What type of business can one start with K10 000?
Hello I’m a male student in my early 20s looking for business ideas under a 10 pin budget
I would like to know how people who are already working remotely have managed to fid jobs online. which websites are affective? i am looking to jump into working remotely but i do not know where to start.
I have been working on my African-inspired design brand, AfriNova Studio, and I have finally made the store public.
I would really love some honest feedback from other POD creators. What do you think of the branding, store design and overall direction?
Is there anything you would change or improve?
Be honest - I’m here to learn. 😄
PieceWork Taxi is a negotiation-based taxi marketplace designed specifically for Zambia, because we understand that flexibility, negotiation and direct relationships are an important part of how Zambians do business.
For customers:
Enter your pickup and destination, receive offers from nearby drivers, compare price, vehicle, rating, verification and experience, then choose or negotiate the offer that works best for you.
For drivers:
Set your availability, receive nearby ride requests, make your own fare offers, negotiate directly with customers and build your reputation through ratings and completed rides.
What makes it different from Uber or Yango?
Drivers have more control over what they earn instead of automatically giving up a portion of every fare, while customers can negotiate directly with drivers rather than simply accepting a platform-determined price.
Drivers offer. Customers choose.
PieceWork Taxi is part of the wider PieceWork platform, alongside Rescue, Delivers and other services.
Visit our new and improved platform to learn more! https://piecework-zambia.com/
Request. Offer. Negotiate. Ride.
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I'm a 19-year-old university student (turning 20 in October) interested in getting into horticulture/vegetable farming and poultry.
I love my university programme and don't plan on dropping out, but farming is something I've become really passionate about and would like to build alongside my studies.
The problem is that I have very little experience and limited capital. I've had some exposure to farming, but I'm basically starting from zero when it comes to running my own project.
I'd really appreciate advice from Zambian farmers or people in the agriculture sector on:
How to gain practical experience as a beginner
Good places/resources to learn
How to start small with limited money
Funding opportunities for young farmers
How to balance farming with university
Any mistakes or lessons you wish you knew when starting
I'm not looking for a shortcut. I just want to learn properly and gradually build something of my own.
Any advice from people who've actually done this in Zambia would be greatly appreciated.
Invest in a property of your choice, and collect monthly rentals. How it works is that the amount you invest into a property, will be proportional to the amount of the rentals you collect, it's a great way of making passive income.
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We’ve been working on a way to make grocery shopping in Zambia a little simpler.
You can now order groceries through WhatsApp using a voice note, a picture, or just a text message.
The idea is pretty simple: instead of opening an app, building a basket and going through a checkout, you can just tell us what you need.
We built this because sometimes you just want to say:
“Please get me bread, milk, eggs and some chicken.”
And be done with it.
Curious what people in Zambia think about ordering groceries this way.
I’ve been running a business for a while now, and one thing I’ve realised is that there’s a huge difference between knowing about business and actually running one.
Before starting, I thought the difficult part would mainly be getting customers and making enough sales. That’s obviously important, but there are so many other things that you don't really understand until you're responsible for keeping the business running.
Things like managing cash flow, dealing with suppliers, customers delaying payments, unexpected expenses, employees, taxes, negotiating prices, keeping enough money in the business instead of spending it, and sometimes just figuring out what to do when things don't go according to plan.
Some months can look good on paper but still feel tight financially.
I'm curious about other Zambian business owners:
What’s something about running a business that you only understood after you actually started?
It could be something small or something that completely changed how you run your business.
What did you underestimate?
What mistake taught you the biggest lesson?
What do you wish someone had told you before you started?
And if you had to start again with the knowledge you have today, what would you do differently?
I think these are the kinds of lessons that are more useful to people thinking about starting a business than the usual “work hard and believe in yourself” advice.
I've been working on a prototype system for a couple of months now and I've never had any actual experience in adding payment rails, deployment, and hosting services.
To those who've actually ventured into creating digital products, apps, and so - what's something you'd advise me on?
Looking to get into forex and I would like someone to teach me how to do it. I have the funds to start just need someone good at it to show me the way. Need genuine people who are interested and you will be fairly compensated. No time wasters.
As the title suggest
Our company is based in India and looking for the business partner based in zambia .
We need to export products to zambia and he will lookout all the things from operations to execution.
Thank you
Hi everyone, I wanted to share something I've been working on called ndu-works.
The idea actually came from my own experience trying to manage a small flat I was building. Finding the right tradespeople for different jobs was often harder than it should have been — especially when you don't already have a network of people you know to call.
