kennyslim1:
Nice one boss!

sherifos:
well done Bro. I respect ur hustle. May continue to guide, bless and make it easy for u

IyaOmo1:


Bro, I gbadun ur spirit. Keep it up God will surely bless ur hustle. Please, I have been nursing the idea of setting up a barbing+laundry buz here in PH. Although, I have a good job but want to increse my streams of income. How can I determine how much was made daily and how much my return will be since I will not always be on ground myself to know how much was made. Pls, respond.

ikenga67:
I greatly admire your enterprising spirit and ingenuity. Are you on whatsapp? Do you mind dropping your number or email on this thread?

dagr8oy:
very nice, i intend strtin up smthin lik dat....still tryin to put up sm money, bt i dnt really knw hw to go abt d laundry.

idonbilivit:
May God bless you greatly. Some day, you will look back and marvel on how greatness could come from such a humble beginnings. May God bless you and your efforts!

djbazz:


Whatz app. 08036313537 bbm 3321DCA4

djbazz:


Wow I wish u mean wot u said ooooo cos. I have never heard a Lady sound dis Way ooo

Yes...I meant what I said.
I am not responsible for how the "average lady" reasons/sound...I'm only responsible for how I reason...
Having clarified that, I love/admire hard workers of wish you happen to be one.

A graduate of the brain tasking Engineering___ came down yo "high horse" to do this...shun am...You don't know how much you busted my thinking with this business move of yours...lol.

I really don't know much 'bout this line(not like I know about any line kwanu...hahahaa)...but I know it comes with a lotta "masculine attached trouble"____ please avoid the trouble. I'm sure you have an idea wah I mean.

Thanks and that's all

For now....

50calibre:
I admire your entrepreneurial drive, but this not a viable business in any way, sooner or later it will collapse like a pack of cards.

I've spent considerable amount of time in lagos to know this type of business is never going to get you rich. At best you're just going to be surviving, living from hand to mouth.

Lets start with the location of your business: I haven't been to badagry but I know it's a one of the most rural parts of lagos which means it's population is largely made up of low income folks who won't be willing to pay good buck for a haircut unlike the affluent areas. Then there is the issue of rent.

Now electricity: We all know power supply in Nigeria is almost non-existent, so it's safe to assume you'd be running on a generator. Last heard, petrol was N100/litre. How much will it cost you to run that generator for a day & how much turnover are you going to be making (take into account periodic breakdown/servicing)

Then to the game issue: Nothing attracts the police, gamblers & criminals like that game. Your barber/gaming/laundry shop is going to be attracting trouble like honey attract flies. The parody outfit called Nigerian police are literally going to be feeding off you and your potential laundry customers are going to stay away from your establishment as it will be perceived as a haven for crooks.

How do I know this? I used to be a prolific gambler, the type to travel miles in search of a gambling joint regardless where it's located. I remember on one occasion I was in one of those gaming houses, (A friend suggested that we patronise of them, never knew how dangerous that could be) we did patronise them a couple of times but one day while we were all glued to the TV, the police swooped in & rounded all of us up, no where to run, no where to hide. We were ushered in a straight line into an awaiting van ready to drive us to the police station. I was lucky, because I was a minor then, I wasn't thrown into one of their horrid cells, when work got to my people, they came and bailed me out with cash. This was early 2000s, the PS1 era so I don't know if that's still happening.

My advice to you; be aware of the dangers of running a game business and prepare for it.

- Keep some savings for the police or settle the police beforehand so they'd look away.

- Have few thugs handy to help you when matters get out of hand.

- Don't just rely on your barbing business, branch into other forms of business legal or not. You can run a successful weed/cannabis enterprise, you buy in bulk at cheaper rates, then you distribute at your own price. Your business would provide cover for you. Just settle the police & they'd look away, in Nigeria anything goes. When the going gets tough the tough gets going. (I know this because barber shops are one of the easiest places to lay your hands on weed)

- If business is booming, don't place all your eggs in one basket. Save up & open other shops putting your protégés in charge.

Kachisbarbie:


Yes...I meant what I said.
I am not responsible for how the "average lady" reasons/sound...I'm only responsible for how I reason...
Having clarified that, I love/admire hard workers of wish you happen to be one.

A graduate of the brain tasking Engineering___ came down yo "high horse" to do this...shun am...You don't know how much you busted my thinking with this business move of yours...lol.

