STUDENTS IN BUSINESS: The Past, The Present and The Future
By Richard Agodzo In African University College of Communications (AUCC), students take delight in their businesses because it is a source of income for paying their fees. To mentions a few names: Nolia Foods. Ganyobi Shito, Golden Sparkles, Vivago, Tessy Trends among others are sole proprietorships owned by students. In previous years, the idea of owning a business was considered to the bigger space. Globalization, technology and innovation have taken the perception of owning a shop and having huge capital to begin a business away. Tertiary students are making it as entrepreneurs in their businesses to satisfy demands of other students. Nolia Foods owned by Anthea Benson believes she sells the best ‘sobolo’ on campus. She said “Students are my target market and I go it the healthy way, but my market demand for the past six months is not like when I introduced Nolia on campus”. Patience Hammond, CEO of Ganyobi shito sees her business in the lime life of success. She s...