Creating jobs instead of waiting for them
Business savvy and confident
An entrepreneur speaks to The Zone about his business ventures and the importance of recognising business opportunities.
Vissta Angula shares with The Zone about why he believes that young entrepreneurs have the potential of contributing to the development of the country.
Angula is an individual who takes what life’s throws at him and creates opportunities for himself. In 2016 he received a certificate as a paramedic at the Tulipohamba Hospital and now owns his own sanitation management company called Hygiene Management which cleans City of Windhoek household dustbins.
He is a firm believer in partnerships with other business people in order to succeed. “We all need to work together as young people if you want to succeed in what you do. Myself and a few other entrepreneurs from Katutura started the Katutura East Festival through working together and it shows that we can do more when we work together,” he explains.
“When I started working on my own it was difficult at first until I partnered up with other business partners and then my load was made lighter,” he says.
He says many of his family members did not finish school and that most of his relatives started managing their own successful in order to put food on the table and go forward in life. He says that seeing family members grab opportunities is what inspired him as well.
Although he enjoys his job as a businessman he says that there are still people who do not support Namibian businesses and that he hopes that it will change in the future. “The most difficult thing as new business owners is getting support from people that do not know what your service or products are like,” he explains.
According to him, white collar jobs will soon fade out as the economy is in need of more tradesmen and advises the youth to be more financially more independent through creating jobs for themselves.
He recently attended a brickmaking workshops hosted by Build It and the Ohorongo Cement Brickmaking Academy and says the opportunity granted to him will enhance his skills and abilities. “I am sure that now that I gained new skills I can use that to employ other people through small projects that might arise. I really enjoyed the training and can’t wait to share what I learnt with my community,” he says.
“If we want to make a lasting impact and make our dreams come true as young people we should grab all opportunities afforded to us and take full advantage of them. We should not wait for someone to give us a job, but instead be job creators,” Angula says.
“I am motivated by those in my community who work hard everyday and by those who are making a success of what they do. We all need to look for people that we can look up to and that can help us to reach the goals that we set for ourselves,” he says.
He further ads that young people should create various income generating streams for themselves in order to gain financial independence. “If you want to be financially independent you cannot rely on one salary. We are still young and full of energy and can come up with various creative ways to make money,” he explains
Shona Ngava
Vissta Angula shares with The Zone about why he believes that young entrepreneurs have the potential of contributing to the development of the country.
Angula is an individual who takes what life’s throws at him and creates opportunities for himself. In 2016 he received a certificate as a paramedic at the Tulipohamba Hospital and now owns his own sanitation management company called Hygiene Management which cleans City of Windhoek household dustbins.
He is a firm believer in partnerships with other business people in order to succeed. “We all need to work together as young people if you want to succeed in what you do. Myself and a few other entrepreneurs from Katutura started the Katutura East Festival through working together and it shows that we can do more when we work together,” he explains.
“When I started working on my own it was difficult at first until I partnered up with other business partners and then my load was made lighter,” he says.
He says many of his family members did not finish school and that most of his relatives started managing their own successful in order to put food on the table and go forward in life. He says that seeing family members grab opportunities is what inspired him as well.
Although he enjoys his job as a businessman he says that there are still people who do not support Namibian businesses and that he hopes that it will change in the future. “The most difficult thing as new business owners is getting support from people that do not know what your service or products are like,” he explains.
According to him, white collar jobs will soon fade out as the economy is in need of more tradesmen and advises the youth to be more financially more independent through creating jobs for themselves.
He recently attended a brickmaking workshops hosted by Build It and the Ohorongo Cement Brickmaking Academy and says the opportunity granted to him will enhance his skills and abilities. “I am sure that now that I gained new skills I can use that to employ other people through small projects that might arise. I really enjoyed the training and can’t wait to share what I learnt with my community,” he says.
“If we want to make a lasting impact and make our dreams come true as young people we should grab all opportunities afforded to us and take full advantage of them. We should not wait for someone to give us a job, but instead be job creators,” Angula says.
“I am motivated by those in my community who work hard everyday and by those who are making a success of what they do. We all need to look for people that we can look up to and that can help us to reach the goals that we set for ourselves,” he says.
He further ads that young people should create various income generating streams for themselves in order to gain financial independence. “If you want to be financially independent you cannot rely on one salary. We are still young and full of energy and can come up with various creative ways to make money,” he explains
Shona Ngava
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