I really don't know much 'bout this line(not like I know about any line kwanu...hahahaa)...but I know it comes with a lotta "masculine attached trouble"____ please avoid the trouble. I'm sure you have an idea wah I mean.

Thanks and that's all

For now....

50calibre:
I admire your entrepreneurial drive, but this not a viable business in any way, sooner or later it will collapse like a pack of cards.
get out of hand.

- Don't just rely on your barbing business, branch into other forms of business legal or not. You can run a successful weed/cannabis enterprise, you buy in bulk at cheaper rates, then you distribute at your own price. Your business would provide cover for you. Just settle the police & they'd look away, in Nigeria anything goes. When the going gets tough the tough gets going. (I know this because barber shops are one of the easiest places to lay your hands on weed)

- If business is booming, don't place all your eggs in one basket. Save up & open other shops putting your protégés in charge.

djbazz:


I hired a barber but I do d laundry myself

Angelstartups:
Hello.

Ensure it's not all your savings/ capital you are putting into the business, since you just want to start.

Carry out a small market survey around your target location, identify type of market there and your target market.

Look out for what others offering similar value are doing right and what they are not doing right. This is where you'd offer your potential customers better service.

Its of 2 ways:
1) rent a good shop, get a quality generator, create many barber's corner that the space could take without making any client inconvenient and provide seat, mirror, tool box for each corner. There you go, set a weekly delivery agreement with each barber that buys space. You should have done a survey of barbers within that location to be sure you'd find quality ones, this is what could make or mar your business, open a bank account, register your business and set a reasonable target for each barber.
2) Take charge of the whole operation yourself after studying the business properly.

All the best.

Visit www.angelstartups.com.ng as an Entrepreneur, you may meet an interested investor.

royalkonsults:
Can laundry and barbing salon be run in same shop? Considering hairs as threats to laundry clothes?
Add your voice. If you run the two together in same shop,let us hear your advice!

stagger:


Where are the mods when you need them to ventilate people like this off such a wonderful and inspirational thread?

50calibre:
I admire your entrepreneurial drive, but this not a viable business in any way, sooner or later it will collapse like a pack of cards.

I've spent considerable amount of time in lagos to know this type of business is never going to get you rich. At best you're just going to be surviving, living from hand to mouth.

Lets start with the location of your business: I haven't been to badagry but I know it's a one of the most rural parts of lagos which means it's population is largely made up of low income folks who won't be willing to pay good buck for a haircut unlike the affluent areas. Then there is the issue of rent.

Now electricity: We all know power supply in Nigeria is almost non-existent, so it's safe to assume you'd be running on a generator. Last heard, petrol was N100/litre. How much will it cost you to run that generator for a day & how much turnover are you going to be making (take into account periodic breakdown/servicing)

Then to the game issue: Nothing attracts the police, gamblers & criminals like that game. Your barber/gaming/laundry shop is going to be attracting trouble like honey attract flies. The parody outfit called Nigerian police are literally going to be feeding off you and your potential laundry customers are going to stay away from your establishment as it will be perceived as a haven for crooks.

How do I know this? I used to be a prolific gambler, the type to travel miles in search of a gambling joint regardless where it's located. I remember on one occasion I was in one of those gaming houses, (A friend suggested that we patronise of them, never knew how dangerous that could be) we did patronise them a couple of times but one day while we were all glued to the TV, the police swooped in & rounded all of us up, no where to run, no where to hide. We were ushered in a straight line into an awaiting van ready to drive us to the police station. I was lucky, because I was a minor then, I wasn't thrown into one of their horrid cells, when work got to my people, they came and bailed me out with cash. This was early 2000s, the PS1 era so I don't know if that's still happening.

My advice to you; be aware of the dangers of running a game business and prepare for it.

- Keep some savings for the police or settle the police beforehand so they'd look away.

- Have few thugs handy to help you when matters get out of hand.

- Don't just rely on your barbing business, branch into other forms of business legal or not. You can run a successful weed/cannabis enterprise, you buy in bulk at cheaper rates, then you distribute at your own price. Your business would provide cover for you. Just settle the police & they'd look away, in Nigeria anything goes. When the going gets tough the tough gets going. (I know this because barber shops are one of the easiest places to lay your hands on weed)

- If business is booming, don't place all your eggs in one basket. Save up & open other shops putting your protégés in charge.