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The enterprising Ali Williams of Maid Simple Guyana.
The enterprising Ali Williams of Maid Simple Guyana.

MORE and more, women are gravitating toward entrepreneurship as a means of earning their own income and one passionate young woman is proving that with innovative ideas, women can, indeed make a difference in the business world.

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It was some time ago that Ali Williams, a mother of two, decided to arm herself with a Masters in Business Administration and establish her own business which employs 17 persons.

The business is `Maid Simple Guyana’ which provides janitorial, live-in maid, adult and child care and cooking services at an affordable cost.

With the realisation that customer services aren’t always what we expect locally, Ali said that she decided to become an entrepreneur and open her own business.

“I want to build my own castle and not someone else’s. As such, I told myself I can do it and never turned back and today I am a thriving businesswoman,” Ali told the Pepperpot Magazine.

She is hoping to change how people view her kind of business and now, the small establishment, which started seven months ago, continues to grow.

So far, Ali reported that the business is doing well. adding that her clientele consists mostly of private businesses but also has some individual clients as well.

She related that the domestic services aspect of the business is gaining momentum with some clients utilising these services, but added that the commercial aspect is taking some time to catch up.

Pressure washer.

“For me, it took a lot of guts to start my own business; going out there alone there are no guarantees and you are not sure it is going to be successful, but I took that leap of faith and that was my drive to go on,” she said.

She, however, explained that it feels better working with herself since she gets more time on her hands to spend with her two children- aged 13 and 11 -since at this age, they need the extra guidance in terms of their school work.

She admitted though that her biggest worry was if the business would be successful and she realised that she had to take that risk in order to find out if it will work out for her. Having ventured off on her own, she sees that now it is not so bad.

Ali stated that taking that first step is always the start and she isn’t looking back because it feels good to have her own business and work for herself instead of [for] other people.

Industrial blowers.

The bugbear, however, is having to screen employees and clients because of the nature of her business and the fact that her workers are required to visit the homes of customers. Such a business, therefore, requires trustworthy people so that the business can thrive incident-free.

Ali told the Pepperpot Magazine that retaining ‘good’ people for employment is not a ‘walk in the park’ as it is often times a painstaking effort to weed out the unwanted.

Manning 17 employees can be quite a task, but Ali credits good communication as an asset since everybody knows what they are about and this results in the smooth running of her operations.

Ali said sourcing the industrial and heavy-duty equipment for her business took some time and investment but with time that was sorted and she was on her way to establish her business, `Maid Simple Guyana’.

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