From ₦5,000 to Millions: How a Student Built a Jewelry Empire
Elsa Bangoli, a first-class Biochemistry graduate from the University of Lagos, shares her journey of building a multi-million naira jewelry brand, ElsaLagos, starting with just ₦5,000. The narrative covers the realities of bootstrapping, the necessity of extreme frugality, the challenges of balancing rigorous academic demands with business operations, and the strategic pivot points,including mentorship and professional branding,that allowed her to scale from a dorm-room side hustle to a thriving enterprise.