02 Oct 2015

A few years ago, he was a shop assistant at oa supermarket. Now, Mr Tshireletso Goitseone (30) of Xhosa Two in Mahalapye is an entrepreneur and sees himself running businesses across the country in future. 

He is running a cleaning services company in the village. The business, which he started in 2011, has grown from just a car wash to a company that offers various cleaning services. 

Speaking in an interview recenty, Mr Goitseone said he acquired a P100 000 funding from the Youth Development Fund.  

“The money helped me to get started and I bought all the equipment that I needed to get this business started and pay rent, although it was not simple to get the funding, I was determined and finally was able to do it right and here I am living my dream,” he said. 

And, “I always make sure my clients leave this place happy and satisfied with our service, that way I know they will come back and my business will keep growing,” Mr Goitseone said confidently. 

The strong willed and hardworking young man said when he was working at a supermarket, he used to be around retail managers and supervisors who took their job seriously and that was where he got his business ethics. 

He said was getting support from individuals as well as businesses. 

“Botswana Railways always wash their vehicles here as we are located not very far from their offices. 

Machaneng police also do business with us whenever they are here and I really appreciate their contribution to the growing of the business,” he said.  

Mr Goitseone created employment for seven youths. 

He said he was inspired to start a business because he wanted to show his mates that “you can always do something worthwhile besides crime and drug abuse even without an outstanding educational background”.  

He said thise who used government programmes should always be considered when there were tenders because not every business they funded was successful. 

Mr Goitseone also said the youth office should also organise workshops to equip young people with better business skills and always come and check if they were on the right track as he is worried by some young people that have not made anything out the funding they received. Ends