OP permit me to speak a little and expatiate on your post.

My first comment on this post was to ask why no one recommends Network Marketing. Basically Network Marketing is all about friends telling friends. When you recommend a product or service to another person you have done network marketing. Word of Mouth has and will always be the best form of advertisement. That's what the model is about and there are a lot companies today using this model, case in point Guaranty Trust Bank (http://www.gtbank.com/i-refer). You get paid 100 naira when you refer someone to open a GTB account even if the person is bringing 10 million naira.

There are companies that have seen the effectiveness of the model and have decided to employ it to move their products whilst enriching their loyal distributors. Yes a couple of companies have come out in the past and have abused the model. What you must understand is that Network Marketing is a business and not a get rich quick scheme that offers you residual income, low startup capital and miniumum risk. I have outlined some guidelines for choosing a network marketing company to work with incase your interested in it;

The Product/Service

- Do you like it?
- Is There A Need?
- Does the product meet that need?
- Is It Priced To Sell?
- Is It Priced For Profit?

The Company

- Is It Well Run?
- Do You Believe In The Management Team?

The Compensation Plan

- Can People Generate Income Quickly?
- Develop moderate part-time income in reasonable time?
- Possibility for Serious full-time income?

The Support

- Website
- Reporting Tool?
- Comprehensive Training?

Am a proud Network Marketing Professional and I would like to show you the opportunity if your interested. Look forward to your responses

Cheers

wilsonl:
In the beginning stages of business in Nigeria, it only takes courage and persistence to create money. This belief that you first need money to make money makes you a victim and gives you no way out. There are many lucrative business you can start in Nigeria with less or no money needed.


Here is the List of Businesses you can start in Nigeria with less Money:




1. Manufacturing:



People often think that for you to start manufacturing anything that you have to have much money. I have a friend who started manufacturing paint with less than 800,000 Naira and today he has advanced. Manufacturing in Nigeria needs determination and understanding your target market. It is a very lucrative business. Below are some things you can start manufacturing with less money:



Paint
Bar Soap
Paving Stone



Most of the small machines you need to start are being sold for less than 1,000 dollars and anyone can acquire it and rent a little space of store. When you start recording success then you expand.

Have you factored in overhead costs such as space to install the machine, maintenance, raw materials and what would make your product stand out?


2. Snail Farming:



Snail farming is very easy to start and you don’t need up to 100,000 Naira to start this business. Snail is very expensive in the restaurants and yet very easy to start. You can get some snails for free at the bushes and one snail lays about 300-500 eggs. They mainly eat grasses such as spinach…It is very easy to start and require less money. I will still discuss more about this particular business in the near future.


3. Dry Cleaning:



This is a very good business to start with less money. Easy to start and easy to run the business. All you need is a rented store, one washing machine, 2 pressing iron, water storage and other minor things with at least one or 2 workers. Note: Know how to wash the cloths and iron it neatly and your customers will keep on coming and recommending you to others.

This is a business that will thrive and break even based on referrals


4. Web Designing:



It is relatively very easy to start designing a website if you have knowledge about it. You can make so much money doing so and starting and running the business requires little or no capital as all you need is the knowledge. You need to learn how to host a website too.

Anyone can self study and design a website. Designing a website became a walk in the park thanks to Joomla, Wordpress etc.


5. Rental service:



This part of business is very lucrative considering the demand of rental products in Nigeria. From renting chairs and table, to dresses, cooking utensils, canopies, stores, spaces, etc… It requires little or no money to start as you can get some of the items from manufacturing at credit.

Where would you get the money to purchase some of the rental products you listed?


Source: http://www.enterpriseboom.com/top-19-lucrative-business-you-can-start-in-nigeria-with-less-money/

P.S I do not mean to be condescending or water down your post but i just want to point out some of the challenges and risks associated with the few options I have commented on. Tis either the capital is going to be a problem or the risks are.

