Musician starts a fast food business

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.