Financial responsibility is a huge part of adulthood. Once you grow older, you realize saving is not an option but an integral part of survival. Howbeit, this is easier said than done thanks to factors like human impulse. Sometimes, impulsive buying is springboard from our lack of self-control which can only be curbed by discipline. That’s what our Woman Crush Wednesday, Ufia Aniebietabasi, comes in.
As the founder of Kolo Lagos, Ufia saw an opportunity to help people save by building a successful business that manufactures piggybanks (or like it’s popularly called in Nigeria, Kolo).
Her personal experience in university gave birth to her business idea. Ufia realized in time while she was in final year that she had no savings. She decided to change her state by asking a carpenter to create a kolo for her which she used to successfully save money.
Her business has expanded to different cities in Nigeria as well as gaining positive traction internationally. She also often gets invited to speak about the importance of having a saving culture which a large number of Nigerians struggle with.
We love her ingenuity to turn a negative situation into a positive experience and thereafter, into a successful business.