For Rosemary Orok-Oyo, the saying that “doing small
things in a big way pays” aptly captures her story and continued business
growth. She started managing her parents clothing business while studying
Environmental Education at University of Calabar in 2007. This gave her an idea
of what it takes to manage a successful business. She continued with the
clothing business after her school but was not getting the results she wanted.
And in 2014, she registered for SS-EDC program with one thing in mind “how to
boost her clothing business”. But during the program at SS-EDC, an idea to
think big and start small struck her and that gave rise to Teddies Popcorn.
Today, Teddies Popcorn is one of the best branded and packaged Popcorn in the
city and can be found in all the major shopping outlets and outdoor events. Her
Popcorn business now employs 5 permanent staff in addition to 2 other
dependents and is yielding more profit than her clothing business. According to
Rosemary “SS-EDC improved my managerial skills and opened my eyes to the
opportunities in branding small business like the Popcorn in other to stand
out”. Her long term ambition is to own her clothing line and export her outfit
to other countries and equally provide a means of employment to people
especially young women. And this she has already started with the opening of
Teddy’s World – a boutique where she sells clothes, separate from her parents
clothing store. To other people waiting to start big or for white collar jobs –
“you can start small and build on your success for expansion. Always have a
growth mindset which will allow you to grow and learn from criticism – this
will allow you succeed”.
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