Finding ways to grow my fashion line, quite challenging’

Amina Aminu Gamagira, a fashion designer has said finding ways to grow her business is quite challenging. The chemist said she started the business with her sister in 2013 out of boredom, but failed in the first attempt. “In 2013, it started as a business of two; I and my sister. We started with a […]

Amina Aminu Gamagira, a fashion designer has said finding ways to grow her business is quite challenging.

The chemist said she started the business with her sister in 2013 out of boredom, but failed in the first attempt.

“In 2013, it started as a business of two; I and my sister. We started with a capital of N100,000 but unfortunately it failed and we lost everything and my sister gave up on it,” she said.

Amina determined to bounce back, overcame her fears and went for the same business. 

“I had no capital till one day when a friend requested for a dress worth N7,000. With the money, I delivered and made a little and that was how I started ‘Mienah Couture’,” Amina said.

Amina who has five employees said the business is very lucrative stressing that, “the more hardworking and creative you are, the more lucrative the business will be.”

Amina said she learnt the business on her own. “I didn’t learn from anybody throughout my four years journey until recently when I joined House of Kaya Academy for a three month programme,” she noted. 

In her advice, Amina said four things matter most for professional designers and they are hard work, knowledge, passion, and talent.

She warned that before embarking on any business, one must “have the talent and passion for it and then the knowledge and hard work to keep it going.” 

Her best lesson so far is "be patient and never to give up on something so Important or something that makes you so happy and delightful.”

In the next five years, Amina sees her brand as a leading brand in Nigeria and a recognized one in the world.