Member, Glowhouse Lighting and JASA Alumnus 2000

Start your small business today and don’t give up tomorrow.

In 2000 I participated in the Junior Achievement Mini Enterprise Programme. We manufactured gel candles and made a substantial profit. Upon completion of the programme I continued manufacturing candles at night after I had finished schoolwork, sports and extra-mural activities. It wasn’t just making candles and money that drove me. I thrived on the creative element and felt a great sense of fulfillment. After I finished school I put all my efforts into turning my little enterprise into a business, discovering that my levels of motivation, faith and hope were infinite.

I draw inspiration from what John C Maxwell said, “Success is when you have added value to yourself; its significance, however, is when you add value to others”, and I find fulfillment in creating opportunities for others by running a thriving business.

At the very first business training programme I attended, the Junior Achievement Mini Enterprise Programme broadened my perspective on how to run a business and gave me the hunger to learn more. I’ve since attended numerous other programmes and as a Development Practitioner, I also facilitate a few myself.

Without a doubt, JA’s MEP remains top of my list of comprehensive enterprise development programmes.