100 Best Businesses Free
100 Best Businesses Free
100 Best Businesses Free
Businesses to
Start Before
You Graduate
Omotere Tope
Omotere Adunola
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100 Best Businesses to Start Before You
Graduate
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DISCLAIMER
This information is not presented by professional financial advisors
and is for information purpose only. The content is not intended to be a
substitute for professional advice. The publisher does not guaranty the
profit potential of any campus business in this book. The Publisher will
not be responsible for any losses or damages of any kind incurred by
the reader whether directly or indirectly arising from the use of the
information found in this book.
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DEDICATION
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
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CONTENTS
Title Page
Disclaimer...iv
About the Authors.....v
Dedication...vi
Acknowledgment..vi
Foreword.xi
Preface
..xiii
List of Acronyms.xiv
Pictures/Graphs/Table.xvi
INTRODUCTION
WHY YOU NEED A BUSINESS OF YOUR OWN
High Grade is Not Enough 1
High Grade is Your Property.7
CHAPTER ONE
FROM CLASSROOM TO THE BUSINESS WORLD
How I Started My First Campus Business....13
Why My First Business Failed.19
The Art of the Come Back........24
CHAPTER TWO
100 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOU TO START
Teaching [4 Business Ideas].31
Repairing [6 Business Ideas]35
Information [20 Business Ideas]..40
Internet [28 Business Ideas].....53
Food [20 Business Ideas]...71
Manufacturing [8 Business Ideas]...82
Fashion [6 Business Ideas]88
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Endnotes..134
Oral Interviews...136
Biographies and Quotes138
Index.139
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FOREWORD
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not
at
affordable
prices,
skyrocketing,
adequate
feeding
cost
is
of
a
transportation
mirage,
cost
is
of
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PREFACE
From its conception in 2004, EgoBooster has not deviated
from its mandate of youth empowerment. 100 Best Businesses
to Start Before You Graduate was written in line with this
mandate. The book, as the title suggests, targets students in the
universities,
polytechnics,
colleges
of
education
and
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LIST OF ACRONYMS
AOCOED
CAC
CEO
CGPA
CV
Curriculum Vitae
DVD
ETF
GPA
GSM
HOD
Head of Department
MFB
NAFDAC
and
Control
NCE
NGO
NUC
NYSC
OAU
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OOU
PHCN
ROI
Return on Investment
SAN
SBA
SMS
SUG
SWOT
Threats
TASCE
TASUED
UK
United Kingdom
UI
University of Ibadan
UNIBEN
University of Benin
UNILAG
University of Lagos
USA
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CHAPTER TWO
100 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOU TO START
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$10 $50
$50 $200
$200 - $500
TEACHING
(FOUR BUSINESS IDEAS)
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REPARING
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Cost of Starting the Business: Medium Capital. Make sure you have a
permanent office where people can bring their computers for repair.
7. Business Name: Motorcycle Repairer
Overview of Campus Business: Okada business, as popularly called keeps
growing bigger everyday. Okada mechanics are in high demand. Getting a busy
location to start this business is vital. Referrals from your customers will increase
sales.
Skills Needed: Ability to repair and service motorcycles. You can register with
local mechanics to learn this.
Cost of Starting the Business: Low Capital
8. Business Name: Phone Repairer
Overview of Campus Business: Ninety seven percent of students use mobile
phones. Most of them will need to upload games, music, configure for free
internet browsing, or repair their phones.
Skills Needed: Ability to render the above services. You can register with those
who have the knowledge. Updating yourself on online forums like facebook is an
advantage.
Cost of Starting the Business: Low Capital
9. Business Name: Photocopy Machine Repairer
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INFORMATION
(TWENTY BUSINESS IDEAS)
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Cost of Starting the Business: Medium Capital. This will be used for buying one
computer, starcomms or multilinks phone, 3-in-1 DeskJet printer, small Tiger
generator and a small office.
13. Business Name: Project Researcher
Overview of Campus Business: Project writing is a serious task. Branding
yourself as a project specialist will drive students and lecturers to bring business
for you.
Skills Needed: Your main job is to source for relevant materials on the internet
and libraries for your customers.
Cost of Starting the Business: Low Capital. Printing of business cards, leaflets
and posters for advertisement. Having a computer will cost you more but is an
added advantage.
14. Business Name: Typist
Overview of Campus Business: Typing is done throughout the semester.
Students always type something. Lecturers too are in need of good and fast typist
for their researches. Providing this service will make you thousands every week.
Skills Needed: Ability to type very fast (you can hire a fast typist).
Cost of Starting the Business: Medium Capital. You need computer (one for a
start), printer, generator and a shop around the campus.
15. Business Name: Graphic Design
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online referral program. Those who cannot create products/software can search
for online referral programs that work.
Skills Needed: Marketing skills.
Cost of Starting the Business: Low Capital
20. Business Name: Customized School Calendar
Overview of Campus Business: Students are always proud of being in school.
Tap from their social ego to make ends meet. Take permission from the school
students union body or the University Student Affairs Department. Be smart with
the SUG as they can hijack this from you to launch as their annual project. Hire a
photographer to take beautiful pictures of the school buildings, field, rare objects,
etc. Take them to a graphic artist to design attractive two-page calendar for you.
Go to other schools and do the same. Build a brand through school calendar
business.
Skills Needed: Negotiation and marketing skills.
Cost of Starting the Business: Medium Capital.
21. Business Name: Writing How To Manuals
Overview of Campus Business: Information is needed to survive in this age.
Writing How To manuals will launch you as an information broker. Teaching
people how to do something such as cooking a particular continental soup,
learning a new language, etc, will sell.
Skills Needed: Ability to write logically and market what you wrote.
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Cost of Starting the Business: Low Capital. This will cover printing cost (few
copies), advertisement and other minor expenses. The pages should not be more
than 42 and must contain some pictures to sustain your readers interest.
22. Business Name: Campus Magazine
Overview of Campus Business: Your targets are students. They buy magazines
that deal with romance, entertainment, money and sports. It demands a lot from
you.
Skills Needed: Good health is first. Then, your ability to construct good questions
for interview, read wide, raise capital for subsequent editions and marketing the
magazine will help you succeed in this business.
Cost of Starting the Business: Medium Capital. Having your own computer is
an added advantage.
23. Business Name: Writing Children Books
Overview of Campus Business: Everyday couples create new business when
they give birth to new babies. As the children grow, their basic needs expand. One
of such needs is learning. When you write children books, the market is always
there. Yours is to find a niche in that market. Write short fables (a collection of
which are many on the internet), simple biographies, national histories etc.
Skills Needed: Writing skills and ability to market your book.
Cost of Starting the Business: Medium Capital.
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Full Version:
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