best of her course. To further support herself due to the humble background she had, Linda took up a job as a waitress, usher, bartender and even, part time model, to make ends meet. None of these business ventures were money makers back then and in the end, she had to bring the curtains on her modelling career in 2005. She picked up a little experience in bogging while holding a column for a celebrity magazine which packed up along the way also.

Despite all of these, Linda failed to give up.

After her university education, Linda Ikeji had still not given up on the journalism dream despite all of the side attractions and launched a business brand called the Black Dove entertainment (inspired by Silverbird) but at this, she failed again. She even meant for the business to be a kind of modelling agency on the side but the plan never did take off.

Instead of getting discouraged, this spurred Linda on to try her hands in new parts of the industry. She tried her hands at the magazine industry, launching FM & B but after just two editions, the costs of production caught up with her and she could no longer fund the project. At this point, any ordinary entrepreneur would have resigned to fate but Linda was not ordinary.

In 2006, Linda started her blog and when Bella Naija featured her on their own blog once, a new wave of opportunities started to crawl out towards her. By 2007, she had left her other gigs to fully focus on the blogging business and today, she owns one of the most visited blog in the world, the adjudged number one news blog in Nigeria and the most visited blog in Nigeria.

The influence of the Linda Ikeji Blog does not only stay within the shores of this country with other African and world countries too catching some of the frenzy.

From the blogging business, the former model has now made enough money to sustain her for a very long time, recently acquiring a #500 million mansion and having an impressive garage to go with that. She has risen above all their setbacks, defied all odds and braved all storms to become one of Nigeria’s finest online entrepreneurs.

From the aso ebi of the Yorubas, the beautifully crafted kaftan of the Hausas and the wonderfully decorated outfits of the Igbos to the western inspired styles common among the youths, the fashion industry in Nigeria is experiencing a big boom and if it is not at its peak yet, then it is fast approaching and plans to stay there for a very long time.

The fashion industry in Nigeria started to experience a huge turnaround when indigenous fashion stylists, tailors and seamstresses started to experiment with our natural fabrics and cultural attires to create a beautiful blend of now and then. Then, we also started to embrace the western culture when it comes to dressing and we have even adapted this to our very own ankaras and kampalas.

A lot of investors have gone into this industry to make big names for themselves and many more are going into clothing and fashion daily. The prospects are high; the market is there and your suppliers are ready. How then can one successful go into the fashion industry and make a reasonable investment?

Currently, there are a number of ways in which one can launch themselves into the fashion industry. The first (not according to any order) is investing in someone else’s business.

This would be like holding some shares and stocks in a public trading company which would pay you some dividends as agreed upon by both parties. This can be a very long term investment for you and for a business that is very profitable, would mean a steady income while letting your money work for you. The next is starting up an institute where you get the necessary materials for developing fabrics (the sewing machine, the weeping machine etc.) and with some skills on your own side, you start the business. Along the line, you would start to gain a lot of customers and even apprentices who would want to learn the trade under your guidance and tutelage.

The profits here are also endless because you can gain as much as you can manage the business well.

However, it takes little or no knowledge to be able to start up with any of the two above except the latter which would require you to have had more than some basic sewing skills.

To better invest in the fashion industry though, the prime way is launching into your own clothesline. Establishing your own brand. Although there are profits in the ways listed above too, they are usually marginal compared to what you would gain by opting for having your own clothesline, and we are here to help you realise that dream.

So, what does it take to start my own fashion clothesline?

1. Learn about the industry

The best way to succeed at the business is to, before all other things, learn about the industry. You would not only need to learn about the present but as well, the past, because this has a very high effect on where the fashion industry is going. Fashion revolves around one point and knowing the past would give you better innovative ideas and help you keep up with the present and future. A good way to learn about the industry is to take a class, read a book or for more practicality, immerse yourself into it may be under someone else’s brand. This would allow you a front row seat to seeing how things are done.

2. Pick Your Style

Fashion is all about style, and what doesn’t appeal to someone would be the apple of another’s eyes. Puma, Adidas, Nike and all other related fashion brands in the world got to where they are by being unique. They picked a style and stuck to it through thick and thin, making only modifications, adjustments and improvements to the template on ground but never deviating for once. This should inspire you to check within yourself and choose what you want your brand to stand for.

