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Posted by Felix Okoli on Thursday June 28, 2012 13:10:57:

Can someone really make money without a business office or shop? Well you can and that's where some small businesses start. Some people really start their small business without having to rent an outlet for a lot of reasons such as little capital. How do they do that?
In fact many people in Nigeria and our world today still make money without having a fixed address or an office.

Things you will need
To be able to do this, here are things that can help you
- Mobile phone: You need to be connected at least with a mobile phone
- Regular meeting place: People need to be able to know where to reach you or where you make yourself publicly available.
- Market knowledge: You need to be informed about the market and how you can make ends meet. Where to source for products and services and where to deliver them
- Skills: Having skills can help you. Skills like people skills, marketing skills, organisational skills and so on.

Examples of small businesses people do in Nigeria without a fixed office
- Marketing: You can earn a commission for any item or service you help sell even if you don't own the item or service
- Delivering goods: Just moving goods or services from one place to another is a good business
- Computer Freelancing: web designing, writing and so on
- Domestic services: eg - Plumbing, Carpentering, Electrician, Painting, Security, Cleaning, Call in dry cleaning and so on

As your income grows in he future, you may need to have an official place so as to keep the business in existence.

Conclusion
There are many small businesses you can start up in Nigeria even if you don't want to rent an office yet and still make good income. You just need to advertise, get people to trust you, publish you mobile phone and deliver when they make an order.

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Comments:
Re: Doing business without an office or shop Reply by Edwin Aqua Bassey on Sunday July 1, 2012 at 22:13:52:

Pls i nid hlp. U guys shud save me. Just tel me wat to do. I hv just 1k 2 offer. 10ks.

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Re: Doing business without an office or shop Reply by James on Sunday July 8, 2012 at 17:4:26:

I am really interested

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Re: Doing business without an office or shop Reply by Grace on Wednesday July 11, 2012 at 17:38:8:

Dat was a nyc one. I float a consulting biz in ph. I don't ave an office space not dat i can't afford one but am a civil servant and i cant divide my self. Dis is wat i do, my clients mit me @ my work place if very impt or @ home most times. It is vry enjoyable an ave bot a car with d revenue f dis my partime job. Jst wantd 2 encourage odas. You can, jst do it.

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Re: Doing business without an office or shop Reply by femi peters on Thursday July 19, 2012 at 17:57:33:

i am a student in my 3rd year, i want to ask if there is any biz ideas i can get so as to make money in my school area and its even a student environment as well.

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Re: Doing business without an office or shop Reply by cyrus on Tuesday July 24, 2012 at 18:56:59:

its very possible to do business without an office.
i run an events planning and projects management business, and for now i dont have an office space yet so i use my house as my warehouse, but i made an arrangement with a friend who has a bridal shop in the busiet part of town to use her shop address as my contact address. then i printed my business card with my phone numbers and her shop address, so every once in a while i go to her shop and meet up with clients.
its very possible.

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Re: Doing business without an office or shop Reply by NTALO ROBERT on Thursday July 26, 2012 at 8:2:54:

Good ideas from nigeria in uganda we are still fixed to the traditional and imperial methods of making money.

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