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Africa-Press – Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>They started with selling fat cakes and bread in the streets. Now \u2019Marapelang and Mohau Sello own an empire that includes a driving school, immovable property, a building materials enterprise and a foothold in the hospitality industry.<\/p>\n

When the couple started selling fat-cakes and bread in the streets in 2016, they did not dream that one day they would become established businesspeople with a presence in many of Lesotho\u2019s economic sectors.<\/p>\n

Yet, soon they had raised enough money to build the now well-known Lindi Guest House in Mafeteng. As they raised more money they started a driving school, then a brick-making business and now they are also established in the construction sector.<\/p>\n

Despite their lack of impressive formal qualifications, the couple\u2019s businesses are blossoming. \u2019Marapelang\u2019s highest educational qualification is a Junior Certificate while her husband holds the Cambridge Overseas School Certificate (COSC).<\/p>\n

\u2019Marapelang said they both were not entrepreneurial while growing up.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut our love for nice things and failure to further our studies due to financial constraints led us to where we are now and so far we are satisfied by the results.<\/p>\n

\u2019\u2019 She said they ventured into the tourism sector because they realised that people were struggling to find places to sleep.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, we do have guest houses here but I knew I had to build another one\u2026very beautiful and unique.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe support I get is amazing,\u201d she said, adding that their tolerance for each other as a couple made it easier for them to manage their businesses.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are very patient with our goals.<\/p>\n

\u201d She said her fearless spirit worked in her favour as she competed with Ethiopian businesspeople in the bakery business.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople even warned me that I would get killed but I didn\u2019t take their opinions to heart because I wouldn\u2019t be here if I did.<\/p>\n

\u201cRegardless of the competition, the bakery business grew and birthed two more branches in Maseru and another one in Mafeteng,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

She said the couple decided to use their car to teach people how to drive after her husband lost his job. \u201cPeople love it as they say it\u2019s smaller and passes through cones easier.<\/p>\n

\u201d Regarding their foray into the hospitality industry, \u2019Marapelang said she spent about five months visiting different hotels to see how they operated.<\/p>\n

\u201cI spent a lot of money to learn from those who were already in this business as I didn\u2019t have any idea of how it worked.<\/p>\n

\u201d Lacking computer skills, she said she operates the businesses the old school way.<\/p>\n

\u201cI still succeed and my love for money also helps me to manage the businesses without cheating myself.<\/p>\n

\u201d She said she views going back to school as a waste of time as she doesn\u2019t see the need anymore.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am going places and it fulfills me to see that I inspire even graduates and some don\u2019t hesitate to ask me how I do it.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am all for maintaining my customer base. We share ideas with my qualified employees for the success of these businesses. \u201d<\/p>\n

She said getting married at the age of 17, her husband wanted her to further her studies but she refused and instead requested to start a small business of fat cakes.<\/p>\n

\u201cSeeing how tough things were at home, I saw myself working as a domestic worker as I loved cleaning but it didn\u2019t get there as I got married.<\/p>\n

\u201d She foresees the couple growing into some of Lesotho\u2019s most influential business owners.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn two years\u2019 time, we will be untouchable. We plan to expand our business to other districts. We want to help more people by giving them jobs,\u201d said \u2019Marapelang.<\/p>\n

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