“When life gives you N750 lemons make a multi-million dollar lemonade business.”
In 2010, Nigeria-born Seun and Seyi Abolaji using only $5, set up Wilson’s Juice Company, a freshly squeezed juice company, to tap into a new market.
Speaking to CNN about why they started the company, Seyi Abolaji said:
About starting the company with just $5 (N750 at the time), Seun Abolaji said:
In 2010, Nigeria-born Seun and Seyi Abolaji using only $5, set up Wilson’s Juice Company, a freshly squeezed juice company, to tap into a new market.
Speaking to CNN about why they started the company, Seyi Abolaji said:
“To offer a healthy alternative to what was on the market.”
About starting the company with just $5 (N750 at the time), Seun Abolaji said:
“Could we have started this company in the United States? I doubt it.Distributed to over 650 locations and 18 states in Nigeria, Wilson’s Juice now has a factory that employs 30 workers and produces up to 24,000 bottles a day and they are only just getting started.
We would need 10 million dollars maybe three, and that’s the beauty of Nigeria you can have a naira and a dream.”
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