Rutendo Chirume
The director of Stationery World Glen Tavarwisa proved that age is nothing but a number in achieving big things as he was recognised the Young Executive of the Year Gold award winner at the prestigious MegaFest awards recently.
Tavarwisa was recognised for his contribution in the growth of education sector in Masvingo Province despite prevailing economic conditions in the country.
Apart from supplying books and related stationery, the young entrepreneur who holds an Honours degree in Marketing and a Masters in Strategic Management also supplies laptops and computers to schools in the province.
Speaking to TellZim News Tavarwisa who owns the leading stationery store which has three branches in Masvingo, Chiredzi and Zaka said one has to be a risk taker to make it in life and aims at creating employment for the youth and help in their growth as much as they can.
“I have made it for myself but still hopes for more as I am motivated. I hope to achieve businessman of the year in the coming future. The main aim now is to create employment for the youth. I am also sponsoring youths through volleyball and music. My message to the youths is that that nothing is impossible; one needs to be a risk taker put their minds to something, work hard and hands on,” said Tavarwisa
He said he started his company in 2015 only as a mobile phone store after he thought he had found a business opportunity through a friend whom he later found out he was scammer but later moved on to stationery because he wanted to help the community as it sometimes struggles to secure stationery and pay fees at the same time.
“When I started selling mobile cellphones, I was only 23 years then and I was trying to make a living just like any young man out there. I met someone who said he owned a shop in the CBD and told me that he will give me space if I have cellphones or related gadgets. I sourced for money and bought those cellphones. When I went there I was told the person was only an employee. To think I already had the phones but without anywhere to sell them, I had to do all it takes because I wanted to return the money. Thankfully it paid off and was able to return people’s money.
Tavarwisa said he then started selling stationery on discount and cheaper negotiable prices so that parents could afford to take their children with all required stationery to schools.
