Saturday,24th November 2012 will go
down in history as the first day that the university recognized outstanding
entrepreneurship skills among students. The milestone colurful event was held
in ICDC Complex where various hostels were recognized for their acumen in entrepreneurship.
Speaking at the event, head of entrepreneurship studies, who was the guest of
honour encouraged the students to start their own business instead of sitting
back waiting to be employed….Alright, I made that up! There was no such event
but what if we had one? Overtime, we have been able to witness significant
growth of businesses in our various halls of residence. Conceivably,
Entrepreneurship Students Association could come up with awards for these young
entrepreneurs who have given convenience a whole new meaning. While ESAMU
ponders on that, I would like to give a glimpse how the awards would have
turned out. The following parameters were taken into consideration:
innovativeness, pricing, variety of goods & services, quality & quantity
of goods & services and customer care.
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| a side view of Hostel H |
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| Front view of Hostel H |
Hostel Entrepreneurship Award 2012 goes
to….Hostel H!...This is the most enterprising hostel in the entire campus. This
hostel hosts ISO Certified hustlers, comrades who are go-getters and literally
have nose for money. Hostel H, just like Nakumatt, you need it, they’ve got it.
Everything is under one roof: tomatoes, onions, hot mandazis, milk, porridge,
omena, graphic designers, video editors, shylocks, and coil repairs among
others…You name it, and you will probably get it. This hostel has an edge in
innovation, variety of goods/service and remarkable customer care services
where some entrepreneurs had their customer care numbers pinned on the door.
Perhaps ESAMU should organize mbuzi plot for these peeps…
First runners-up…Hostel J. This is the
most enterprising hostel among the divas halls of residence. Apart from the
usual photocopy, printing, scanning, ngumuz, scones e.t.c they also sell
githeri. The entrepreneurs here have outdone their counterparts in L and K in
the sale of clothes, shoes, ornament& jewellery, and cosmetics among
others. They are very aggressive, carrying out door to door sales and
marketing.
Second runners-up…Hostel G, The
Technology Hostel. I am not sure whether it is a coincidence or conspiracy that
the comrades in this particular hostel have a thing for technology. This hostel
stands out in technology oriented businesses. This is the hostel that hosts
DSTV & internet service providers, computer technicians, digital photo
processors and camcorders for hire. At some point they had a washing machine
but I am not sure what became of it.
At the other side of the scale-bottom
three, the least enterprising hostels we have: hostel A…located next to falls,
these peeps don’t even have airtime leave alone ngumuz. They are closely
followed by hostel E…Are there people living in this hostel? Hostel B closes
the list…they have the usual stationery services but the entrepreneurs are
always absent. Generally, all entrepreneurs scored well on pricing and
quality/quantity of goods/services. Perhaps the only let down is the sale of
stale ngumuz and scones. Otherwise have an enterprising day, won’t you?
