Wetin happen when you help small business owner today, and three years later, the person return with over 100 employees? Na the kind story wey go make you smile!
Three years ago, entrepreneur Chinonso give out over 80 office chairs for free to young entrepreneurs wey need support to grow their businesses.
Over 600 young entrepreneurs apply for the giveaway, but na only 10 people dem select. Some beneficiaries collect five chairs, while others collect 10.
According to Chinonso, e allow him team handle the whole process, but make sure say everything happen with integrity.
Fast-forward to October 2026, Chinonso encounter one of the beneficiaries for a business masterclass wey happen for Abuja.
After Chinonso introduce himself and sit down, one young man approach am.
The man introduce himself as Mr. Samuel and explain say na one of the entrepreneurs wey benefit from the office chair giveaway three years ago.
Omo, na there the story begin sweet! 😂
Chinonso ask am where e dey operate from, and Samuel explain say him business dey Aba, Abia State. E come Abuja with some members of him team to attend the business masterclass.
But the biggest surprise still dey come.
From 10 Employees to Over 100 Workers! 😳
According to Samuel, the free office chairs come at the right time because him business no get enough resources to buy the chairs when dem need am.
At that time, the company get only 10 employees.
But today, according to Samuel, the business don grow to over 100 employees and dey operate from three branches across Abia State.
The company’s head office also dey inside a two-storey building for Aba.
From struggling to furnish office to employing over 100 people. Omo, growth no be beans! 😂🔥
Samuel explain say the support wey Chinonso give them that time make a difference when dem need am.
After the encounter, Samuel and some members of him team reportedly stop by Chinonso’s facility for Abuja while dem dey go airport to return to their base.
The visit give Chinonso another opportunity to see how far the business don grow since the giveaway.
Small Support Fit Make Big Difference
For Chinonso, the encounter serve as a reminder of the importance of supporting young entrepreneurs when dem dey start their businesses.
However, Samuel and him team deserve their flowers too. Receiving free office chairs no automatically build a company with over 100 employees.
Na the people wey do the work, face business challenges, employ workers, and continue to grow the business deserve the credit for that achievement.
Sometimes, the support wey entrepreneur need no necessarily be millions of naira. E fit be equipment, mentorship, access to customers, or one opportunity wey come at the right time.
And for this particular story, na office chairs be the starting point of the connection.
The chairs no build the business by themselves, but the support come when e matter. ❤️
Congratulations to Mr. Samuel and him team on their reported growth.
Make African entrepreneurs continue to support one another. Because if one business grow, e fit create jobs and open doors for plenty other people.
And abeg, if your office chair don tire you, no just abandon am for store. 😂 Who know? E fit help one young entrepreneur start the next big business!
Na so we dey build Africa’s tech and business ecosystem, one opportunity at a time. 🚀
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