I get the most interesting emails from entrepreneurs all over the world.
Antonio Tauzene wrote:
I’m a 44years old Mozambican looking for some help to start my business. Based in Maputo, I know that with a 15-seater mini-bus, I can make an average income of a million Meticais/day, which is about US$50. This is very little by european standards, but not by african ones.A second-hand mini-bus able to run for plus minus 6 months can cost me 75million Meticais, approximatelly US$3.500. If I can manage to bring home US$50/day, I would need 70 working days to pay back US$3.500. Seventy working days is about 3 months. Bearing in mind that the vehicle would last 6 months, the other 3 months would be used to buy another mini-bus, and I would be on my own. I would have become a businessman in the transport field. A golden mine for Africa, because most people in Africa don’t own personal vehicle.
Mr Carlson, How do you think about this “poor” idea of mine? Do you think you could sell it to some interested party(ies)?
The CIA World Factbook reports that the climate in Mozambique is improving and that “olitical stability and sound economic policies have encouraged recent foreign investment.”
MJW on September 20th, 2007 at 3:19 am
So many people in Mozambique want to start their own business. Not out of want but out of necessity. The current problem is that any type of successful market is saturated quickly. What Antonio is describing here is running a “chappa” and there are defintely no shortage of those in Mozambique!
DEPORIS MASITERA on October 10th, 2007 at 5:10 am
I am a male Zimbabwean based in Harare. I would like to partner up with a reliable business mocambican business partner based in Tete or Chimoio to supply new and used Polywoven bags: size 50 and 90 litre. Will provide the transport. Please may i have your offers
Christine on November 8th, 2007 at 2:55 am
I’m moving to Mozambique next year and I would like to be self employed. Is there any franchises that can be taken over or is there any one with a good business idea that we can start? What kind of farming will be sucsessfull?
Andre Vilas-Boas on December 10th, 2007 at 4:25 pm
Would like to develop this subject
crown capital on January 12th, 2008 at 1:56 am
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idah mwapaura on February 20th, 2008 at 1:15 am
I am a Zimbabwean interested in buying hardwood from Mozambique. Would like to be supplied with details of potential suppliers of this product. Please get hold of me urgently as I am planning to start doing business as soon as I get a reliable supplier.
Fennela Goldsmith on February 20th, 2008 at 6:44 am
I want to open up a gearbox business in mozambique. Who can give me more information regarding this? Like this site.
Bernadine on March 25th, 2008 at 12:05 am
I am moving to Inhambane (30kms from Tofu) in the next year. I would like to teach locals English or new comers Portaguese as a business. Anyone out there know if this is a viable idea?
Then another question: Is there a need for a Montessori pre-school in that area?
Muhammad on May 26th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
Im interested in exporting beef cuts to mozambique,how is the market?