Start a local-market reselling business
Buy wholesale (vegetables, staples, household goods), resell retail in your neighbourhood. The most accessible trade: low capital, fast turnover.
Financement DER/FJ — nano-crédit, micro-crédit et TPE/PME
La DER/FJ finance les femmes et les jeunes porteurs de projets : nano-crédit (10 000 à 500 000 FCFA), micro-crédit (jusqu'à 1 million), TPE/PME (1 à 50 millions) et structuration de chaînes de valeur. Dossier : CNI, plan d'affaires simplifi...
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Pick a product and a spot
Start with ONE product your neighbourhood buys daily: vegetables, fruit, charcoal, dairy, phone credit. Watch the nearest market for two days: what runs out? What sells before noon?
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Find a reliable wholesaler
Wholesale markets (Thiaroye, Castors, Tilène in Dakar) open early — arrive before 7am. Compare three wholesalers before buying; ask for per-bag and half-bag prices. On Oppium, wholesaler offers land directly in your feed.
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Work out your margin before buying
Simple rule: neighbourhood resale price − wholesale price − transport = margin per unit. If the margin is under 15%, change product or wholesaler. Record every purchase and sale from day one, even in a notebook.
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Sort out transport
For small volumes, shared minibuses work. From one full bag, negotiate a regular transporter — a fixed per-trip price beats paying ad hoc. Transport offers are visible on Oppium.
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Fund the growth
Reinvest the first weeks' margin before borrowing. To step up (permanent stock, fixed stall), DER/FJ and microfinance institutions fund small traders — bring your sales notebook as evidence.
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