Paulpaulpaul:


You better swallow that poo you just vomited. Is 800,000 little money? And don't forget that the targets are fresh graduates with little or no financial backing.

I fell for one of those and I'm seriously regretting it. I coerce a friend into brick block making. We used all our savings on it. It later dawn on us that it takes more than reading blogs to do business.

Wow... I can only imagine how you feel.

How come no one is mentioning Network Marketing?

There are a lot of Network Marketing Companies that you can join with less than 100k and grow your business and be successful.

yellopawpaw no vex ooo... I had already taken my stance since d replacement crap she said. I don't have power to start replying word for word or trying to look like a saint or perfect. I prefer the silent action approach. den with the last poo she said yesterday abt me being privileged, I just had to laugh it off in the office. I got my ego and sanity to protect biko...

my sending of the link was for her eyes to be open not dat I cld not contain her. infact as I type I dnt see us together no more cuz no right thinking girl will tell me dat men will kill to be with her and u expect me to smile. So no I have balls, but I chose to be patient and see if der cld b a slight improvement to which I have being disappointed after all dat is wat love is all about. Hoping for the best and being patient. am too old fashioned to have a woman follow me and drag pride or ego, I was hard wired and disciplined differently.

So for those who felt I side stepped by sending the link make una no vex oooo... I b una boy ooo...

thanks for your advice all. sent her the link to see your opinions. after all according to her am privileged to have her as my gf...

baby_123: Why are you with a girl who you can't plan with. You want things to go your way and they have obviously not worked out.look women can be mouthy and saucy. Ask those truly married. So you won't escape arguments and sometimes a misplaced comment here and there. She is lashing out because she is being judged by you and at the same time dealing with her failures. You say her parents have money. Can they set up a biz for her? You can also encourage her and stop criticizing or trying to make yourself seem better than her. She has obviously lost motivation. If you insist you want to leave because she is frustrated with her life circumstance, do her a big Favour and leave. I hope when you face challenges in life you are able to be dancing and singing kumbaya

Don't get me wrong. I keep on encouraging her to keep trying, even if it means trying something new like starting a business. Even asked her to pursue what she has a passion for. To not gloat or anything, am the one person trying to tell her all will be well and that she should not give up as there are others that our worse off than her. but does she listen to me? No... Pampering and constructive criticisms has not worked.

To divulge a little i manage people and i know how hard it is but "shooting me in the foot" each time i want to help or saying mean things because i have learnt to look at life with a more positive outlook is just soul shattering.

Good day,

Am a young guy in my early twenties, currently working and dating a lady a year younger than me. Now considering my school of thought and plans, I intend to tie the knot in the next 2 to 3 years tops and as such when I go into a relationship, I go into it with the mindset of she might be the one and hence I see her in that light.

Now the lady in question am currently dating graduated the same year and served with me in the same batch and was redeployed to the state I served at my persistence (was still wooing her then). She had a good degree but has been unable to get a good job owing to "failures" in the different tests she has written. Recently abt a month ago, we had a very tensed up argument where she said some terrible things to me, demoralising statements that made me reconsider cuz she has this negative outlook on things cuz things are not currently working out for her and I have always been encouraging her to keep on trying. She even refused to write an aptitude test for which I was very mad with her about. So during the said quarrel she brought up my trying to be positive about all things as signs of me being a loser and that I had no business being proud as I was not rich (she's from a rich background). I was hurt but I calmed down and forgave her and we moved on from it. Now cuz I had not being in touch for 4 days, she has started towing the line telling me last night that my replacement is on the way. I mean I was ill through out last week and have been attending to some personal family matters on my own turf of which she did not bother to find out even after telling her. Right now, I am tired cuz I dnt think I can deal with this kind of behaviour if things decide to become very serious cuz she's showing attitudes I dnt think I can cope with. Now she's not all that bad, but my biggest problem is the attitude and character. Now my question is, should I keep on trying to work things out and change her OR back out and have peace? Am readily available to drop as much info u might need to make an informed decision.

Thanks.

UM