kfrosh:
Sister believe me you never jam hunger/poverty. . It brings out the best in you. You will begin to do those things you believed you were never capable of.

guy if am you l will just keep quiet... Ur opponent sound more wiser

Dyt:
Even sucklers are crazy workaholics



I am dyt and not steppin

Yeah, keep telling yourself that! You ain't paying the bills, so why should you care?

steppin:

Yeah, keep telling yourself that!
You ain't paying the bills, so why should you care?

What do u know

Dyt:


You don't know everyone one
Do you?
I am jobless too
I can't do business cos I am a free giver
I can't learn craft cos I get tired easily
Not like I am lazy, as a matter of fact I am very hardworking

We all can't do samething
Speak what you know

Just one thing, you're lazy.

How can just one person give all these excuses?

If you could give all these excuses as a reason for not trying, then you do not merit any form of emplyment. I will never employ someone like you.

The OP made reasonable points and intelligent people would reason above the hawking of pure water and gala thing as its only a way of making people know how small they can start.

Apart from the points stated by the OP, the biggest of all reasons why young graduates all over the world find it difficult to start their own business is fear. The quest for immediate job security, financial security, fear of the business succeeding or failing and the mentality that only salary jobs can guarantee financial stability.

We must also know that business is not about buying and selling alone. Rendering of services, manufacturing, consultancy e.t.c are all businesses who also started small before they became multinational corporations. Even those big companies you're all dreaming of are doing businesses just on a large scale, its all about exchange of goods/services for profit or reward.

I agree we can't all be business owners, else who will work for businesses that are growing?

But if are unemployed, and you can overcome that fear... I encourage anyone to start a business no matter how small. No one can tell how big that business will become in years to come.


Let me share some info about myself.

After NYSC, I followed the normal job hunting path just for months cos i've known right from time that I will end up working for myself. I only scouted for job cos I felt it'll be easier to raise capital from the job. But then, I only applied to oil and gas and multinational corporations that are reputable and can pay very well. I knew I can make 100k min per month from my business idea should I choose to start, so its all about jobs that would pay more. Eleven months after NYSC, I could not get job in any of these companies( shell, NLNG, e.t.c) , so I started my own business. Did I tell you I got other small jobs? (which include graduate engineering trainee at Dangote Group...80k as pay per month) I turned them down cos I knew I deserve more. I started my biz in 2012 with just me and my brother as staff and with one office, today we have 3 offices, 6 direct staff on payroll and 4 part time staff (freelance ICT tutors). we are still growing.

Never despise the days of humble beginning.

Did I tell you I'm a graduate of mechanical engineering and i graduated with distinction?... now I found myself in IT.

Thanks for reading.

LaurelP:


Go work where?
Any graduate can start a business.
It is at the stage of expansion that they need managers as you said.

But he's right, It's ideal for one to work, gain some experience and managerial tact in whatever area they want to pitch their tent in before embarking on business. Do you know that in this same country of ours, sometime in the 70s, after NYSC, a graduate is required to spend a few years on tutelage before being given employment. Business is not something you just bull your way into, do you know why the people who don't go to school are often required to spend as much as 5-7yrs on apprenticeship, I can keep giving you analogies, in fact rushing into business is also a reason why many fail.

deesquarediddy:


Just re. Eleven months aNYSC, I could not get job in any of these companies( shell, NLNG, e.t.c) , so I st.

Is it me u now wrote these epistle for?
Hiañ
U have judged me finish eh
How do u know I don't run a business?
How are u so sure I don't get offers?
Is everyone like u?

I am in a better mood oo
Job hunting mood
Let me not disrespect u
Just go in peace

There are online businesses you can do for little or no start up costs. spend about an hour or so a day and get all the support and training you will ever need from people who have amassed great wealth.

