18 year-old dreams

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aimuna Rabiu Usman, a computer science student at Al-Hikmah University Ilorin, Kwara state, is the CEO of Munah Couture.

Maimuna who specializes and makes bespoke, ready-to-wear female clothes, and also sells fabrics started the business about a year ago when she was in her second year.

The 300-level student who finds balancing business and school at the same time challenging said she started the business from putting to practice her creative skills.

“I actually didn’t learn from anybody. It’s just my creativity. Since I was 12, I always dreamt of becomimg a fashion designer, creating my own business line.’

“When I was about to start, I took a loan from my mum roughly N20000, which was my starting capital”.

The 18-year old fashion designer, who states that her business is a very lucrative one also warned that one must be dedicated and focused to reap the reward.

Maimuna told YOUTHVILLE she attracts customers using social media and also others come through referral.

She also said the best lesson she learnt since starting the business was never considering her loss be failure, “every disappointment is a blessing in disguise”.

On where she hopes to be in 5 years, she had this to say “to be honest, I would like to see my business as a very successful business competing alongside other top fashion companies such as Versace, Gucci in 5 years.”