Choosing a style doesn’t make you rigid, rather, it gives you focus and it screams something that people can easily identify with you. Trust us, people love when their fashion brand is unique because you standing out helps them to also stand out.

3. Choose your market

Who do you plan on dressing with your clothesline? This is as important as any question that you could ask yourself. Is it the young, the middle-aged or the old? Is it the celebrities or are you going to cater for the middle class too? Would you want to make for females only, males only or have a unisex brand? This would further enforce your uniqueness.

For a start, you could consider the theory of appealing to various types of market. Let your clothesline have a variety for people of different categories to choose from. Once again, we are going for uniqueness, not rigidity.

4. Draw a Business Plan

Yes, you need that, more than anything. Draw up a business plan and do not make a hasty business of it. Take all the time that you would need to come to your conclusion. Launching a fashion brand or clothesline is very capital intensive so you would want to consider your start-up capital, the operating costs, the number of employees to hold, your overall ideas, the logo and tagline of your business, your set mission, vision and goals, your business polices, the target market and all such other things that comes to mind when you think of your business.

Detail is king here and make sure you do not skip anything when making a business plan. The smallest of details can have the biggest of effects.

5. Suppliers

Now that you have all you need to start your fashion brand, choose the companies that you would like to supply you. Remember, uniqueness is the key and it would be better to go for one that is very much in line with your own dreams and passion too. If you are new to the business, get in touch with those that have been in there for a while and get recommendations from them to make your interactions with the suppliers even smoother.

6. Marketing

After getting your products, move to marketing. Make your advertisement revolve around the products you have and bring them out in the best light as possible. Strengthen your brand and advertisement by getting models to do shoots for you, dressing up celebrities if you have access to them and putting your style out there. You are also your own best form of advertisement.

Wear yourself and let people see you. Market your brand well and present yourself better and watch people swoon over your clothesline. We are now ready to start smiling to the bank.

You know, becoming an entrepreneur is not an easy job at all and if you are reading this, we congratulate you a lot because we know that you must belong to the majority of people who are already entrepreneurs. However, there is also the slim chance that the readers are just trying to gain some knowledge beforehand before they step into the full world of entrepreneurship. Whichever you may be and whatever the case, we welcome you all to learning the best way to recruit for your business.

Some recruiters might have told you that the best thing to do is to check their CV, check the grades that your applicant left their higher institutions with or check all of such things on paper, but you have to know that getting the right man for your job is more than just looking at the paperwork. Today, we are going to be talking about the three most important things that you should look for when making an employee choice. Now, shall we?

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3. Perseverance

Don’t look at an employee just because the record looks good on paper but also, let your questionspush them to know what they can take and what limits they can stretch to for your business. Make your questions tactical enough and never give off what you mean, but let it be in such a way that it would reveal answers. Would this new employee stick with your business through thick and thin or just up and leave when the going gets tough? Is this the ‘greener pastures’ kind of employee who would only enjoy the profits with you and shy away when it’s time to deal with the losses? You must be careful enough to choose someone that has not only perseverance but grit also – someone that would rise with you and also help you up during a fall

2. Mentality

There are two different kinds of mentality that an employee can have – the owner mentality and the worker mentality – and you should take note of both. Some employees with the worker mentality see the job as just a means to an end and something that they need to do to pay the bills at the end of the month only. Just that. They do not see why they should go the extra mile for you. After all, it is nottheir ownbusiness to begin with. However, those with the owner mentality see things different. They want to take charge, while still respecting your authority, and they are up day and night looking for ways to push you forward. These are the right ones for you

1 Good Communicator

If you think having a vehicle that does not start is a great liability, wait till you get poor communicators. They are the worst liabilities that a business can have and no matter how much you try; they can never be leaders in any regard in your business. A good communicator would be able to lead, get facts and send them out at the right time and would even be an effective team leader. Wouldn’t you want that?

As humans, we always like to define things a lot and one of the ways in which we define them is slapping a price tag or value on them. through numbers, we satisfy our own quest to always want to rank things so that comparisons become better. To rank, we take in to a lot of factors and coefficient which are usually not exhaustive and this also explains why we will never get a universal ranking system.

