This is how much shopkeepers pocket in a day : The Standard

A lack of funds to pursue my education drove me to an early work life, doing whatever came my way. I didn’t have clearly defined goals or career objectives, and I imagined success is tied to how well-read one is. But that was until I realised that what constitutes success is the willingness for one to go the extra mile in their pursuits. I worked as a casual labourer at a construction sites for 3 years, and after failing to make much progress financially, I quit and got work as a shopkeeper’s assistant.

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For the 5 years I worked as an assistant showed me that shop keeping is the best venture to go into judging by the returns in sales. I was however rendered jobless when the owner relocated. I dug into my savings and began buying cereals from farmers and supplying them to a school. When the contract ended, I invested the returns in a shop business. I’ve now been in this business for 8 years. Its challenges include low sales as people in rural areas don’t spend and when they do, it’s usually in small quantities.

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There are also those who take things on credit then fail to repay. Financial difficulties have also made a few to resort to bartering goods, but this can be tricky when they want to trade with perishable produce that’s slow moving. There’s also competition from other shops. On a good day, I make Sh800 and from Sh500 on slow days.  

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