Musician starts a fast food business
The owner of the three-week-old fast food restaurant, Food Cartel 101, started the business to follow his love for food.
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Musician and entrepreneur Sizwe Mpiliso is encouraging the youth to go into entrepreneurship when they are unable to find work.
The owner of the three-week-old fast food restaurant, Food Cartel 101, started the business to follow his love for food.
“I love food and I love making food, so when I faced challenges, a food business was the natural choice,” he says.
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Mpiliso, who is also a gospel musician, was studying sound engineering at the Academy of Sound Engineering when his mother died.
“My mother died while I was studying and, as a result, I had to drop out as there was no funding.
“Two weeks after her funeral I recorded my album at the SABC studios” he adds.
After pursuing his music career, Mpiliso decided to start a food business, which he intends to make a franchise.
“I hope to make my business a franchise and open many other branches where I can hire other young people” he says.
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He also advises young people to go into entrepreneurship and not give up on their dreams.
“It is hard to find a job and sometimes entrepreneurship may be what saves you.
“In everything, never give up on your dreams no matter how tough it gets because there is always hope,” he concludes.