“I Make GH₵10,000 Weekly Supplying Eggs”: National Service Personnel Shares

• A graduate of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) said she makes GH₵10,000 each week as an egg supplier
• Deborah Jessica Oppong works as a National Service personnel with a business development hub and supplies the eggs as a side job
• Social media users who listened to her tell her story were amazed and applauded her perseverance and resilience in the business

Deborah Jessica Oppong is a National Service personnel who works at a poultry farm as a sales and record-keeping assistant.

However, she makes more money from a business she started on the side than she receives as her National Service allowance.

In an interview with DJ Nyaami on SVTV Africa, Deborah said she was posted to a department at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)

She realised there was not much work to do there so she opted to be reposted to a business development hub where they also operated a poultry farm.

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Deborah said she got an idea to start supplying eggs to wholesalers and retailers. Despite not having capital, her boss gave her the eggs and she paid him through sales.

"When I started I had no capital so when I supplied to wholesalers then I take out my profit. But now I have my capital so I buy from the farms and then take to wholesalers."

Deborah shared her challenges at the start, explaining that she had problems getting customers willing to buy her eggs.

"I visited a number of wholesalers and retailers where some of them told me they already had their customers."

Determined to succeed she found some customers and began supplying about 150 crates of eggs daily. However, the demand kept increasing, and she partnered with other poultry farms to expand.

Quizzed if her business as an egg distributor was lucrative, Deborah who wore a bright smile responded in the affirmative.

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She explained that she makes GH₵10,000 weekly, more than her NSS allowance.

The KNUST graduate also indicated that she does not have any physical business premises and sells the eggs immediately to wholesalers and retailers.

Touching on the market competition, the young lady explained that the demand for eggs on the market far exceeds the supply largely because they are the cheapest protein adding that she sees it as a good business.

She agreed to the suggestion by the interviewer that she needed to open up a company as a part of her vision to grow her business and entreated other young people to start their businesses instead of searching for white-collar jobs or travelling abroad.

"If I am doing it, you can do it. Don't wait for someone to employ you; you can start something now. In Ghana, we have a lot of problems, which means there are a lot of opportunities in the system. Someone will pay for the value you give them, so if you are solving their problems, they are willing to pay you," she advised.

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The video of her interview with SVTV Africa is below:

Ghanaians commend young entrepreneur

YEN.com.gh has collated some reactions below to the video SVTV Africa shared on YouTube.

@kingsleyantwi20 said:

“This is what we call "sharp brain". Thank you for enlightening the youth to do something after school 👍🏾.”

@Candywine970 wrote:

“You can make it everywhere, you need the “ I can do spirit “, and honest person ❤❤❤😊.”

@FPlus16 said:

“This is the real meaning of education. Be open-minded and be ready to work with little you have. Thanks DJ.”

@chapterdifrenz3446 wrote:

“From now onwards, I do not want to hear anyone saying Ghana is hard, neither do I want to hear money is not in Ghana, better than cleaning toilets abroad.”

@hisholiness2010 said:

“If someone is smart then my sister you are smarter and diligent in your business. Thanks, DJ Nyaami for this business link that is showcasing a lot of upcoming businesses ❤🎉❤.”

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@abrahamakbar4485 wrote:

“Sharp girl but your fellow ladies are depending on guys ooo😂 advise them to follow your lead.”

Woman makes GH¢1,500 weekly from charcoal business

YEN.com.gh also reported that a Ghanaian woman said she makes as much as GH¢2,500 from her charcoal business.

Christie trended on social media recently after disclosing how much income she reaps from trading in the fuel source.

She indicated that she started the charcoal business six months ago to support her family and enjoyed the returns.

Source: YEN.com.gh