Tips for a successful business
You need to be paid a salary, be an employee in your own business and separate your personal accounts form your business account.
Ms Dolly Mbuyane, the owner of Nozihle Cleaning Services says respect, humility, focus and providing high-quality services to her clients have helped preserve her company throughout the
14 years of its existence.
1. Set goals for yourself.
2. Respect your values.
3. Be passionate about what you do.
4. Be humble, it makes people want to work with you.
5. Respect everyone, including your staff and clients.
6. Always give thanks to God for your success. “I believe this is not my business but God’s business. I am merely a tool.”
Mbuyane’s business advice to emerging entrepreneurs:
1. Be consistent, have goals and stay focused. Strive to be known by your brand.
2. Empower yourself as a business person by learning.
3. Don’t underestimate the power of networking.
4. You need to be paid a salary, be an employee in your own business and separate your personal accounts form your business account.
On a lighter note, here are a few things about Mbuyane:
1. She loves big cars.
2. She loves shoes.
3. She is afraid of little creepy crawlies, to such an extent that she can’t sit on grass.
4. She enjoys meat, especially fish and grilled chicken.
