Hi my beautiful people 🥰

This week's question by @jane1658 led me to reflect on my business dreams and goals.

If Given a Chance, What Type of Business Would l Put Up, and Why?🤔

I still remember sitting one evening, watching the sun melt slowly into the horizon, and asking myself a simple but life-shaping question: “If I were given the chance, what kind of business would I build?”

For me, the answer was never about chasing riches for their own sake. It was about solving problems, building bridges, and creating something that would outlive me.

If given that chance, I would establish a platform where people come together to save, pool funds, and invest collectively. Why?

Because I have seen how many brilliant dreams die, not for lack of ideas, but for lack of capital. Too many people with potential never get a fair chance. A cooperative investment platform would change that. It would be a safe harbour where communities don’t just dream individually but grow collectively, a place where small contributions become mighty rivers of wealth creation.

But that is just the first part of the story.

The second chapter of my dream would be to launch a quality nylon manufacturing business.

Not just another factory, but a purposeful enterprise that addresses real-world problems—reducing waste, creating affordable packaging solutions, and offering employment to many who need it most.

This business would be more than machines and rolls of nylon; it would be a training ground where people are equipped with skills, discipline, and dignity.

I can already picture it: workers not just earning wages but gaining knowledge, young people walking into the factory doors as novices and leaving as skilled professionals, and communities growing stronger because opportunities finally reached them.

So, if given a chance, I would not just put up a business, I would plant a seed of transformation. One that grows into a forest of empowered people, sustainable solutions, and shared wealth.

Because to me, business is not only about profit. It is about purpose. It is about people. And above all, it is about progress that carries everyone along.

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Do I See Myself as More Motivated by Passion, Profit, or Independence?

The question has echoed in my heart more than once: What truly drives me—passion, profit, or independence?

I remember the first time I faced this question. I had just completed a project that stretched me to my limits, yet left me with a strange satisfaction. It wasn’t the money that gave me peace, nor the freedom of making my own decisions. It was the sense that what I did mattered, that in some small way, it solved a problem, lifted a burden, or sparked a light for someone else.

That’s when I realized: I am driven first and foremost by passion.

PASSION is what makes me restless when I see wasted potential. It’s why I dream of building a cooperative investment platform where communities save and grow wealth together. Not because I want to swim in riches, but because I’ve seen too many dreams die from lack of capital, too many people give up when all they needed was a chance.

Passion is also what pushes me to envision a nylon manufacturing business, not just as a profit-making venture, but as a purposeful enterprise. I see workers entering not just to earn wages, but to gain skills, to grow, to build dignity.

That vision comes from a heart that longs to create opportunities where there were none.

But passion alone doesn’t tell the whole story.

I won’t deny the pull of independence(I have always wanted to be independent as a woman).

There is a deep fire in me to chart my own course, to wake up each day knowing I am building something meaningful, not just for myself, but for others.

Independence, for me, is not about rebellion. It’s about freedom to align my work with my values, to say “yes” to purpose and “no” to anything that steals away authenticity.

And then there is profit.

Not as the main driver, but as the fuel. I have learned that passion without resources can wither. Independence without sustainability can fade. Profit, when balanced with purpose, becomes the engine that keeps the dream alive. I don’t chase it for its own sake, but I embrace it as a tool, one that empowers me to do more, reach more, and transform more.

So if you ask me what motivates me most, I would say this: I am driven by passion, guided by independence, and sustained by profit.

Because at the heart of everything I do lies a desire bigger than myself; the desire to plant seeds of transformation and watch them grow into forests of opportunity.

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My name is Rosemary Ezenwa, and I'm passionate about tutoring and mentoring kids, building meaningful impact, and learning.