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Profile of young entrepreneurs Jean-Paul Labonte and Jean-Paul Toulon |09 October 2015

‘Do not give up if you ever find yourself failing and struggling’

 

Out Of The Box (OTB) is a company that was created by Jean-Paul Labonte and Jean-Paul Toulon in December 2013. The company is primarily involved in the importation and wholesale of products.

Unlike most importers OTB strives to bring in the most innovative products on the market. Their latest product currently is the “AIR FRYER” a machine that fries food (chips, sausages, burgers, nuggets, fish etc.…) without oil. This product is ideal for people with a cholesterol problem, kids with an affinity for fast foods or for weight watchers.

Using their innovative and “out of the box” perspective the School of Business Studies and Accounting graduates market, advertise, promote and sell their products themselves. They have also received much support from organisations and associations such as the Seychelles National Youth Council (SNYC), Small Enterprise Promotion Agency, (Senpa) and the Association for Young Entrepreneurs Seychelles (AYES) to propel themselves further.

The young entrepreneurs feel that there is still a long way to go but they decided to venture into a business because of the freedom that it brings. Firstly a freedom to fulfil their commitments to God as they are devout Muslims. They also feel that having their own business is also an opportunity to reach their maximum potential as it brings about freedom to be innovative and make their own informed decisions. The partners would like to stress however that freedom comes with much discipline.

Their advice to the young people who want to do business is as follows;

 

  • Put God first in your life and ask him to guide you.
  • Do not get involved with drugs!
  • While at school remain focussed and learn something of interest that will benefit you in your future
  • Focus with passion and exert every effort into developing your business while remaining realistic
  • Keep in mind that the struggles and failures of the business world are real, so stay strong and do not give up if you ever find yourself failing and struggling. There is a lesson to learn in every failure and struggle, the faster you learn the faster it ends.

 

Contact details

You can visit and "Like" our page "Out Of The Box" on Facebook, send us an e-mail on outofthebox_sey@outlook.com or you can contact us on +248 2795900/2742950

 

 

 

 

 

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