De antreprener ki pe ede kit en parti nou leritaz vivan |21 August 2017

Sa semenn dan paz Business and Economy nou rankontre de antreprener ki’n fer bokou lannen dan domenn pti biznes, ki’n persevere e ki atraver zot pti lantrepriz zot pe osi ede kit serten parti nou leritaz vivan. Annou konn plis lo Madanm Zilida Cassimir e Msye Philippe Hoffman ek zot biznes.

En pti poupet à la Creole

Nou kiltir i osi annan son par pour zwe dan devlopman nou lekonomi. Met nou kiltir o sant devlopman in toultan en lapel ki’n ganny fer. I en eleman enportan pour lepanouisman nou lendistri tourism ki pilye nou lekonomi. Touris i vin isi non pa zis pour nou soley, lanmer ek labote nou bann zil, me zot osi vin eksperyans diferan laspe nou kiltir ki enkli nou manze, nou fason viv, nou lanmizik e tou sa ki fer nou sa pep kreol.

Me apard ki nou bann viziter etranze, i annan sa laswaf parmi nou zenn zenerasyon pour konn plis lo nou bann tradisyon ki pe perdi avek levolisyon teknolozi.

Nou lakwizin i reste ankor byen vivan, nou lanmizik pe ganny reviv, me i annan serten parti nou leritaz ki nou pe preski perdi e sa i tel konman nou bann zwe tradisyonnel.

E se avek sa antet ki Madanm Zilida Cassimir, en antreprener avek bokou lannen leksperyans dan domenn lantreprenarya, in deside enkorpor en parti nou tradisyon dan linovasyon son biznes.

En madanm ranpli avek lazwa de viv, Madanm Cassimir in en antreprener pour plis ki de deseni. I en madanm tre talante e ki promot nou kiltir atraver son bann kreasyon.

Son bann travay in ariv dan bokou pei e in ganny byen apresye par nou bann viziter

Poupet sifon ti enn bann zouzou ki bann fiy ti zwe avek lontan. Me avek letan tou sa bann zwe tradisyonnel ki enkli poupet sifon ti konmans perdi zot plas e ti ganny ranplase par bann teknolozi modern.

Madanm Cassimir parey tou dimoun i apel li i rankont nou ki i ti aprann fer sa travay avek en madanm etranze ki ti reste La Misère.

“Mon ti en dimoun ki ti kontan aprann fer bann nouvo keksoz e se atraver mon dedikasyon pour aprann travay avek bann materyo tel ki latwal, tanmi ek lezot keksoz ki ganny trouve dan lanatir ki mon’n ganny mon lavi,” i ti dir.

“I pa’n pran mwan bokou letan pour mwan konn fer sa bann keksoz. Mon rapel mon premye masin ti enn avek mark Butterfly. Mon ti konmans met an pratik sa ki monn aprann e mon ti vann mon bann travay avek diferan lotel tel ki lotel Beau Vallon Bay, Reef Hotel ek Mahe Beach Hotel.”

Dapre Madanm Cassimir poupet sifon ozordi i an gran demann sirtou parmi bann etranze ki kontan aste pour al fer kado sirtou bann zanfan.

Me i pa zis etranze ki aste. I ti azoute ki bokou Seselwa osi pe valoriz sa ki nou fer lokalman.

Sega dolls, ring dolls ek traditional dolls i trwa kalite poupet ki sa antreprener i fer e ki ganny bokou apresye.

Me ki diferans ant sa trwa?

“Bokou dimoun i kontan plis sega dolls. Mon abiy zot dan zot kazak ek penwanr, zot skarf dan latet e avek son pake lenz. Son msye mon met li son verez e byensir mon azout son sapo e san oubliy son pake pwason ki zot ti met lo zepol. Sega dolls zot tipikman montre nou lavi e lazwa de viv lontan,” i ti azoute.

Ring dolls zot bann poupet ron, ki ou fer li par koup latwal an ron, friz li ziska ki ou ganny 50 pti ron.

Apard ki latwal, Madanm Cassimir i servi bann materyo tel ki tanmi koko, nilon ek riban.

Sa bann poupet i anvant kot Camion Hall e bann diferan laboutik souvenir dan pei. Madanm Cassimir i osi fer lo demann.

Sa madanm tre talante i osi fer lezot prodwi an servan rafya ek baton bannann ki i trese e fer bann mat ek lezot keksoz avek.

I en madanm ki anmenn sa lespri linovasyon dan son biznes e ki touzour pare pour amelyor kalite son bann prodwi.

Bann tel biznes parey pe ganny ankouraze akoz zot pa zis pe ede kit en parti nou leritaz vivan me zot pe osi kontribye plennman dan nou lendistri tourizm ki byensir i pilye nou lekonomi.

Local crisps - the crispy flavours of Seychelles

There’s no better crisps than those made locally using ripe bananas, sweet potatoes, breadfruit and cassava.

Crispy, tasty and sweet local crisps have been the favourite snacks of many lately and the demand for these delicious treats has increased.

Boysenberry-coloured sweet potato crisps known for their scrumptious texture and leaving your taste buds amazingly happy, have earned their reputation as one of the most sought after local delicacies.

This week as Seychelles is marking its first Seychelles Entrepreneurship Week, we meet one local entrepreneur who has decided to bring back the taste of our local flavours through these mouth-watering local crisps.

Meet Philippe Hoffman, an energetic man who even at his age is determined to keep moving forward his Mont Fleuri-based enterprise.

Mr Hoffman says he uses cassava, sweet potatoes, breadfruits but his specialty is using bananas.

“I use two types of cassavas – one called mayok Sengapour rouz and the other one is known as mayok lawet. These are the two types of cassavas that will give you good crisps,” he says.

“You need to choose your tuber crops well. There is a whole process that you have to do if you want quality results.”

Mr Hoffman’s neatly packed crisps have also been tasted by many abroad and have also been used in tourism fairs across the world.

But how did it all start?

“It was one of my brother-in-laws from Australia who encouraged me to do this. We bought a slicer and a few other things to begin with, and did it on a smaller scale. But then based on demand, I decided to continue and expand. Now my products travel around the world and are highly recommended.”

“You need to persevere in what you do so that you can reach greater heights. I have been in this business for 32 years and as the years went by, the business has expanded and evolved. We need to keep supporting small enterprises as they also have their place in our economy.”