Nigerian women especially housewives can start and
successfully run a few businesses from home whether part time or full time. Many
Nigerian housewives, unemployed single women and even working married women
have a desire to earn more income whether part time or full time doing one or
more businesses which are usually not disruptive for their lives – their
children or spouses won’t suffer neglect because of these businesses, they are
not very time consuming. Many times
having a flexible time schedule or lots of free time is the key factor of
whether or not you can use it.
The opportunities are endless but we can start with the
following business ideas and which many Nigerian women can take advantage of;
A Shortlist
of some Small Businesses Nigerian Women Can Start from home
The following business opportunities are suitable for
Nigerian women to start and run from home;
Private Home
Tutoring
Teaching school subjects like maths, social studies, biology,
chemistry to name a few to both primary and secondary school pupils at their
private residences is a great business for Nigerian women who have flexible
time schedules. You can charge as little as N12,000 per month per child to
teach a subject twice a week or up to N50,000 a month in big cities like Abuja and
Lagos but this depends on how sought after you are. This business is ideal for
women who are trained teachers or who have teaching experience
Day Care
Center
Women who love children or teaching children new things are
ideal candidates for crèche or day care centers. You can start one from home if
your landlord and neighbours are okay with it else you may have to rent
somewhere not far from where you live but a few women I know run day care
centers from home and have been doing so for years. The business can grow
really fast in a short time as the return on investment is quite high. You can
find out more by clicking how to
start a daycare center in Nigeria
Office Lunch
Service to Nigerian Workers:
Most people in the workplace in major Nigerian cities
patronize ‘mama put’ or for those who can afford it go to a fast food restaurant.
Sadly both are not suitable options since ‘mama put’ is often run by illiterate
women with poor cooking skills and hygiene whereas the fast food is expensive
the customer cannot truly be called king in both cases. Therefore getting
delicious and affordable lunch service to offices is a great business
opportunity if you know how to go about it. A lady in Abuja I know does this
and sponsors her children through school along with her siblings and owns a small
house she built with money from this business
Freelance
Writing
If you have excellent writing skills, a good social media
influence and you’re a self-starter, then freelance writing is your turf. You
can pursue a career in online freelance writing like Bamidele Onibalusi of www.writersincharge.com who makes
a decent monthly income from writing from home as a freelancer making over
$5,000 monthly.
Nanny
Service for young Nigerian Couples
There is a growing demand for full time nannies or as we call
it in Nigeria ‘house girl/maid or part time nannies (babysitters) to look after
children of educated and formally employed couples or single mothers who
because of their busy and often high paying corporate jobs must leave their
children in the care of reliable nannies. The reality is the business can be
profitable if well run and good well trained nannies are employed the challenge
is often finding nannies with good character
Academic
Research Services
Students need to have term papers written for them some need
help with their projects while others are struggling with assignments due to
work or other commitments, a freelance researcher can specialize in an academic
field to help these students with their academic challenges and get paid in the
process. Women who are academically sound and unemployed can create websites to
promote this service and make a decent part time income in the process
Nigerian Backyard
Poultry
This is an informally run poultry business located in a Nigerian residential building with less than 100 birds being reared. It is ideal for egg production
business and can generate between N600 to N3,000 per day for 100 egg producing birds
depending on the size of the eggs.
Neighbourhood
Corner Shop
This is the only business I know will always have customers
and can still grow. Expect to generate daily sales of at least N60,000 a day if
you are in a densely populated area with profit between N1,500 and N9,000
Nigerian
home run Health and Wellness service
There is a growing health consciousness among Nigerians about
keeping fit and healthy. Many people sign up for weight loss classes, some want
a fitness coach to guide them with aerobics, yoga, pilates and other exercise
programs which all go for a fee, with monthly fee ranging from N5,000 to
N30,000 per month depending on your target market
Beauty Salon
for Nigerian Women
Nigerian women love to be recognized and admired and they go
through a lot to get their hair done, nails fixed etc. In my neighbourhood a
housewife is into this beauty salon thing and she isn’t doing badly.
Fashion/Stylist
Consultant
Some women are so good at styling that people who have a
strong need to appear well styled e.g celebrities and fashionistas with deep pockets
often consult for dress and styling.
Make Money
Blogging in Nigeria
I have an article on this topic you’ll find it here
You can join me, Linda Ikeji, Laila Ikeji of Laila’s blog and hundreds of
aspiring bloggers who are making money part time or full time using blogging to
achieve their income goals. The process isn’t quite easy because it requires
patience and determination but it’s only a matter of time before you start
seeing results.
Online
Retail Shop
How many times have you sought to buy things online and
either the price isn’t right or you don’t trust the seller? Some smart people
have found out how to overcome this and have created online shops to sell
various items such as Jewelry, wrist watches, clothing items and mobile phones
but this business requires a good strategy and execution to work
Overseas
Admission Placement
Nigerians spend over $2 billion annually paying school fees
in overseas universities that is according to former CBN governor and now emir
of Kano Sanusi Lamido as at 2014. The figure must have gone up by now but my
point being that there is ahuge market in linking Nigerians to overseas study
opportunities and you don’t necessarily need to have an office to do that.
Head
Hunting for Nigerian Businesses
There are many businesses that prefer to outsource head
hunting to specialists. Schools especially have a strong need to outsource this
service preferring for a recruitment agency to just send them a list of
suitable candidates for interview and you get paid a fee for every successful
candidate employed through you.
Final Notes
for aspiring Nigerian Women Business Owners
The first step to becoming a business owner is to start and
after starting there will be challenges but as you gain experience in the
business the road becomes smoother till you eventually reach a point where you
can live comfortably on the profits your business makes for you. Start and don’t
let adversity hold you back. Good luck with your intended business venture
I am Paul Onwueme and I write bankable, professional
business plans and you can reach me by: 0803 206 4106 or email me: paulonwueme@gmail.com