Everyone comes up with their own methods and one of such methods that was launched to help webmasters, bloggers and site owners brag about their online establishment is the Alexa web ranking platform which helps you to check and analyse how your blog, website or web page is faring on the internet and according to their own coefficients and data, how it ranks in the whole wide world’s business of the internet. Who is Alexa, and how does it work?

Alexa might be a name that you do not know, but it would be nearly impossible to believe that you do not know whom amazon is, and that is the company that runs that Alexa platform after acquiring it in the year 1999. Via a lot of diverse toolbars, data sheets, coefficients and traffic charts over the internet, Alexa provides a comprehensive report and summary of the ranking of a website on the internet relative to each and every other website whose data as stated above could be gotten for computational reasons likewise.

They have been credited with a lot of things and achievement on the world wide web in the past, some notable ones being their database template which made the creation of the Wayback Machine a success and their search engines run on the internet which they have since gone on to stop now.

To measure the data that, they do and come to the conclusions that they make, Alexa has shared some insights on their website to allow users see how the whole system works. The page practically looks to the status of the website over the past three months to the present time frame the measurement was requested and takes into consideration factors such as the number of unique visitors that come on board every day and as well, the number of page views by unique IP addresses.

For data collection, Alexa highly relies on the extensions from various browsers such as Google Chrome, Firefox and the likes to collect these data and the site that has the highest after being combined is ranked first. Alexa also accounts for other users that it ranks on might have missed and tries to distribute the according to their geographic locations.

To view your Alexa ranking, all you need to is go to the website (www.alexa.com) itself and then enter the domain name then get you results charted out for you. Although a majority of people have disbanded the truth in this ranking being efficient, it cannot be said that there exist no similarities between the results obtained and the amount of traffic a site gets, so it is correct to a certain degree of precision.

Alexa is also trusted because like the Google analytics, they gather their own data from a lot of sources. The platform is unlimited and efficient.

Akin Alabi – the owner, CEO and founder of Nairabet – is one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the country, the continent Africa and even in the whole wide world, but he didn’t get there by mere play or word of mouth. The business tycoon succeeded in launching one of the most widely accepted sports betting platforms in Africa right now and on a daily, the business brings in millions upon millions of naira for him as his customer base grows in leaps and bounds.

As a starter in the business, Akin Alabi started out as an internet marketer and entrepreneur and even in this, had some hard times breaking out into the industry but he never did give up. Through his toils and struggles, Akin Alabi started going around to organise seminars and workshops for like minded people to come together and share ideas that would help them all move forward in the kind of business path that they had all chosen.

However, he stared to gain some massive breakthrough when his seminars started to gain much more recognition due to the hard work he had put into it and then, his internet marketing tips and ideas paid off for him, helping him realise thousands of dollars from sales of products and digital items through the online platform, Clickbank.

Akin Alabi had his primary school education at the prestigious Command School at Ibadan and relocated to Enugu to have his secondary school education at the Federal Government College of Enugu. For his higher education, he came back to the city of Ibadan to obtain a Higher National Diploma degree in Business Administration from the Polytechnic, Ibadan and then went on to further his studies in the united states of America, now holding a certificate of Harvard for the course Intellectual Property Strategy. Now married with two kids, the entrepreneur didn’t get to where he got to today by treading a rosy path all along.

Delving into politics at one point in time, his most recent and significant setback was failing to emerge winner when he contested for a seat in the Federal House of Representatives of the Egbeda Federal constituency of Oyo state in the year 2015. As a winner that he is, he has not let this set him back any bit and he still aspires to run for office again with the hope of winning. This kind of winning spirit and the ‘never give up’ mentality is what steered Akin towards his Nairabet million-dollar business today.

Currently, he is estimated to be worth about $10 million dollars and most of these are proceeds from the Nairabet business, which rakes in more millions yearly than any other of his investments. As an entrepreneur, Akin has also shown the beauty of diversity in investment as not only does the betting platform bring him a steady income, he also makes a decent amount from his other online marketing and affiliate programs.

Akin is a philanthropist, donating money to charity and helping out the needy and for this, he is a well-respected figure in the society.

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