You only need to be passionate
Namibia has unlocked the opportunity for young entrepreneurs to explore different kinds of businesses within the Namibian community and there has been a development within the market. Goal driven Matthew Ipinge recently launched his business called PawsRus. “It all started four years ago when I got my two dogs, unknowingly...
Octavia Tsibes
He further says that training a dog is a lifelong process, “but it's worth the time and energy because you as a pet owner is preparing your dog for a lifetime of good behaviour and friendship.”
Ipinge has two dogs and both are trained in his home language. “When I went to work, my mother had to help look after the dogs. The only way she could comfortably communicate with them was by using Oshiwambo which lead the dogs to understand the language,” he adds.
Before he took the big step to venture into a business of this nature Ipinge first had to study his market. The preferred way of doing so was through social media. “I used social media to upload my dog's videos and people were impressed by the way I worked with my dogs and people started calling me to assist with their dogs,” he says.
That actually sparked the idea. “I never thought that my love for dogs were going to lead to a business,” he says. He worked at a banking institution before he decided to venture into his dream business.
Ipinge is always busy and every day is a challenge. “There are times, I forget to charge clients for the service I have rendered that's how much this means to me,” he says.
He further says that training a dog is a lifelong process, “but it's worth the time and energy because you as a pet owner is preparing your dog for a lifetime of good behaviour and friendship.”
Ipinge has two dogs and both are trained in his home language. “When I went to work, my mother had to help look after the dogs. The only way she could comfortably communicate with them was by using Oshiwambo which lead the dogs to understand the language,” he adds.
Before he took the big step to venture into a business of this nature Ipinge first had to study his market. The preferred way of doing so was through social media. “I used social media to upload my dog's videos and people were impressed by the way I worked with my dogs and people started calling me to assist with their dogs,” he says.
That actually sparked the idea. “I never thought that my love for dogs were going to lead to a business,” he says. He worked at a banking institution before he decided to venture into his dream business.
Ipinge is always busy and every day is a challenge. “There are times, I forget to charge clients for the service I have rendered that's how much this means to me,” he says.
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