20 Business Opportunities in Oyo State For Investors

The fact that Oyo State shares borders with the likes of Kwara state, Osun state, and Ogun state makes it an attractive state for citing of industries.

Besides, the Pace Setter State has the highest number of farms in the South-Western part of Nigeria. So, there are lots of investment opportunities in Oyo State for local and foreign investors.

Oyo State has a very suitable climate for the cultivation of crops like yam, maize, millet, cocoa, and so on. Thus, farming is one of the major occupations of its people.

Business Ideas To Invest In Oyo State

Nevertheless, despite the several challenges that business people usually encounter in the state, Oyo is still one of the best places to do business in Nigeria. A lot of things are cheap in the State, and you can always get affordable shops and office spaces too.

If you are convinced that the Pace Setter State is a place you can invest your money with a business enterprise, then let’s explore 20 different business opportunities you can consider.

Recharge Card Business

As one of the most populated states in Nigeria, the recharge card business will be a good investment. 

Almost every adult you see in Nigeria own a mobile phone. It is general knowledge that these devices are majorly used to reach out to their family members and friends.

Because people are most likely to pay more buying online cards directly from their banks, more people are opting for printed vouchers. Therefore, you can get into business as you kickstart a recharge card business in Oyo. You can either go into printing recharge cards or simply be a reseller.

Food Business

Once the population and market are there, then food businesses are lucrative. This is because humans can’t but eat. Interestingly, you can always determine the pattern and model you are okay with.

For instance, you can build a large restaurant that sells different types of food, or simply use a modest kiosk for certain types of edibles (like Amala and Ewedu).

Auto Repair Business

You can decide to run your auto repair centre in the city of Ibadan or other major towns in the state. There are tons of people with vehicles in this place, and they can’t but take it to the mechanic shop now and then for maintenance and repairs.

You can run this business either on a high scale level or just moderately. If you plan to start on a large scale, you simply have to employ trained mechanical engineers who specialise in popular car brands like Toyota, Nissan, Mercedes Benz etc, while you put in place a structure of administration.

Aso Oke Business

As stated already, Oyo State is predominantly filled with the Yoruba people. As such, one of their core traditional wears is known as Aso Oke. You can start a business that revolves around the production of Aso Oke You don’t have to limit yourself to just Oyo State, but can also sell to customers elsewhere

Barber’s Shop

You can run a barbing salon in a strategic place anywhere in the state and you will do well. As stated before, you can easily get an affordable shop in the State, buy the necessary equipment like electric and rechargeable clippers, generator

Phone Repairs and accessories Sales

Here is a lucrative business that many are not yet looking into. A lot of people own a phone, and it is a known thing that there will always be a reason to take the device to a phone repairer whenever it developed a fault. 

You can also make more money by organising phone repair seminars and workshops to train young Nigerian graduates who are interested in acquiring skills in phone repair service.

Transport Business

This is another lucrative business opportunity that is often overlooked by many. If you want a tested and proven business idea in Oyo State, you can opt for the transportation business.

Talking drum production 

The indigenes of Oyo State give great priority to the Yoruba culture and tradition, and they easily associate themselves with traditional stuff like the Talking drum. 

You can innovate the production of these special drums, and you will likely embrace success doing so.

Cocoa Processing

These special crops are produced in the State, and you can start a business that revolves around processing them. For instance, you can decide to launch a beverage company. It is capital-intensive but profitable

Hotel business

Of course, this is capital intensive. However, in different parts of the State, several hotels have been doing well since their inception. You can launch one too and expect to be successful if things are done properly

Poultry business

Here is a business opportunity through which some entrepreneurs have recorded success. No wonder, the state boasts of the highest number of large-scale farms in Nigeria.

You can start small, or decide to go big. The greater the risks, the higher the profit you can expect.

Education business

Almost everyone is now aware of the importance and necessity of giving children an appropriate education.

Hence, you can run a school in Oyo State, and you get fulfilled as you empower the young chaps with the knowledge that will make them great in the future. 

Tutorial Center

A lot of smart people have been making a lot of money doing this. There are certain important exams which every secondary school students have to pass before they can proceed to University.

The most important ones are WAEC and JAMB. Hence, the students are usually enrolled in tutorial centres to increase their chances of doing very well.

Bakery business

Bakery is pretty lucrative. Just ensure your bakery products are top-notch, and you will attract a lot of customers and patronizers.

Car washing business

You can either decide to run this yourself or simply employ people to do so. However, this is also lucrative, as many don’t give attention to such opportunities as this.

Event centre

Different events and parties are usually conducted in Oyo State. You can make good money by running an event centre, where people can rent to hold their events and ‘owambe’ parties.

E-commerce business

You can launch an e-commerce business where you sell different vital products that can be ordered from anywhere in the country. 

Real Estate business

If you are going into the core aspect of real estate development, you will need a lot of money. However, you can always be rest assured that it is a very lucrative venture. If you don’t have huge resources, you can still get something done by being a real estate agent.

Business Services

Hundreds of small businesses in the Pace Setter are out there in search of professionals who can help them solve different issues ranging from business name registration to incorporating companies, filing of annual returns, designing business websites and lots more.

Why not monetize your skill by providing solutions to some of the challenges facing the management of small businesses?

If you want to leverage access to credit facilities to support your business, ensure that your business or company is registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC).

Cost of Living in Oyo State

The cost of living in Ibadan, the state capital and other towns in Oyo State is reasonable. Despite having attracted tons of people from different places in the world, things are still cheaper in the State, particularly when compared to what is available in other states like Lagos and Port Harcourt. 

Challenges Of Doing Business In Oyo State

• Ease of Doing Business Ranking according to PEBEC: 29
• Power Supply: 40%
• Security: 39%

There are different headaches business owners may have to deal with when running their enterprises in Oyo State. First, you have to deal with the bad state of electricity (although electricity is still reasonable in some areas like GRA).

But if your business is heavily dependent on electricity, be ready to spend a good chunk of money to generate electricity yourself, via generators or solar. 

Secondly, many areas in the State have been battling insecurity for some time now. Theft cases are usually reported in different parts of Oyo, and it is disturbing.

The aforementioned challenges hinder the smooth running of businesses in Oyo State, as revenues are badly affected. 

Recap:

In addition to the above business opportunities in Oyo State, fish farming is another business idea you can venture into to be an employer of labour.

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