Name of the Business: MILLENNIUM BARBING SALOON
ADDRESS: Abdullahi Maikano Way, behind Hassina restaurant near Jigawa civil
society coalitions development monitoring, NO 6 Suleiman house
Our Motto :-- “ World Class Service Begins Here
PROPRIETOR’S NAME: Partnership business.
BUSINESS ACTIVITY: Barbing saloon is a place made for barbing, carving,
combing, dying hair color, hair washing and other hair related services.
AIMS: To let the business grow wide in order to make ourselves employed for day
to day expenses. An example is generating income, registration fees, handout,
recharge cards, buying clothes, and other life needs.
OBJECTIVES: objective is getting an average amount of N500, 000 a year,
where each of us can earn about N15, 000 a month, and about N3,500 a week,
sometimes beyond or less depending on how the business goes.
MARKET SIZE AND GROWTH: The business is relatively small and managed
by three people, so the total income have to be shared among those three people,
but due to increase in customers, the good location and a welcoming face, the
business will hopefully grow more bigger in the next year, moreover using other
peoples weakness we can make our business bigger and super power. Services in a
subsidized rate can also attract more customers from different shops.
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COMPETITOR’S NAME:
 THE LOOK BABERS
 STRENGTHS: The Look barbers is widely known due the long time it took
in service, it is well known, decorated and varieties of services.
 WEAKNESSES: The Look barbers services are expensive, unwelcoming
face, and do not like much queue.
 TRADITIONAL BARBING SALOON.
 STRENGTHS: Just like the Look barbers, it has a lot of customers
especially the old and responsible people do accept their services there. They
do things according to traditional so old men’s living in the area like visiting
them on time.
 WEAKNESSES: They do not offer services like hair coloring, shampoo,
modern barbing styles, and do not use musical and media equipment’s.
OUR BUSINESS
 STRENGTH: We offer all types of hair services and use musical and media
equipment’s, our shop is very welcoming and not disturbed by a large
number of queue. We open very early in the morning for students and close
very late for workers, we also open in the weekends and working days.
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 WEAKNESSES: We sometimes have afternoon lectures where one or two
of us might not be present in the saloon. One of us has wife, so goes to home
rarely and might not come out early.
COMPETITORS ADVANTAGES:
 When one of us is off for lectures, The Look barbers can use that
advantage to draw some customers since the number of service
offered is less.
 The married man gives services to matured people, so when he went
home traditional barbing saloon get customers.
 Due to young people and the music we use and modern barbing styles,
the matured men leave to traditional barbing saloon.
 Because we use some current and updated barbing styles, our
competitor copies the business.
PROPOSED CUSTOMERS.
 Many students from polytechnic.
 Our class and school mates.
 Students from Federal University Dutse.
 Youths from Gida dubu, G9 quarters, 60 houses commissioners’ quarters,
Indian quarters and much more.
 Have customers like chairman, permanent secretaries, commissioners, and
some other rank holders.
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ADVERTISEMENT AND PROMOTION STRATEGIES.
Advantage of being information technology students let us create a Facebook page
and groups which allows us to advertise all our services and identifies our location.
We also send some audio and video tapes to be played in broadcasting houses as an
advertisement strategy. We also placed some sign boards at road side to guide
customers to our shop.
PREMISES: Is a shop which is 70 by 60 meters, and was given to us by the
manager of our service, so we don’t pay rent and no tax.
EQUIPMENTS: Clipper, brush, comb, towel, mirror, chairs, tables, carpet,
blades, oil, lubricant, powder, generator, pesters, prize list, speaker, television,
Dstv, DVD, hydrogen, spirit, shampoo, dye gloves, glass scissors, razor blade, dust
bin, broom, extension box, suggestion box, fans, air-conditioner and drawers.
