Barolong Entrepreneur Makes Living Out Of Leather
Monday, July 24, 2017
The downside are the overwhelming challenges he faces in the Barolong Farms with its frustratingly limited opportunity. Having completed his basic education at Goodhope Senior Secondary School in 2011, he could not proceed to tertiary education but the budding youthful entrepreneur simply shrugged off the setbacks. He shortly ventured into leather production when he started his business with absolutely nothing but a trimming knife he used for cutting leather.
Unlike other youth, who are blessed to have been funded by the government under many of the available youth business funding programmes, the young entrepreneur self-financed his project from savings. Without training or a certificate in leather production or any background but merely determination, Motsatsing produces top class Setswana traditional sandals, leather bags, belts, coats, aprons and other products upon request.
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