There should be no excuse with that one, your not selling pure water, ground nuts or any of that stuff

You can maintain your status what ever you are doing while you grow you new online business . The only requirement is that you participate

Ben Ajose

Dyt:


You don't know everyone one
Do you?
I am jobless too
I can't do business cos I am a free giver
I can't learn craft cos I get tired easily
Not like I am lazy, as a matter of fact I am very hardworking

We all can't do samething
Speak what you know

n u just killed me with at response; it is a simple natural truth. Ain't variety the spice of life, the shades of reality?

jbl007:
where are you serving?

Rivers state

Robert Kiyosaki Quotes That WILL Inspire You...




“In the real world, the smartest people are people who make mistakes and learn. In school, the smartest people don’t make mistakes.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“It’s not what you say out of your mouth that determines your life,it’s what you whisper to yourself that has the most power!” – Robert Kiyosaki

“It’s more important to grow your income than cut your expenses. It’s more important to grow your spirit that cut your dreams.” - Robert Kiyosaki

“The most successful people in life are the ones who ask questions. They’re always learning. They’re always growing. They’re always pushing.” - Robert Kiyosaki

“Don’t be addicted to money. Work to learn. don’t work for money. Work for knowledge.” - Robert Kiyosaki

“It’s easier to stand on the sidelines, criticize, and say why you shouldn’t do something. The sidelines are crowded. Get in the game.” - Robert Kiyosaki

“The trouble with school is they give you the answer, then they give you the exam. That’s not life.” - Robert Kiyosaki

“Complaining about your current position in life is worthless. Have a spine and do something about it instead.” - Robert Kiyosaki

“The fear of being different prevents most people from seeking new ways to solve their problems.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“Winners are not afraid of losing. But losers are. Failure is part of the process of success. People who avoid failure also avoid success.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“Successful people ask questions. They seek new teachers. They’re always learning.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“If you want to be rich, you need to develop your vision. You must be standing on the edge of time gazing into the future.” - Robert Kiyosaki

“If you’re still doing what mommy and daddy said for you to do (go to school, get a job, and save money), you’re losing.” - Robert Kiyosaki

“Often, the more money you make the more money you spend; that’s why more money doesn’t make you rich – assets make you rich.” - Robert Kiyosaki

“The most life destroying word of all is the word tomorrow.” - Robert Kiyosaki

“The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire; the size of your dream; and how you handle disappointment along the way.” - Robert Kiyosaki

“I’d rather welcome change than cling to the past.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“The most successful people are mavericks who aren’t afraid to ask why, especially when everyone thinks it’s obvious.” - Robert Kiyosaki

“Hoping drains your energy. Action creates energy.” - Robert Kiyosaki

“The more a person seeks security, the more that person gives up control over his life.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“Everyone can tell you the risk. An entrepreneur can see the reward.” - Robert Kiyosaki

“A plan is a bridge to your dreams. Your job is to make the plan or bridge real, so that your dreams will become real. If all you do is stand on the side of the bank and dream of the other side, your dreams will forever be just dreams. - Robert Kiyosaki

“You’ll often find that it’s not mom or dad, husband or wife, or the kids that’s stopping you. It’s you. Get out of your own way.” - Robert Kiyosaki

“The only difference between a rich person and poor person is how they use their time” - Robert Kiyosaki

“Your choices decide your fate. Take the time to make the right ones. If you make a mistake, that’s fine; learn from it & don’t make it again.” - Robert Kiyosaki

“If you’re the kind of person who has no guts, you just give up every time life pushes you. If you’re that kind of person, you’ll live all your life playing it safe, doing the right things, saving yourself for something that never happens. Then, you die a boring old person.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“Money is really just an idea.” - Robert Kiyosaki

“Talk is cheap. Learn to listen with your eyes. Actions do speak louder than words. Watch what a person does more than what he says.” - Robert Kiyosaki

“The moment you make passive income and portfolio income a part of your life, your life will change. Those words will become flesh.” - Robert Kiyosaki