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S/N Equipments
Cost in ₦
No Purchase/hire Proposed method
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Clipper
2000 each
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PURCHASE
By partner co-operation
2
glass
400
2
PURCHASE
By partner co-operation
3
Generator
30,000
PURCHASE
By partner co-operation
4
Brush
500
5
PURCHASE
By partner co-operation
5
comb
250
5
PURCHASE
By partner co-operation
6
Towel
600
5
PURCHASE
By partner co-operation
7
Razor blade
50
PURCHASE
By partner co-operation
8
Mirror
1500
PURCHASE
By partner co-operation
9
Blade
300
PURCHASE
By partner co-operation
10
Matches
50
PURCHASE
By partner co-operation
11
Powder
500
PURCHASE
By partner co-operation
12
Spirit
100
PURCHASE
By partner co-operation
13
Chair
6000
PURCHASE
By partner co-operation
14
Table
1500
PURCHASE
By partner co-operation
15
Radio
2500
1
PURCHASE
By partner co-operation
16
Speaker
10000
4
PURCHASE
By partner co-operation
17
DVD
6000
PURCHASE
By partner co-operation
18
Dstv
7000
PURCHASE
By partner co-operation
19
Television
10,000
2
PURCHASE
By partner co-operation
20
Oil
2000
1
PURCHASE
By partner co-operation
21
Lubricant
500
PURCHASE
By partner co-operation
22
Pester
1500
PURCHASE
By partner co-operation
23
Hydrogen
250
PURCHASE
By partner co-operation
24
Shampoo
500
PURCHASE
By partner co-operation
25
Dye
500
PURCHASE
By partner co-operation
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26
Glove
500
PURCHASE
By partner co-operation
27
Scissors
400
PURCHASE
By partner co-operation
28
Dust bin
250
PURCHASE
By partner co-operation
29
Broom
200
PURCHASE
By partner co-operation
30
Extension
300
PURCHASE
By partner co-operation
31
box
300
PURCHASE
By partner co-operation
32
Suggestion
2000
PURCHASE
By partner co-operation
33
box
2500
PURCHASE
By partner co-operation
34
Drawer
2500
PURCHASE
By partner co-operation
35
Cassette
2000
PURCHASE
By partner co-operation
Carpet
5000
PURCHASE
By partner co-operation
Fans
10,000
PURCHASE
By partner co-operation
Air-
40,000
PURCHASE
By partner co-operation
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37
38
conditioner
TOTAL AMOUNT COSTS: N144, 450
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KEY PEOPLE AND THE JOB FUNCTION
 MANAGER
RABIU IBRAHIM CHIGARI:- He manages and serves the matured and special
people like ward head, chairmen and rank holders.
 SECRETARY
ALIYU ADAMU KONDIS:- Does the works of secretary and at the same time
offer services like combing, barbing, carving, and shampoo.
 TREASURER
SALIHU AMINU:- Serves as a treasurer and offer services like barbing, carving,
and dying.
 CLEANER
ABDULHAMID MURTALA, AHMAD ABUBAKAR AND YUSUF ADAMU:Sweep, mope, and wash towels.
BACKGROUND DETAILS AND JOB FUNCTIONS
MANAGER: Has diploma in INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY and took training
at special barbing saloon, he offered a complete year service at special Barbing
saloon at Kano State, Wudil L.G.A. he also had different industrial experience for
some time.
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 STRENGTH: Comforts customers and also friendly with people, knows
how to barb and gives maximum co-operation to the business.
 WEAKNESSES: can leave the shop unexpectedly for family reasons.
SECRETARY: Has diploma in INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, and took
entrepreneur training at Jigawa state polytechnic Dutse.
 STRENGTH: Youths likes his services because he is very good in combing
and barbing, he is also good in record keeping and can recall things at an
instant.
 WEAKNESSES: Doesn’t withstand hunger due to ulcer and glycogen
deficiency, so goes out usually for food and can spend a lot.
TREASURER: Also had diploma in INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, he
also took training at a barbing salon at Umar and sons barbing saloon Gwaram
local government
 STRENGTH: He is extremely good in money saving and conservation,
also good in dying any type of hair.
 WEAKNESSES: Cannot offer services to tall people.
CLEANER
Has SSCE result without any industrial experience.
 STRENGTH: Does cleaning perfectly
 WEAKNESSES: Late coming for deep and heavy sleep.
All the three business holders went for training and sometimes experience
earning to places like Abuja, Lagos and Kano.
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