We’ve compiled all the reasons why your “I’m still a student” excuse won’t fly. Did you know these successful businesses were started when their founders were still in school?
Via CNN
- Jobberman: Nigeria’s No. 1 recruitment website was founded by 3 students; Opeyemi Awoyemi, Ayodeji Adewunmi and Olalekan Olude. They even started the company in Obafemi Awolowo University campus during the August 2009 strike. Now Jobberman is an award winning multinational company with subsidiaries. They were even described by Forbes as “West Africa’s most popular job search engine and aggregator” and applauded by Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg
Via bmpromakeup
- BMPRO: Award winning beauty entrepreneur Banke Meshida Lawal of BM/PRO started her makeup business when she was in school. She said “I remember accosting total strangers to ask if I could trim their eyebrows or try out eyeshadow colours on them. They always obliged and some of them became fast friends!. I became known as the go-to-person for makeovers whenever there were sorority parties or rave nights back then. As the bookings continued to increase and as I left college it was only the next step to take, BMPRO was birthed” BMPRO now has her own cosmetics line and her ultra modern studio is one of the top makeup and beauty studios in the country.
Via twitter
- Nse Ikpe-Etim: Superb and award winning Nollywood actress Nse Ikpe-Etim started her acting career when she was a theatre arts undergrad in the University of Calabar. She used to act on stage in the school theatre then and made her first television appearance in the family soap “Inheritance”. Now she is an international actress with lots of awards and nominations to her name.
So tell us once again, what is your excuse?
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