Leisure rides brand, Personal Transport Nigeria appears to be having a free ride in its sector of operation as it looms larger than life on the landscape. Perhaps, this is the reason, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Temi Olukjoya could beat her chest that are the best in the trade in Nigeria.
“We have been in business for 7 years now and we have been the most popular company in Nigeria in this line of business, so we have already built a large client base and a good brand name. We also are very strategic with the kind of things we sell and very good with marketing. so regardless we still make good sales,” says Temi Olukoya
Giving a clue as to the source of their business, she tates, “ Anything that has to do with kids is very lucrative. Parents will always want to buy a gift for their child if they can afford it and even if they can’t, it will be on their wish list. “
The Personal Transport Nigeria boss however pointed out that the brand is not only about kids but adults as well.
According to Olukoya, “Personal Transport Nigeria is not all about kids but adults as well. It’s more described as leisure rides for kids and Adults. As we also sell big machines like beach quad bikes, electric scooters and electric bikes.”
“The mission behind Personal Transport Nigeria is in the name itself. The big idea was to have a business that won’t limit me, to trade in anything that has to do with personal transportation . I see Personal Transport having stores across the nation. Currently, we are in Lagos and Abuja. Our goal is to set the pace. We constantly source for uncommon products and capitalize on them before they becomes common,”
Olukoya stated that she began the business in 2015, and registered it as Personal Transport Sales and Services. Apart from its physical presence in Lagos and Abuja, Personal Transport Nigeria, is a brand that has become hugely successful on social media, as @personaltransport_ng with well over a 100 thousand followers.
The Chief Executive Officer submitted that the business has been smooth in spite of myriad challenges crippling the business environment.
“The business is quite a smooth one and the challenges we usually have are the same challenges most businesses in Nigeria face. These include epileptic power supply, unstable dollar rate, logistics company delays and unreasonable import duties,” she stated.
Temi Olukoya stated that one of the reasons the business is smooth is as a result of little or no competition in the business. She said when she started out, very few people were into the business, and her focus was on products that were not common and unique.
