I have run a car wash at Dugbe public park, Ibadan since May 4, 2025. Every day I watch 3 POS points near my car wash. One day I asked my friend Tunde who runs POS beside me: "How much did you use to start?" His answer and my research is this post.
Many people search "POS business near me" on Google. I saw it in my Search Console People Also Search For. So I wrote this.
I submitted sitemap.xml to Google Search Console and I saw a strange query: "businesses near me". 0 clicks from Nigeria and United States for 3 months. No page found.
I went to Google search box and typed "business near me". Then I saw People also search for:
- Business near Ibadan
- Business near Lagos
- Small business near me
- Manufacturing business near me
- Startup business near me
Many people think you need millions to start a business in Nigeria. That is not true. In 2026, with ₦20,000 you can start small and grow. I am writing this from my experience as a car washer in Dugbe, Ibadan, and from what I have seen when I visited Lagos markets.