A young Nigerian man by the name of Oladehinde Ayomide Emmanuel started a popcorn business when a close friend made him the economic significance of the business. He said that two main factors affect his profit daily, the weather and event. The hardworking man hopes to have branches across the 36 states in Nigeria someday.
The young man got relatively popular on Twitter when he tweeted about his business weeks ago In his post, he revealed to people that he sells popcorn at the Iyana-school bus stop. In an exclusive interview, Ayomide spoke about his business and life.
The young man said he plans to name his registered business after his mother.
He also added that the business idea came up in 2019 when he came back to Lagos State.
He said that the person who gave him accommodation at Badagry was the one who gave him the business idea.
Ayomide revealed that the man had learnt it in Kaduna state.
In his words:
“….he was the one that brought the idea of that milky popcorn because he learned it somewhere in Kaduna. I choose this popcorn business because I still have the passion for it.”
How talking about his business online helped him
The young man said that though the attention he got for his engaged tweet was not as he expected, he loved the way it has “socially” improved his business.
The young man is of the belief that everything will work according to plan in the nearest future.
I make at least N10k on a good day
He stated that the profitability of the popcorn business is relative as it depends on how much time and effort the trader puts into it.
The popcorn seller added weather and events contribute a lot to how much one makes. He said:
“I make N10k-14k in a day because I just started not up to 2 weeks there, I’m still expecting more.”
My capital for the business
The young man who plies his trade at Iyana School said that his capital for the business is N30,000. The capital is, however, excluding the money he paid for garage fees, show glass, and popcorn engine.
On his future plan for the business, he said:
“I have a big plan for my business, some of them is to register it or get a NAFDAC registration, make it official, name the business after my late mum, I planned to have branches across the 36 states in Nigeria and across Africa, I also planned to move it to Europe and other continents. I pray God makes it possible.”
