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usan Khoase started her business way back in 2004 with just 5 cases of 750ml dumpies. She was an off premises consumption trader but her success over the years saw her grow to eventually become a full time on-premises consumption pub. Susan commends her suppliers, SAB for always being in favour of the traders, although she concedes that many might not agree due to different business challenges. “`Business is business,” she says. “I am happy to comply with rules and/or legislations.” Unfortunately, there’s more to business than meets the eye and the challenges can, at times, seem daunting. Segeleng’s Place has experienced no fewer than five robberies, all of which set the business back significantly. These
events, however, did not deter Susan from her course, and together with her team she kept striving for the good of the business. The establishment can accommodate about 60 patrons and its security has been tightened up to make it a safer environment. “Whether you are in formal or informal business, the fundamentals will always be selling and buying or demand and supply,” says Susan. Spotong can attest to the fact that Segeleng’s Place is the perfect spot to cure a hangover. It comes alive every Thursday to Sunday, and remains a hive of activity at weekends. Susan also speaks passionately about encouraging entrepreneurship among the youth, and she commends the large number of active youth who do really want to set themselves apart and
make a go of things in business and other spheres of life. Despite insisting that she has no interest in politics, she acknowledges that business doesn’t operate in a vacuum and that we can’t blame the current problems in our country solely on government. “There are terrible times for every government,” she says. “Each individual must just get up and go; none of us has it easy.” Spotong recommends that you try Segeleng’s Place for a truly rewarding and entertaining time out with your friends. If you enjoy listening to the latest in local music, great beer, good food and fantastic vibes, this spot is for you. Location: Segeleng’s Place, 962 Zone 10 Extension 1, Sebokeng
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acks Tatae started dabbling in entrepreneurship back in the 90’s as a natural continuation of his mother’s footsteps. He began by selling stock on a very limited scale, just enough to gain enough capital to later venture into liquor trading. He then joined the Sedibeng Liquor Association, once he had become an established liquor trader. “Business
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has its own set of rules, and how I could have taken those steps and not slipped and fallen along the way is puzzling to me,” says Tatae. He tells us how he had to rely on his support structure over the years, his family. “I’ve always had the right team, but we only learnt to strategize as we went along”. Like in pool, he says, “the nature and complexity of the battle changes as the play continues.” Having taken over the business from his mother Emily, he decided to call it “Emily’s kitchen”, to honor her memory and teachings. A highly driven businesswoman, Emily is said to have been an exceptional cook, who incorporated selling cooked meals to the locals along with running her mini grocery shop. “Business changes all the time, but my strategy is simple: I look at the community I live in, which is not the Northern suburbs of Johannesburg, and structure the business in a way
that will rightfully serve the majority of my patrons,” says Sacks. You can’t visit Sharpeville without checking out Sacks’s Inn. Here you will find great food, served with a complementary fizzy drink from Coca-Cola, ice-cold beers and awesome hospitality. Sacks Inn is also known for its invaluable networking opportunities, all topped off by the latest in jazz, which is ideal for their more mature audience. Sacks tells Spotong that as he concentrated on building the business over the years, he measured his success by the number of meaningful relationships he built. “I want this establishment be remembered for the good friendships formed here. “I’m tremendously proud of the growth of Emily’s Kitchen’; we are a home to many.” Location: 2277 Tshepiso Phase 2, Sharpeville
