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born 1988
Sherifah Tumusiime (Born July 13, 1988), alias "Chief Hustler" is a Ugandan Computer scientist, businesswoman, entrepreneur, and technology advocate.She is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Zimba Group Ltd flagship project, Zimba Women, a technology social enterprise supports and resources women entrepreneurs in East Africa, founder of The Baby Store UG, and Senior Systems Officer at Uganda Financial Intelligence Authority(FIA) in Uganda.
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Always be bold, and daring. There is nothing you cannot achieve when you are resilient.
Attitude, which is not a skill per say but one needs to maintain a positive disposition always. Otherwise, it’s easy to get bogged down by everything that will come your way.
Resilience and focus are two important factors to success in business and in life as well.
Sometimes, the best reason to start a store is because you’re a shopaholic.
Discipline, ensure that you complete a task when you set out to do it.
Never lose sight on your long term and short term goals. *Put your goals in perspective so you can always hit your target.
Honestly, extreme multitasking. I am always doing many things at a go.
Humility, Integrity and Courage are some principles that can take your business far.
Time management and punctuality. That is really key. If you are not in charge of your time then everything will fall apart easily.
I think because tech is still a mystery to most. There’s a lot of work to be done demystifying technology and it’s workings to women.
I’ve always had an affinity for entrepreneurship I think. My first ever venture was selling breakfast waffles to people in my mum’s office. I was 16 at the time.
There is also a fear of tech. We are afraid of what we do not understand so most women who don’t understand technology are inherently afraid of it.
It also helps that most of them are aligned in a way and that I am extremely passionate about them. I believe that if you have the will, there is always a way.
To lead is to serve, the goal of serving isn’t just service, it is to achieve results
I started the Baby Store in 2012, I have always wanted to have a store —I am a shopaholic. I love shopping. Having a baby informed the decision to make it a baby store.
It is not what women get wrong but rather a lack of awareness. Most women just simply do not know how technology can be used to better their businesses and I’m not talking about complex things.
For example, just using excel for your book keeping. There are even templates for all sorts of businesses but few people know this and this is an issue that cuts across both sexes but more so for women.
I think being an entrepreneur is difficult in spite of whatever gender you are really. I’ve always been enterprising so to speak so I don’t think there was a moment where I chose entrepreneurship. It’s something that I’ve always done.
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