After School Hustle

RAISING CAPITAL FOR YOUR BUSINESS Raising capital for a business idea is a problem that many people who have unique idea face on their journey to business success. Many good ideas have been stopped because there is no capital to fund it. In this article, you are going to learn how to raise the capital you need to improve your business (if you already have one) or to help you start a business. The following are the various ways I have raised cash for all my business ideas: Self finance:  you can raise the capital you need by yourself by putting away some part of your salary into your business investment every month as soon as you collect it. You can also try to save a percentage of your salary every month in preparation for your business. If there is no other means of capital from anywhere, GET A JOB no matter how little it pays. One of the major reasons I advise graduates to work is to raise capital for their own business. Free money:  at the initial stage, look ...

THE BUSINESS IDEA Generating a business idea is the hardest thing to do in business. It took me two to three years to generate my own business idea. The truth is that aside from thinking, I went spiritual about it. You too can do same. If you create your business around a good idea, the probability that the business will be successful is almost sure. That is not to say all good business ideas always go on to make good business, other things are involved in running a successful business. The following are what you should consider in bringing up your business idea: You must love the idea. It is easier for you to be dedicated to and build what you love. When the going gets tough, the love you have for your idea will sustain you. Let your idea be unique . A unique idea has a 90% chance of success. Who are other competitors in the same idea? Check other business people who are already in business in the area you are considering. Are they doing ...

BUSINESS OR JOB? Now that you are getting out of school soon, what's next? I will help you make some healthy decision on what u have to do after school. Please read with undivided attention.  Deciding whether to go into business or pick up a job is a tasking job to do. Number one thing we need to do when considering business or job is self assessment. There is a person you need to be if you are going to take business as your option and there is a person you must be if you are going to be an employee. The following highlights the requirements for business or a job. I hope they can guide you in your decision. 1.  In business, you don't need formal school education to start but you need a lot of years of formal education to be employable. 2.  The risk involved in business is much. You can never know what is in it for you until you are done. Business needs risk takers. On the other hand job offers some security. At the end of every month, your salary is sure...

WELCOME TO AFTER SCHOOL HUSTLE(ASH) ASH is a blog platform that helps higher institution undergraduates and graduates make money and secure a comfortable life either through job or business. That you are in school does not immediately guaranty you a life you desire to live. We all have dreams as undergraduates when we first got admission. I want to be a doctor, I want to be an accountant, I want to be a lawyer, I want to work in an oil company, I want to work in a bank, I want ... to launch my own company and all the wishes. In reality, you and I know that it doesn't always turn out the way we want it to be. To be honest with you, I have been out of school for over 15 years and I have still not gotten my dream job. That is not to say I am not comfortable now but things have changed. There are other people who have left school longer than I am. The world AFTER SCHOOL is not a bird of roses. All the laws in physics, the book keeping, the thermodynamics, marketing, the ...