LKC fosters entrepreneurship in students
Gaone Marumoloa | Monday March 27, 2017 14:09
Recently at an Entrepreneurs’ Fair held at the college, the students in the Business Department showcased a variety of businesses that they have established through funds they raised from relatives and friends.
One such business goes by the name the “Chill Grill Frenzies”, owned by five young students, and offers different kinds of barbecue-grilled meat, including ribs, wings and beef.
Kago Butale, one of the business partners, said their company is famous for their unique and outstanding ribs, adding that they are the best barbecue grillers attracting customers through the best service.
“What makes our company different is that we are an outdoor setting business.We provide both food and adventure, as we have quad bike riding, whereby our customers can ride bikes while waiting for their orders or after eating,” he said.
Three students established another business, Feed My Soul, that offers exclusively sweet foods such as cupcakes and milkshakes. The business prides itself in producing cupcakes of different flavours and toppings.
It offers chocolate, vanilla and red velvet, as well as Oreo milkshake and lemonade.
The students further explained that their reason to choose cupcakes is that most of their competitors are selling salty and sour foods.
Thus they chose catering for the morning snacks, explaining that if a student or a worker did not have time for lunch they could grab a cupcake on the run. Their cupcake cost P5 while a milkshake costs P15.
They started their business with a start-up capital of P1,500 of which each contributed P500. They then bought the ingredients needed for baking and toppings. Barclays Bank Botswana regional manager, Letso Gaborekwe encouraged the students entrepreneurs to be innovative.
“You should be different from others. It’s people who do different things, that get different results,” he said. He further encouraged them to venture into situations that other people avoid as an opportunity to make a difference.