An entrepreneur, Anike Adeniran, has urged Nigerian youths to embrace entrepreneurship and not despise humble beginnings when starting a business.
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‎Ms Adeniran made the call on Thursday in Abuja while sharing her business experience.

She urged young people, particularly graduates, to remain resilient despite the economic situation and to look beyond their present circumstances and embrace lawful entrepreneurial opportunities.

Giving an account of how she started the business, she said she began her provisions trade with a capital of N20,000 and displayed her goods on a table in front of her residence, as she could not afford to rent a shop.

“After spending more than 10 years working as a teacher in private schools, I decided to venture into business due to the low income from my teaching job.
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‎”I am a graduate, a wife and a mother. My teaching job was not enough to support my husband, so I resigned and ventured into business.
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‎”I started the business a year ago with just N20,000 and no shop. I bought goods, displayed them on a table, and converted part of my house’s entrance into a shop. Today, I have goods worth more than N300,000 and record daily sales of at least N30,000,” she said.

Ms Adeniran encouraged youths not to be discouraged by challenges but to explore legitimate business opportunities that can help them make ends meet. ‎She also said that perseverance, determination and prudent management of resources were critical to business success.
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‎”God encourages us not to despise little beginnings. I started with a small capital, and, by God’s grace, my story has changed. Do not allow anyone to discourage you. You can achieve your goals if you remain focused and do not give up,” she said.

(NAN)