So I built ndu-works to make it easier for homeowners to find local people for things like plumbing, electrical work, carpentry, painting and other home maintenance. It's meant to make it easier to find providers, especially if you're like me and didn't know where to start looking.
I know there are a few other platforms out there trying to solve pieces of this problem too, which honestly I think is a good sign — it means the problem is real. ndu-works is intentionally narrow: focused specifically on property maintenance and job-matching.
I've just launched the first beta version and I'm starting small and it’s completely free! — actively building our provider network first. If you know any providers, feel free to point them our way. I'm hoping to get honest feedback from people as they explore and use the platform — feel free to comment here or reach out at hello.nduworks@gmail.com.
Check it out: https://www.ndu-works.com/
Hey everyone,
I’m building SafeSpecs Ltd — Zambia’s first dedicated biomedical equipment servicing company, based in Lusaka.
The problem is urgent:
30-40% of medical equipment in Zambian hospitals and clinics is non-functional at any given time. When a patient monitor, ultrasound, or autoclave breaks down, the only option is to ship it out of the country or import engineers to fix it. That takes 3-6 months.
In that time: surgeries are delayed, wards are congested, and hospitals lose an estimated K200M+ per year in revenue, referrals, and wasted procurement.
Our solution:
SafeSpecs Ltd brings 48-hour local servicing to Zambia.
1. Rapid Repair: Field engineers + in-house workshop. 48hr turnaround for critical devices.
2. Preventive Maintenance: PM contracts to prevent breakdowns before they happen.
3. Calibration & QC: HPCZ + ZAMRA compliant testing so equipment is safe and accurate.
4. Spare Parts & Training: Local parts stock + biomedical training for hospital staff.
The opportunity:
The medical equipment service market in Zambia is K120M+ per year and growing with CDF-funded clinics, new maternity wings, and the Gavi solar clinic rollout. With 14 new LCC health facilities commissioning this year alone, demand for uptime has never been higher.
We’re not just fixing machines. We’re fixing healthcare access.
I’m looking for:
Investors & Suppliers for workshop tools, test equipment, and initial parts stock &Mentors who’ve scaled healthtech in Africa
If you believe patients shouldn’t die because a machine is stuck somewhere for repairs for 6 months — Let’s build this. email me on claranyoni80@gmail.com for a more detailed proposal.
#Zambia #BiomedicalEngineering #HealthTech #MadeInZambia #SafeSpecs
Apart from FY cargo is there a faster and more reliable shipping company I can use to ship things from china, cause fycargo has delayed shipping out my package
Has anyone ever entered into the goats buying & selling business?
I ask because I have an opportunity to supply goats to a company that charges around k35 per kg.
Now the biggest challenge I have is finding goats that are atleast cheap enough say around less than k500 or k400.
Most of these would probably be found deep in the villages but I can't just get up and go without having someone that actually knows the village, plus there's transportation involved so the closer to Lusaka the better.
Any advice would be highly appreciated.
Hey yall!
I’m keen to connect with local young people that have started or about to start a business, particularly business that are tech-based.
Or if there’s a virtual network or platform that connects these kinda folks, please point me in the right direction.
Cheers
Looking for advice from people who run game stations in Zambia 🇿🇲
Hi everyone. I’m a student in Zambia and I’m planning to start a small game station in Kafue as a side business. I’m starting with a fairly small amount of capital, so I’d really appreciate advice from people who have actually run or currently run game stations in Zambia.
At the moment, I have about K9,800 available. My plan is:
- PS4 — around K4,000
- TV — around K3,500
- The remaining K2,300 would hopefully cover my first month’s rent and help me get started.
My idea is to start with one PS4 and one TV, keep the costs low, and then reinvest whatever profit I make into the business. If things go well and I’m able to build up enough money, I’d eventually like to expand into other businesses as well, possibly opening a barbershop in Kafue.
I know K9,800 isn't a lot to start with, so I want to be realistic and learn from people who have already gone through the process.
For those who have experience running game stations:
Is starting with one PS4 and one TV realistic?
How much can one PS4 realistically make per day/week in Zambia?
What would you recommend charging per game/hour?
What are the biggest expenses I should prepare for besides rent?
Is K2,300 enough to keep the business running during the first month?
What mistakes did you make when you were starting that I should avoid?
What location works best — near schools, markets, compounds, bus stations, etc.?
How long did it take you to recover your initial investment?
If you were starting again with K9,800, what would you do differently?
I’m not looking for motivational advice — I’d really appreciate honest numbers and experiences, especially from people who have actually operated a game station in Zambia.
Thanks in advance. 🙏🏾