Beverley Agbakoba-Onyejianya – You Need All Types to Build a Successful Business

<p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/agbakobaonyejianya/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Beverley Agbakoba-Onyejianya</strong></a> is a Sports &amp; Entertainment lawyer and Entrepreneur. She is an accredited mediator with the Lagos High Court Multi Door Centre and a member of the panel of neutrals at the Lagos Court of Arbitration.</p><p>She has years of experience in the banking and capital markets in the United Kingdom and Nigeria. She is a Nigeria SEC-registered compliance officer, providing regional compliance, risk management, and financial crime prevention advisory support. Her broad experience in the compliance industry covers investment banking, brokerage, and fund management sectors.</p><p>Additionally, she is passionate about sports and youth development and founded the<a href="https://www.ltfc.club/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Lagos Tigers Football Club</a> in 2012, the Little Tigers Football Foundation in 2017, and a social network for women called GFC.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p class="ql-align-center"><strong>“Delay is not denial. Things do not have to run at top speed to indicate that you’re on the right path.”</strong></p><p class="ql-align-center">Beverley Agbakoba-Onyejianya</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h2><strong>Worst investment ever</strong></h2><p>In 2015 Beverley and her good friend were talking about doing something to better their lives. They explored different things, and her friend suggested that they get into the peanut butter packaging business.</p><p>Beverley did some research and realized that there was such a massive market for peanut butter in the US, and so she paid the suggestion more attention.</p><h3><strong>Jumping right into it</strong></h3><p>The two friends jumped right into business. They did a bit of research, came up with a name and branding. They were reeling to go. The friend even suggested that they not only do peanut butter but cashew nut butter too. They went all out with different flavors. They received an incredible reception when the butter we