”You will make some mistakes but, if you learn from those mistakes, those mistakes will become wisdom and wisdom is essential to becoming wealthy.” - Robert Kiyosaki

“If you realize that you’re the problem, then you can change yourself, learn something and grow wiser. Don’t blame other people for your problems.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“Workers work hard enough to not be fired, and owners pay just enough so that workers won’t quit.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“As I said, I wish I could say it was easy. It wasn’t, but it wasn’t hard either. But without a strong reason or purpose, anything in life is hard. ” – Robert Kiyosaki

“The single most powerful asset we all have is our mind. If it is trained well, it can create enormous wealth in what seems to be an instant.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“Find the game where you can win, and then commit your life to playing it; and play to win.” - Robert Kiyosaki

“The power of “can’t”: The word “can’t” makes strong people weak, blinds people who can see, saddens happy people, turns brave people into cowards, robs a genius of their brilliance, causes rich people to think poorly, and limits the achievements of that great person living inside us all.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“One of the great things about being willing to try new things and make mistakes is that making mistakes keeps you humble. People who are humble learn more than people who are arrogant.” - Robert Kiyosaki

“Intelligence solves problems and produces money. Money without financial intelligence is money soon gone.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“Start small and dream big.” - Robert Kiyosaki

To be frank, if you really meant this and your healthy and full bodied adult..it then means you cant withstand stress, even if you are employed.

your case seems to be hopeless

I am sorry I have to be frank with you..... YOU ARE DONE AND GONE


With this mindset, you have to resort to been a charity case, you do not have can do spirit. then who will employ you ?

Dyt:


You don't know everyone one
Do you?
I am jobless too
I can't do business cos I am a free giver
I can't learn craft cos I get tired easily
Not like I am lazy, as a matter of fact I am very hardworking

We all can't do samething
Speak what you know

tonychristopher:
To be frank, if you really meant this and your healthy and full bodied adult..it then means you cant withstand stress, even if you are employed.

your case seems to be hopeless

I am sorry I have to be frank with you..... YOU ARE DONE AND GONE


With this mindset, you have to resort to been a charity case, you do not have can do spirit. then who will employ you ?

Thank you

Dyt:


Thank you

Your welcome
Pls change it....you can make it

Just believe

obiak4:

babe save save save your alawi ooooo u could start with that forget Brazilian hair for now ooooo

Yeah

jbl007:
where are you serving?

Rivers

ogorkojo:
Yeah

u be delta abi no worry I go marry you heeeeeh

tonychristopher:

Your welcome
Pls change it....you can make it

Just believe

Excellenet post

I have Robert Kiyosaki's Conspiracy of the rich insightful book

tonychristopher:
Robert Kiyosaki Quotes That WILL Inspire You...




“In the real world, the smartest people are people who make mistakes and learn. In school, the smartest people don’t make mistakes.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“It’s not what you say out of your mouth that determines your life,it’s what you whisper to yourself that has the most power!” – Robert Kiyosaki

“It’s more important to grow your income than cut your expenses. It’s more important to grow your spirit that cut your dreams.” - Robert Kiyosaki

“The most successful people in life are the ones who ask questions. They’re always learning. They’re always growing. They’re always pushing.” - Robert Kiyosaki

“Don’t be addicted to money. Work to learn. don’t work for money. Work for knowledge.” - Robert Kiyosaki

“It’s easier to stand on the sidelines, criticize, and say why you shouldn’t do something. The sidelines are crowded. Get in the game.” - Robert Kiyosaki

“The trouble with school is they give you the answer, then they give you the exam. That’s not life.” - Robert Kiyosaki

“Complaining about your current position in life is worthless. Have a spine and do something about it instead.” - Robert Kiyosaki

“The fear of being different prevents most people from seeking new ways to solve their problems.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“Winners are not afraid of losing. But losers are. Failure is part of the process of success. People who avoid failure also avoid success.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“Successful people ask questions. They seek new teachers. They’re always learning.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“If you want to be rich, you need to develop your vision. You must be standing on the edge of time gazing into the future.” - Robert Kiyosaki

