latestarter:

Residential area: around First Bank close to Berger Main Bus stop

Karin001:


That is a very good area. We will get there soon. Just exercise patience and allow the picture unfold further.

lexaydfg:


I'm interested in participating in this project, as earlier stated. My areas are around alimosho LGA... Iyana paja, ikotun, isheri-igando, egbeda, lasu etc. Atleast for now I will start with this areas, starting from my locality.

There are lots of schools, banks and shops to visit in this areas. We can use this places to test run the project for now before expanding to other areas in alimosho.

Karin001:
In the first phase of this project we will select 20 Nairalanders living in different locations preferably in Lagos State. Specific demographic characteristics and other relevant variables will determine the territories to be so chosen for the first phase.

These people must be willing to learn and be inclined to develop their own F.M.C.G enterprise from scratch.

An initial 20,000 will be the seed capital required for this set-up. Please note that the entire capital is for purchase of goods only. It will not be paid into any individual account but will be used for the direct procurement of goods and must be paid directly into the designated company account when the preferred company is finally chosen.

When we have identified the participants, and they have all committed, we will then go ahead to commence the preliminary interaction here on the thread where we will talk about the basics of sales and marketing which hopefully will prepare us psychologically for the field sales.

Karin001:


Lexaydfg, Your preferred territory will have to exclude territories already allocated to others. Iyana Ipaja to Ikotun is too far for the volume of business we are going to do.

Please concentrate around Iyan Ipaja and let us know where you can add territories so that there is no conflict amongt participants. Kindly advise us as per where we can add to Iyana Ipaja.

goldman777:

Well doctored and engineered scam no wonder it took you long to get to the point i like d way you hipnotize your readers to fall for this

goldman777:

Well doctored and engineered scam no wonder it took you long to get to the point i like d way you hipnotize your readers to fall for this

Karin001:



No bank account publishing and my position to remain incognito is now irreversible.

latestarter:
AstuteJay,

Thanks for your good gesture. I take it as the beginning of the success of this venture. I don't take it lightly and remember we could always do something together when we find something mutually beneficial. Thanks.

Karin,

I've been a bit busy and could only reach my notebook this time. I'm grateful to God for little mercies. Like I said above I take it as a sign that we are on right course. I'm combing my area tomorrow for definite assessment.

Please who is this goldman777? Why is he accusing you of a scam? Do you know him before? Please keep my mind at rest. His comment is embarrassing.

goldman777,

I will appreciate if you throw more light on your accusation. You just barge into an otherwise great conversation to make such grave accusation? Did you go through the whole thread? She refused an offer by someone to invest in the business with N500,000 which she could have been in charge of disbursing it. N20,000 x 20 = 400,000 less than the N500,000 so I'm at loss. I demand a good explanation from you

rose75:


Mr goldman777,

I honestly do not want to know what occassioned this allegation, the verisimilitude or its essence. What is of prime importance is that the " hypnosis " is paying off and will still payoff positively on most of her readers, presently and in future.

Coming out to make such vague, unfounded and unsubstantiated accusation puts a big question mark on your personality : it takes a scammer to know a scammer.

If you intend to craftily usurp the goodwill generated by this thread, you'll have to think it over again, because the calibre of people here are way beyond your gimmicks. Enough said!

Karin,
Your integrity is being challenged. Bothered?
Judas' betrayal of Jesus paved way for the salvation of mankind, intentions of the major actor notwithstanding.

Karin001:


Yes Madam, I agree with you squarely.

I understand that your coverage does not include Akowonjo, Shasha and Idimu.

Please confirm. I will also like to know if you can actually cover the entire area by yourself.

Please state in clear details drawing on your experience so far.

estwhile:
I visited several schools yesterday and here are my findings:

*Government primary schools(at least the few I went) don't allow sales of snacks any longer. Said its not healthy eating habit for the little kids and so food vendors are restricted to offering just cooked food and fruits(saw one selling groundnut though).

*Government secondary school. A food vendor is ready to commence business with me as soon as I'm ready, (I pray that doesn't change)



*A private school (both primary and secondary) is interested as well.

*Few private schools asked for samples

*Other schools already have doughnut suppliers.

I thank God on my hits and need your advice/suggestions on the ones missed. I plan on continuing today by His grace.

Also, ..... As anyone taken Mafoluku yet?

