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Grease Mpinganzima

February 8th, 2010 Posted by admin

NAME: Grease Mpinganzima

COUNTRY: Rwanda

BUSINESS: Neja Cosmetics

Grease, 50 years old, took over the family business, Neja Cosmetics, about two years ago. However, the business has been in operation since 1994.

Neja Cosmetics imports and sells cosmetics, such as skin care products, soaps, hair products and fragrances. Grease sells her supplies to both individuals and salons. Currently, Neja Cosmetics has three shops and 14 employees. Grease’s future goals include not only selling her customers products, but also spa-like services, such as massages, manicures, pedicures and facials.

By attending PEACE THROUGH BUSINESS, Grease hopes to improve upon her management skills in the areas of business, accounting, marketing and sales.

Grease says that surviving the genocide of 1994 has given her the strength to go on with her life, and though she remembers feeling as though she had no future right after the horrific tragedy, she knew that her second chance had a meaning.

“We must fight for what is ours and never give up.”

Tags: business, businesswomen, cosmetics, cosmetics retail, entrepreneur, retail, Rwanda, Rwandan women
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