“If you’re still doing what mommy and daddy said for you to do (go to school, get a job, and save money), you’re losing.” - Robert Kiyosaki

“Often, the more money you make the more money you spend; that’s why more money doesn’t make you rich – assets make you rich.” - Robert Kiyosaki

“The most life destroying word of all is the word tomorrow.” - Robert Kiyosaki

“The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire; the size of your dream; and how you handle disappointment along the way.” - Robert Kiyosaki

“I’d rather welcome change than cling to the past.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“The most successful people are mavericks who aren’t afraid to ask why, especially when everyone thinks it’s obvious.” - Robert Kiyosaki

“Hoping drains your energy. Action creates energy.” - Robert Kiyosaki

“The more a person seeks security, the more that person gives up control over his life.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“Everyone can tell you the risk. An entrepreneur can see the reward.” - Robert Kiyosaki

“A plan is a bridge to your dreams. Your job is to make the plan or bridge real, so that your dreams will become real. If all you do is stand on the side of the bank and dream of the other side, your dreams will forever be just dreams. - Robert Kiyosaki

“You’ll often find that it’s not mom or dad, husband or wife, or the kids that’s stopping you. It’s you. Get out of your own way.” - Robert Kiyosaki

“The only difference between a rich person and poor person is how they use their time” - Robert Kiyosaki

“Your choices decide your fate. Take the time to make the right ones. If you make a mistake, that’s fine; learn from it & don’t make it again.” - Robert Kiyosaki

“If you’re the kind of person who has no guts, you just give up every time life pushes you. If you’re that kind of person, you’ll live all your life playing it safe, doing the right things, saving yourself for something that never happens. Then, you die a boring old person.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“Money is really just an idea.” - Robert Kiyosaki

“Talk is cheap. Learn to listen with your eyes. Actions do speak louder than words. Watch what a person does more than what he says.” - Robert Kiyosaki

“The moment you make passive income and portfolio income a part of your life, your life will change. Those words will become flesh.” - Robert Kiyosaki

”You will make some mistakes but, if you learn from those mistakes, those mistakes will become wisdom and wisdom is essential to becoming wealthy.” - Robert Kiyosaki

“If you realize that you’re the problem, then you can change yourself, learn something and grow wiser. Don’t blame other people for your problems.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“Workers work hard enough to not be fired, and owners pay just enough so that workers won’t quit.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“As I said, I wish I could say it was easy. It wasn’t, but it wasn’t hard either. But without a strong reason or purpose, anything in life is hard. ” – Robert Kiyosaki

“The single most powerful asset we all have is our mind. If it is trained well, it can create enormous wealth in what seems to be an instant.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“Find the game where you can win, and then commit your life to playing it; and play to win.” - Robert Kiyosaki

“The power of “can’t”: The word “can’t” makes strong people weak, blinds people who can see, saddens happy people, turns brave people into cowards, robs a genius of their brilliance, causes rich people to think poorly, and limits the achievements of that great person living inside us all.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“One of the great things about being willing to try new things and make mistakes is that making mistakes keeps you humble. People who are humble learn more than people who are arrogant.” - Robert Kiyosaki

“Intelligence solves problems and produces money. Money without financial intelligence is money soon gone.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“Start small and dream big.” - Robert Kiyosaki

GenerousLord:
In as much as I appreciate the fact that you rightly pointed out that some graduates have some ego issues that preclude them from making a huge step that will transmogrify their lives for good, I would also want to join my voice with other voices who of course do not agree entirely with your post.

OP, I'm just gonna ask you two questions, and please respond like a honest man.

Q1) If you were a father, would you risk the pain of sponsoring your child's education (BSc or up to Master's degree level) knowing fully well that as soon as he graduates from the university and acquires those degrees he will drop them (the degree certificates) eventually, and go after the hawking of pure water and gala like you put it?

