Hola MaHigh-School - September 2020

Starting in 2018 means we
are a very new company, but
we have achieved so much.
We have started a sports
programme for kids (Limasportsprogramme)
in our
township, helped a few kids
in signing or getting into to
proper development structures
and we have created
employment for youth.
Our achievements are mainly becoming the change we wanted to see
for kids and the community.
Working with big brands such as Nike, Converse and Bathu has enabled
us to host our annual events called ‘Sneakers Exchange’, the
‘Lima league’ for netball, soccer, chess and other sporting activities
I know some may think it has been all roses to get where we are. It is
not. We encounter challenges on a daily basis but we keep going. We
sometimes deal with difficult
clients who don’t pay on time
and so on and that can crimp
the business. However, we
always past it and just keep
putting in the work.
We get faced with deadlines
and at times we will go days working around the clock to make sure we
provide our clients with proper services. Running a business like this
requires a lot of travel and lack of sleep which are some of the sacrifices
that come with running a company.
My advice to all the young people of South Africa who also want to be
entrepreneurs is that you need to start today, plan, research, put in the
hours, put in the work and never let anyone tell you that you can’t do it.
Lezy de Yong