Our SUC Entrepreneur for the week is Bless Garba.
SUC:
Can you give us a brief introduction about yourself?
Bless:
My name is Bless Garba and I am an entrepreneur and small business owner presently based in the north eastern states of Nigeria.
I run a service-based business online where I guide employees who want to transition into running their business or side hustle.
I am also a full time employee of the Federal Government of Nigeria.
SUC:
Can you tell us about the first sale or contract you got as an entrepreneur? What was your reaction?
Bless:
I’ll share about my first time experience as a service-based business.
I posted about a class I was going to host and one of my contacts reached out to me that he was interested in the class and paid for it.
I was extremely happy and it made me realise making money online is possible.
SUC:
What counsel do you have for start-up business owners?
Bless:
- Build capacity, don’t go into any entrepreneurial journey blindly or emotionally.
- Learn how to leverage on others in your journey to the top that is because you can’t get far in business without the backing of a strong team.
- Just trust the process and keep pursuing your dreams until you are successful.
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“Build capacity, don’t go into any entrepreneurial journey blindly or emotionally” – Bless Garba
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“Learn how to leverage on others in your journey to the top that is because you can’t get far in business without the backing of a strong team.” – Bless Garba
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“Just trust the process and keep pursuing your dreams until you are successful.” – Bless Garba
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SUC:
Where do you see your business in the next 10 years?
Bless:
I see my businesses as a household name known for guiding employees transition into entrepreneurship without pain.
Mentoring and guiding young people to attain financial freedom.
SUC:
How did you decide to take the entrepreneurial plunge?
Bless:
For me I will say it was as a result of growing up with career civil service employees.
I saw their plight and was moved to start something that would matter in the future especially after I retired from active service.
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SUC:
Tell us about one challenge you experienced as an entrepreneur and how you addressed the challenge?
Bless:
When I started in business I wasn’t aware of the world around me and the need to grow my entrepreneurial mindset so I wasn’t ready for the journey.
This made me feel like a failure over and over again.
I braced myself to get a paid coach and mentor to guide me through the process and today I am better off as an entrepreneur.
“I braced myself to get a paid coach and mentor to guide me through the process and today I am better off as an entrepreneur.” – Bless Garba
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SUC:
What counsel do you have for the person that wants to start a business and isn’t quite sure what to do and how to get started?
Bless:
- Get a coach, or guidance of someone who has been on the entrepreneurial niche you’re venturing into.
- If you can’t afford a coach, develop yourself by attending affordable classes and reading books around the business you want to venture into.
- Starting a business is a tough journey; you must be prepared to trust the process when things look like nothing is happening.
“Get a coach, or guidance of someone who has been on the entrepreneurial niche you’re venturing into.” – Bless Garba
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“If you can’t afford a coach, develop yourself by attending affordable classes and reading books around the business you want to venture into.” – Bless Garba
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“Starting a business is a tough journey; you must be prepared to trust the process when things look like nothing is happening.” – Bless Garba
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SUC:
What business tip transformed your business?
Bless:
There are numerous tips I have been exposed to when I went online but this one made a great deal to me.
“Success leaves clues.”
Learn to follow those who have been successful in their business and career and you will be next.
‘There are numerous tips I have been exposed to when I went online but this one made a great deal to me: Success leaves clues.”
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SUC:
Has your location been a challenge in running your business? If so, how have you managed it?
Bless:
Yes location has affected me in business.
Being a business owner has not been easy especially in the north eastern states of Nigeria.
Here, many are yet to realize that there is a price for self development. This is the reason I decided to take my service-based business online.
I am learning numerous lessons from this experience on how to position myself so I can capture the world and make it my marketplace.
The mindset is to make the best of where I find myself.
