By Michael Adesanya /Abeokuta
Real estate entrepreneur, Babatunde Adeyemo, has advised young Nigerians to start early in life to become entrepreneurs and not spend their resources on frivolities such as expensive wigs and phones.
Adeyemo warned that there are no more white-collar jobs waiting for students to grab upon graduation, and urged them to start thinking as entrepreneurs before it is too late.
He stated this while speaking on “The evolution of Entrepreneurship and Benefits of an Entrepreneur in the Society,” during the 22nd annual symposium of Excel Assembly Foundation, a student-based club at the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta.
Adeyemo, the Chief Executive Officer of Pelican Valley Nigeria Limited, said that despite the seemingly tough business climate in the country, it is still possible for one to start some businesses such as real estate, products marketing or distribution among others with zero capital.
He said what it takes to start such zero-capital businesses are faith in oneself, integrity, honesty, goodwill, perseverance, ‘I can do it’ spirit and focus, recalling that in his real estate practice, he had paid someone a commission as high as N10 million for bringing clients who eventually subscribed to the Pelican Valley range of products.
He said there are still local and international producers or manufacturers looking for just honest persons to help them push their products and services out to the market.
He identified the benefits of entrepreneurship as job creation, wealth generation, innovation and creativity, community development, problem-solving and being identified as critical factor in nation building and societal growth.
He noted that academic excellence alone is not enough to succeed in the world of today and urged the youth to pay attention to their character, take advantage of globalisation and technology to launch their ideas, innovation and creativity to the global market.
Premier of Excel Club, Mr Akinbami Olawale, an accountant and vendor of accounting softwares, harped on building quality circle of friends and acquaintances and integrity in order to succeed in a world of business or entrepreneurship.
