Becoming a middle man in any business is not a difficult thing as it only needs confidence, knowledge of the product or service and you are good to go.
Many people who have lacked employment must have found themselves in the middle of a business idea, running business which is not theirs or becoming sales men of a product they do not own.
You just require a skill to tap into clients. Once you have your first client and some little explanation – basic – idea of the product and service – persuade him or her to believe in it then you are already into the lucrative brokerage business.
Look, you might not be aware of this but 99% of the time you are served by a broker at an electronic store in town.
These people are strategically placed in electronic stores, waiting for you to walk to the store. They will sweet talk you and act as either the employee of the store in question or sometimes the owner.
Regardless of how much you pay them, they will only pay the store owner the cost price of the item and pocket the difference.
To put this into correct perspective, assume that you have walked to an electronics store in Luthuli Avenue or Kimathi Street, Nairobi.
In the store, you are met by Munene, who says, a TCL TV 49” is Ksh. 59,000 only.
In the process, you bargain and agree to pay Ksh. 58,000.
Now assume that the owner of the store only wanted Ksh. 53,000 for the TV, Njuguna will pay them just that and pocket the difference.
Now, if you have the convincing power and you do not have enough money to start a business, consider becoming a broker in any shop. You can even run your brokerage business from the comfort of your home as long as you have links and in good terms with shop owners in town. Once you advertise a product and a client shows interest, just make a call to the shop owner or attendant and tell them to get ready for a client on the way.
The benefits to going this route are that you do not have to keep inventory; you don’t pay for an office space and there are no overheads on your side. So you make money quickly and easy. You might make thousands of un-taxed money without necessarily having your own capital.
The only huddle you might face is getting accepted in the market and finding some loyal following of your own. On the other hand, store owners rarely refuse brokers, Most of them will accept your services to bring them free customers. They might even provide you with some incentives once they learn that you have a stream of clients and you can be tempted to take them elsewhere just incase.
Not to worry though, you can start by making TikTok, Instgram, of Facebook ad videos to get a footing before starting to see walk-ins searching for you.
What it all requires in determination, consistency and honesty.
