04/06/2025
“There is no shame in becoming a street vendor in order to raise capital for your Dreams.
I asked a lady who sells cold drinks, chips and peanuts on the side of the road how much she makes and she told me the lowest she makes a day is R300, she doesn't make less.
That is R300 a day which amounts to R2100 a week and R8400 a month.
This is how much money street vendors make.
This is more than what people at the bank make yet people at the bank will look down on street vendors.
Our mentality towards entrepreneurship and money needs a serious shift.
The people selling vetkoeks and Kota's from caravans make more than the street vendors.
Basically the people who sell ikota are making more money than the people with degrees and diplomas.
Yet the people with degrees and diplomas will never sell ikota or start at the bottom.
Ideologically we can argue about why we have problems but realistically there is no excuse for a human being with a fully functioning brain to be unemployed and broke for two years.
It is either you want to make money or you don't, everything else is an excuse.
If you sell snacks and muffins you can make a profit of R300 a day as well and if you work 7 days a week you'll make R8400 a month.
Per annum that is more than R80 000 profit working from home.
I think this is good start up capital.
The majority of these big businesses started out as stokvels and small hustles.
Hence it is hard to believe when successful entrepreneurs tell us their start up stories.
Therefore do not be afraid to start on the side of the streets, from a caravan or from home and do not be afraid to do deliveries using your bicycle, most of all never be ashamed of your hustle.
Remember think big but do not be afraid to start small. Billionaire Dreams”
Author: Tsepo Phokeng
