Rose Busingye
February 5th, 2010
NAME: Rose Busingye
COUNTRY: Rwanda
BUSINESS: Creations of Roza (clothing consignment)
Rose, 34 years old, owns Creations of Roza, a clothing consignment shop. Rose began planning ahead by saving her money to start a future business.
After having tragically losing her mother, sister, father, grandparents, aunts and uncles at a young age, Rose began to lose hope in her future, and found it difficult to concentrate on her studies. But her perseverance led her to finish her schooling and go on to study at a university. She says that she learned that even though she may face challenges, endurance, faith and hard work could get her anywhere she wanted to be.
“I always believed that even bad situations can turn into beautiful endings if the attitude is right.”
Rose’s business first started small, delivering clothes to various vendors, but within 18 months she was able to move her business to a storefront. Rose first started purchasing clothing from Uganda, but has since been traveling to and purchasing clothing from Bangkok. Rose learned at an early age how to successfully multi-task, and her travels have opened to eyes to other kinds of business opportunities, including designing and selling her own clothing.
Rose hopes to sell her designs exclusively. Rose truly believes in customer service and the full shopping experience. She always helps her clients make sure they select the best clothing for their body type and age. Rose also makes sure that clients who are shopping for clothing as a gift makes the perfect selection – even if that means referring them to other stores if she doesn’t have the right item in stock.
Rose’s business goals include selling her designs exclusively, hiring more employees, not only for retail but for marketing, advertising, designing and tailoring. She would also like to expand her business to other countries, such as Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Burundi.
Through her PEACE THROUGH BUSINESS training, Rose hopes to learn more about marketing, communication, accounting, building a brand, and how to successfully grow her business.
