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Africa-Press – Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>AT only 16, Relebohile Tapole is confident to discuss the dos and don\u2019ts of running a business. Tapole, a Grade 12 student at New Millennium High School in Maseru, is starting small, but the baby steps have seen her already setting up an enterprise as a beautician.<\/p>\n

With Lesotho struggling to create enough jobs for school leavers, Tapole is already securing a path for herself. \u201cI am aware of the high unemployment rate so after graduation I will have a secure income that will help me,\u201d Tapole says.<\/p>\n

She advises people who want to be entrepreneurs to \u201cstep out of their comfort zones as there will always be fear\u201d. \u201cMove regardless of how fearful you are,\u201d says the native of Mafeteng, Matholeng, adding emphatically: \u201cDon\u2019t let fear numb you.<\/p>\n

Move against the odds. \u201d She is the founder of Epiphany Nail Bar and Cosmetics, which has a large following on Facebook and other social media platforms where she advertises her services.<\/p>\n

She is also a poet who published her first book in her tender years. Born and raised in Mafeteng, Matholeng, she launched her poetry book titled \u201cPride Before a Fall\u201d in March this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe sky has always been the limit for me,\u201d says Tapole.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really didn\u2019t plan to be in production and to be an author at the age of 16 but it is not really a shocker because with me anything has literally been possible,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have been in business my entire life, I have always sold something,\u201d says Tapole, who took from her mother who is also a beautician.<\/p>\n

\u201cI started researching on beauty but at some point I had to put the dream aside because I didn\u2019t have money to run with it,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

\u201cI began doing nails in October last year to generate capital I needed to manufacture Epiphany products (hand cream and lip balms),\u201d says Tapole, who used her experience selling snacks to market her beauty business.<\/p>\n

She says she has a bit of sales experience as she has always been selling. She says she uses her mother\u2019s Facebook account to market her business. \u201cShe has a big platform so it works to my advantage.<\/p>\n

\u201d She says her mother also taught her consistency in advertising.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s necessary to spend money in advertising.<\/p>\n

\u201d She described her family support system as strong and \u201cvery influential\u201d in her decision-making processes.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy mother has been running a beauty spa for years and she has the knowledge I need on anything.<\/p>\n

Every time I have to make a big decision or even a small one, I ask her for some pointers and she is always there for me,\u201d says Tapole, who works alone. About her being a poet, Tapole says it came as a coping mechanism when she was down.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t think the work had potential to be published all those times that I had been penning down my poems on a piece of paper,\u201d she says, adding: \u201cAt some point when I was compiling all my drafts in one book and then someone told me that I could publish them and it happened.<\/p>\n

\u201d She says she penned most of her poems when she was at her lowest point.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut I believe it could be a motivation to other people, especially my peers.<\/p>\n

\u201d She says writing fascinates her.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis could open so many doors for me at a very young age and nothing fascinates me more than not knowing what is coming next.<\/p>\n

\u201d She says her major challenge is lack of finances because her business is still new. Another hurdle is balancing her personal life, well-being, school and businesses.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s hard but somehow God has been coming through for me and I am able to balance it.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s all about balance and faith in myself because there was a time I didn\u2019t believe I could do it and it definitely affected my self-esteem,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am more confident and positive nowadays,\u201d says the young entrepreneur who also dreams of becoming a fashion designer.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am very proud of myself. I want to own a boutique selling my own designer clothes and range of products in three years\u2019 time,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

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