@Olutoyin aren't you interested. It's just across Ajao estate and shouldn't be difficult to reach since you reside in ejigbo..... Just saying.

lexaydfg:


Please, what do you tell those schools you went to yesterday?

estwhile:


Basically the details karin gave:

That the doughnuts are jam filled
I supply the School vendors, who would sell at #50 to students, while vendors make their profit.

As regards my selling price, I took advantage of the present fluctuating dollar rate as the reason why I can't give a certain price, at least until next week when I get the products, but told them it'll be worth their while.

Of course not having a sample of the doughnut and also price would hinder marketing for now. My aim was to have a good knowledge of my potential customers now and lunch into full selling mode next week with the necessary details.

Note: Madam karin is yet to inform us of the purchase price, except if I missed it.

latestarter:
Karin,


However, don't let him make you re-affirm anonymity which we have affected to a level. i sensed a masked anger in your comment. Though rightly so, if there is no opposition then it might as well not be worth the while. You were considering the probability of personal communication. I'm already in communication with two members here. I can't mention them except they give a nod.

Her position is understandable.
As per her remaining incognito, don't fret about that, in due course the ice will be broken.
If she be spirit, spirit pass spirit.

Also if two won't be a crowd I'll like to join rose75 to taste the sample.

Much appreciated!

If it be of God and your personal conviction nothing can stop the initiative and like I said before, my [b]OUR [/b]testimonies will be posted here.

lexaydfg:
Madam karin001, I'm a little bit confused pertaining to the pricing.

You made mention that the doughnuts will be sold to us at 50:00 naira by the company, when selling it to schools and the rest, will I sell it 50 naira also or should I increase the price to 60 naira.

Karin001:
Okay, I have two interested doughnut Suppliers right here on Nairaland dont even bother asking if I have met them, I haven't.
one goes by the Moniker nutrientrich with her factory in Mowe/Ibafo axis. A great woman who has advanced qualifications in food Science and Technology and is currently selling doughnuts in Lagos through various points. Her response to my requests for samples was that we could get samples from:

SOB Ventures Ltd. Beside Omole Phase 1 Estate gate, along Ogunnusi Road. (Berger-Ogba axis).

The price is 1000 for a 25 pieces pack.

I am sure that the first two people that can pick it it up are Astutejay and Latestarter. At the moment I cannot say if the samples are free or not. I await her response to my email in this regard. I have her pictures already but still figuring how to upload it on Nairaland.

I really don't know how. maybe some one can help me.

The second Nairalander operates from Ikotun. She sells both chin-chin and doughnuts. Her moniker is lushylosh and she has been producing doughnuts and chin-chin for 4-5 months. Her doughnuts sell for N 400.00 for 12 pieces.
She is yet to send her pictures.

The third possibility is not on Nairaland.

They are in Akute axis and they sell 2 bags of 25 pieces for 1,900. I have pictures of their products but don't know how to upload them. He has offered to provide 50 pieces of the doughnuts as free samples but he only agreed to drop it in one location preferably around Ojodu or Agege. can we have a someone volunteer to collect it and share it among interested posters? Latestarter, Astutejay, rose 25, and others not too far from Ojodu please let us know.

Karin001:


Latestarter, I am not in the least surprised. these kind of things are to be expected. This is an anonymous platform with incognito posters. Infact i have never seen his moniker before today. I honestly do not know who goldman777 is. i dont think I even want to know him. I just wish he had waited till the end of the thread.

You will now understand why at the very beginning I already preempted this kind of accusation; no contacts, no emailing, no telephoning. This thread remains what it is; an effort geared at engendering new perspectives. It is an attempt at a radical paradigm shift. I do not represent any brand/company or individual.

What I write here are universal principles and will apply to one product or the next provided they meet certain fundamental attributes.

Nobody will railroad me off this thread. I will take this thread GOD WILLING to a logical conclusion. The only reward I crave from here is to read that from all nooks of this country a few people have benefited from this write-up and have arisen from their self-imbued slumber and have made something of themselves.

I did not request for money or even patronage. Neither will I ever request for same. It is not even possible. This is and will always remain an altruistic effort supported by like minded posters whom I have NEVER met and will NEVER meet offline.

So each person should advise himself accordingly and if spending cash should be required then the people should approach it objectively as possible and be prepared to reap the benefits or otherwise of their decisions.

My experience is mine and so is yours.

We owe ourselves the responsibility of steering our own ship of fate in the right direction and thus choosing consciously or otherwise the experiences we go through. In reciprocity however, we must also eat lavishly of the fruits therefrom.