15/01/2024
Have you ever been so broke that you cannot afford as little as N50 or a N100 to buy soap to wash clothes for yourself, let alone for your family?
Hmmmmm....
Maybe yes or maybe no. But that was my story after I had survived a ghastly motor accident in 2019 that cost my car and a fractured left upper arm .
I could go out for business.
I had spent all my savings and even my business capital on medication, treatment, feeding etc..
My business went down. I had 3 kids to single handedly cater for all their needs including feeding, clothing, medicals, Education and all kinds of bills you can think of.
Hmm!
After 9 months, it was time for the cast to be taken off completely.
It was a happy but sad moment for me because I knew I had to start the hustle all over.
I had no money. But as I was thinking, I had an idea. I called a friend who is a civil servant I told him to please make some contacts for me in his office that I'd like to start laundry services.
Boom 💥 💥 💥
He went round, told his colleagues, 2 days later, he called that I should come and pick some clothes.
The outcome was huge! I had to order a ride to gather them to my house but sadly, I had no money to pay for the ride.
I ran back to one of those who gave his clothes to me, I asked if he could make a deposit, luckily, he accepted and paid. It was more than enough to buy soap, hangers, nylons as well, pay for the ride!
Osheeey! Ha! Big girl levels!
I did the laundry with my kids helping out and within 48 hours, the clothes were set for delivery.
We continued with this with good sales records but I noticed that our highest overhead was on . Wahoo!
An opportunity showed up, I was able to learn soap making. I saw that liquid soap was better on suits and Senator fabrics... I decided to produce more of liquid soap.
This did not only help in reducing the overall , but also an additional source of income as I started selling the soap to my laundry clients and others in that office.
I it with an and I got more buyers than those who were already selling in that secretariat.
I also sold online until someone, a lawyer, saw the appeal and beauty of the product, and advised I should go ahead and the product. She guided me on how to get a etc.
I did all and by 2022 we were fully and properly registered with relevant authorities as
Tiny Drops is a brand name coined from the mother company- Tiny Drops Beauty and Home Care Limited.
We started in a corner in our bathroom and today we have a big factory.
From my wealth of experience, I have written an ebook to help anyone who wants to venture into the business of formulating any form of household liquid cleaning agents.
is an ebook that covers all on the production processes, branding, packaging, registration steps, marketing and sales of your products.
My name is and I'm the CEO of Tiny Drops Beauty and Home Care Limited and author of .
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