Are you thinking of launching a business while fulfilling the requirements of your one-year national service obligation? That’s right; you’re at the proper place. You can start making money with the businesses on this list either during or after your NYSC programme.
Some members of the Corps depend on their N33,000 monthly allowance, while others—those who are more focused on business—look for ways to make money while serving in the NYSC.
In order to make things easier, NYSC offers loans to any Corps member who requires money to launch a business. See if you can find out how to apply for NYSC loans.
The NYSC Trust Fund, which aims to provide money for both former and current corps members as well as NYSC employees, is another noteworthy option. Let’s quickly go over the list of enterprises you can start as a Corps member without taking up too much of your time.
Businesses to Start as a Corps Member
The following companies are worth looking into:
1. Private Tutorials
You can earn a good living as a corps member by providing private tutoring to high school pupils. After your service year, you can even stay in the community to carry on with this business. Teaching people getting ready for exams like as the junior WAEC, WASSCE, NECO, GCE, JAMB, and post-UTME will increase their income. Find a location (which may be on school property) and let the host community know as soon as possible. To improve outreach, print posters and hand them out to the local community.
2. Dry Cleaning Business
Many people would rather take their clothes to the dry cleaners because washing, rinsing, drying, and ironing items may be time-consuming tasks. In addition to laundry, you might provide services for cleaning carpets, bed linens, and other items. During your service year, running a laundry service is a profitable endeavour. A medium-sized washing machine, detergents, water, starch, a pressing iron, and a level tabletop are required first. You can become well-liked in the neighbourhood by providing benefits like free deliveries and picking up customers’ used clothing.
3. Blogging
You might follow in the many Nigerians who have found blogging to be financially rewarding. Make a website before starting a blog. It takes time and effort to establish a profitable internet business, and financial gain is not guaranteed. You can start a free blog to talk about your interests and eventually make money off of it with no money down. See: How to Launch a Nigerian Blogging Enterprise.
4. Importation
Prior to starting an importation business, find out which brands are necessary in your community. Bring in goods such as purses, shoes, phones, power banks, memory cards, batteries, phone casings, and inexpensive notebooks and tiny PCs. It is possible to make online payments at well-known retailers such as Ebay, Amazon, Alibaba, and Aliexpress using a Naster debit card issued by Nigerian banks. Your items will be shipped to you in Nigeria following payment.
5. Students’ Project
Serving in the vicinity of a university offers the opportunity to make money by gathering and processing data for projects that students are working on. This business can be made easier by having understanding of statistical software such as Excel, SPSS, STATA, etc. Create eye-catching posters and handbills, then give them to seniors. You’ll be shocked at how many pupils ask for help with their projects.
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