AT 22, Arjune Latchman will by all means be considered young, but his youth does not dampen his fiery ambition to grow his thriving distribution shop into a major distribution outlet and supermarket on the Essequibo Coast.Latchman told the Guyana Chronicle that upon completion of secondary school, he knew exactly want he wanted to become from his experiences growing up on the coast, and his desire was to excel at what he does. Having furthered his education at the University of Guyana (UG), from whence he graduated in 2015 with a degree in Business Management, he today operates his own business at Lima, Essequibo Coast, distributing from potatoes to juices to soft drinks to hardware items; and he targets every shop in the region.

“A job is hard to get, so I wanted to do my own job. I look at the market and I distribute items that people need against what they want, so that the business survives and be in a position to grow. My intention is to grow it into a supermarket and a franchise distributor for energy drinks, confectionery, and some clothing line,” he disclosed to this publication.

Although not the only distributor on the Essequibo Coast, Latchman believes he is savvy enough to be ahead of his competitors, who are medium-scale distributors.

“I target what people need. My business, for now, is a family business; it is run by me, my father, my mother and my sister. Since it started last November, things have been going well, even though all is not well with business on the Essequibo Coast. This is a very encouraging sign, and it bodes well for my future plans,” he disclosed.

Latchman is always busy receiving orders from customers, or on the road making a distribution run, or checking with shops what items they need to restock. “It is a busy job, but I like it and try to stay ahead of the game,” the young businessman told the Guyana Chronicle.