Q2) Do you see such an act (refering to my first question) as counter-productive, unplanned and foolish? Or to you such an act is productive, well planned and wise?



And just so you know, everyone is not designed to be an entrepreneur.

What are you saying?
Everyone is an entrepreneur and there will always be a difference if a graduate decides to sell purewater and someone that didn't attend school because what you learnt in school would come to play and people from my experience tend to identify with such person which further brings more success in business.

As a father I would support him.

donnypool:


The nigeria environment is not conducive for a small business...

#lazy_Nigeria_Graduate_excuses

Nigeria is unarguably the largest country in Africa so the population alone is a business booster.

jtjohn:
d major problem is capital.....I was discussing with my aunty who works in nysc, so I ask a question dat instead of we servicing d country 4 1year why can't dey say after d camp dey will pay us all d money and every one we go back to his or her various state in other to start up a business becos dey knw fully well dat dere are no jobs......starting up a business require money........

80% will 'gamble' that money away so much that there will nothing to show for it after a year.

precisionindepth:
then it wld v been better den to start selling d gala and pure water immediately after pry 6 instead of going to school to acquire a bsc or MSC or watever and wasting d parents hard earned money. wat do u say?
wld u say pple shd stop been educated then and everybody shd go learn bead fashion gala and all those

This mentality has to change. Its not compulsory to practice what one learnt in university. Aki didn't study acting in school. I have an Uncle who studied a different course only to be distributing a food product.

The school you went to is for your pocket when hunger wire you like someone said, you will know how far? What you learnt is still valid and would come in handy when the time comes.

What am against is for a full grown adult whose parents sponsored through school to be asking money for transport and to barb hair.Haba,!

deltateam:


What are you saying?
Everyone is an entrepreneur and there will always be a difference if a graduate decides to sell purewater and someone that didn't attend school because what you learnt in school would come to play and people from my experience tend to identify with such person which further brings more success in business.

As a father I would support him.

Bro, what I'm saying is that, everyone is not designed to go into entrepreneurship. Period.

If you no agree with me, come beat me na.

Nigeria Graduate are this are that.
Some of this reason are the same reason the employed/under-employed wait till they get the axe before they start working on that idea that has been on their mind for years.

deltateam:


This mentality has to change. Its not compulsory to practice what one learnt in university. Aki didn't study acting in school. I have an Uncle who studied a different course only to be distributing a food product.

The school you went to is for your pocket when hunger wire you like someone said, you will know how far? What you learnt is still valid and would come in handy when the time comes.

What am against is for a full grown adult whose parents sponsored through school to be asking money for transport and to barb hair.Haba,!

I believe d last paragraph is def wrong for real. I can't imagine asking for money for transport and all those from patrents .

One thing I have learnt is that Nigeria in general needs to be more entrepreneurial to pull itself from the bootstraps out of this situation we are in

But you cannot impose your beliefs on others concerning starting a business or it could backfire in the most spectacular way.

Just put your idea out for people to see, those who will come, will come and the rest will not

I have seen the results of forcefully imposing ones believes on others all over the world and through history. Even if your intentions are good it could still backfire

ogorkojo:

Rivers state

awwww...lucky u. I was posted to Borno o.

jbl007:
awwww...lucky u. I was posted to Borno o.

Ah! Seriously? Well God dey. When did u start service?

ogorkojo:

Ah! Seriously? Well God dey. When did u start service?

lol...I avn't started yet. I'm going with stream 2 in June,,was delayed since November.

jbl007:
lol...I avn't started yet. I'm going with stream 2 in June,,was delayed since November.

Okay. Mine is ending by July. Where you really posted to Borno?

ogorkojo:

Okay. Mine is ending by July. Where you really posted to Borno?

yes na...unbelievable ryt? I'm camping in Nassarawa tho and I'm redeploying afterwards.