Matric Learner Utlwanang Mmeti, 17, Opens His Very 1st Sneaker Store

• Utlwanang Mmeti, a sneaker brand owner, recently took social media by storm after revealing that he has opened his own sneaker store.
• The 17-year-old also scored his first television interview, where he spoke about his entrepreneurial journey.
• He said he started his sneaker business to inspire other young and upcoming entrepreneurs to follow their dreams.

Dapper Footwear owner and now brand new sneaker shop owner Utlwanang Mmeti is an inspiration to many young people.

The young entrepreneur from Rustenburg in the North West recently opened his sneaker shop in Midrand. Speaking to Newzroom Africa, Utlwanang said his journey started in his mother's garage in 2020 during the lockdown.

"I wanted to start a new business, so we looked at what people like, and that's sneakers," he said.

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Utlwanang said he then started designing and penning down ideas for entering the market. He said he later sent everything to the manufacturers and started running his business which was only available online at the time.

He shared that the support from his peers has been amazing. He added:

"I want to inspire them so they can do the same for themselves, work hard and change the situation at their homes and help with the unemployment crisis."

He also told Newzroom Africa that he will be taking a gap year next year to focus on his business. Utlwanang hopes to go to university and pursue his studies once his business takes off.

Teen, 18, starts own business without money, inspires South Africans

Earlier this year, Briefly News reported about a young man who started a milkshake business with zero budget.

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@ForgieFoxVI, the 18-year-old boy from Limpopo, took to Twitter to share the exciting news about the launch of his new business called Makwela Milkshakes.

He said he used an old machine to perfect his recipe to see if people would like it. He shared that he chose milkshakes as his business because he loves them, but his mother could not afford to buy him one. Many South Africans were touched and inspired by @ForgieFoxVI, and they took to the comments section to congratulate him on his big achievement.

Source: Briefly News