Last year was an eventful one for
Linda Ikeji. The popular blogger had her blog
taken down by Google following a controversy.
Her blog was later restored and the storm cleared. But that wasn’t
the beginning of the series of events. It all started when she purchased her
Range Rover and blogged about it and all hell
let lose. However, beneath her tale, she did
mention that she would be giving out funds to
women who would want to stand on their own and
be independent of men. And that time has come.
Read the launch below;
"In 2013, I told y’all that I’m going to start something
called ‘I’d Rather Be Self-made’… where I will personally mentor young girls with dreams and aspirations and help some of them start up small scale businesses. I’ve
been procrastinating for over a year & a
half and now I am finally ready to do this. ‘I’d Rather
Be Self-made’
is not a foundation, or an organization (I can’t handle that – blogging takes too much of my time), it’s
just me and some young ladies meeting whenever
we can, inspire each other, exchange business
ideas, and if I feel someone has a great
business idea and it’s
not going to cost too much to start the
business, I will personally finance it. Not as
a loan, it’s 100% to the person. I’m looking at N250k to N1million per person, depending on how great the business idea is. If you need less, you will
get the money faster. I’ll also use LIB to promote your
businesses. All I want in return is for you to work hard, make a success of your business and pass it forward…i.e
help others. And if you ever see me on the
street after you make it, you can say hello or give me a hug…:-)What
prompted me to think of doing this is my own
story and the lifestyle of some young girls. It’s quite unfortunate and sad. I
went to University of Lagos, I was once a
model and a model manager, so I have seen some
things girls do for money and it breaks my
heart. Some, if I told you, you will never believe. And now that I can afford to help a few girls, I am willing to help with my own money. The aim of
‘I’d Rather Be Self-made’ is to reduce ‘Aristorism’ by at least 1%…:-).
Please continue…
So I’m putting aside N10million for this – to start with and release more money if everything goes well. If
you’re
between 18 and 26, female (sorry guys –
want to concentrate on the women for now), you
are looking for inspiration, you want to start
a business and need financing or already have
a business but need more money to take it to
the next level, or you just need business
advice, then come and let’s
do this. Obviously, I can’t help everyone. It’s not possible. But I will help as many young women as I can – this is something I plan to do for as long as I can – so hopefully, many of you will benefit. I’m interested in girls who have vowed not to sell their bodies to make
it in life (because you really don’t. All that ‘I don’t have a choice’
is BS. Trust me, I’ve
tasted poverty like some of you will never
know and I never did). I’m
also interested in girls who are living that
lifestyle right now but would rather not, and
want out desperately. You’re going to personally meet with
me and other inspiring Nigerian women who made
it on their own without ever having to lie on
their backs. Trust me, there are many of us.
You can be one too, so let’s
do this.
We are going to meet this weekend
for the first time. So if you’re interested, please call
07051229040. But let me repeat this. I can’t help everyone. It’s not possible. But I promise to help as many as I can. I definitely want to do this because I want to giveback…God doesn’t bless you for you alone or
your family, he gives us so we can pay forward
and touch as many lives as we can with his
blessings. That’s
my belief, so I’m
really excited to do this. Once you call that
number, she will tell you where we’re going to meet this weekend. I
can’t announce it here before 10,000 people show up…lol. And please, females only!
All the best people…and yes, you can be self-made! Look at me, I was
broke at 30…and
now I’m 34 and I have small change…lol".
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