Hotdogs make studies possible
"I started my business in August last year so that I could finish my studies. I have earned enough money and can take on my Level 3 next month and then I will be a qualified boilermaker," said Daniel Shiihuleni (22), the owner of Humble Hustle.Daniel took a course in boilermaking at the Namibia Institute of Mining and Technology (NIMT)'s Tsumeb campus. He was sent to Windhoek to do his internship.
"However, I did not earn much money and therefore could not finish my final year. I thought of plans so I could earn money to go back and finish."
His late mother sold chicken and kapana in the North to keep her family alive.
"My mom often sent me to help with sales. I did it for her even though I didn't feel like it, but it exposed me to business and working with food."
He brought along a bicycle from Tsumeb and designed and built the trailer himself. "It is a closed cart in which my gas bottle, sauces, knives, sausage, brötchens and salad are stored. I made a tow bar so that the cart can be hooked to the back of my bike."
Daniel makes a fresh tomato and onion relish every morning, which he puts on the hotdogs with the sauce to distinguish them from other hotdogs.
"Every morning I am at the Riverside Service Station in Eros and then I leave for NUST for the students who come out for lunch. If I'm a little late in the morning or not in my place, then I'm in trouble with my clients! I want to reassure them, even if I am away for six months to finish my studies, I will resume the business as soon as I am back in Windhoek."
Daniel wants to start working as a boilermaker as soon as he finishes his last internship. "I want to improve my cart and bike and then find someone who can sell the hotdogs on my behalf. I want to help someone else like that. I started Humble Hustle because anyone can start humbly and at the bottom and make money. I want to help someone, because no one should suffer. Be humble and do something.”
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