From Tyre Fitter to Serial Entrepreneur: Dale Woodend of Rossi Tyres x The Chartered Vendor

The Chartered Vendor Podcast with Jerry More Nyazungu by Jerry More Nyazungu

Episode notes

Entrepreneurship is not motivational quotes and soft life.

It’s a dog fight.

In this powerful episode of The Chartered Vendor, we sit down with Dale Woodend of Rossi Tyres to talk about the real side of building a business in Zimbabwe the part most people don’t post on social media.

We unpack why:

The first 3 years of business are brutal and break most founders

As a small business, you can’t compete on price, so customer service becomes your weapon

Entrepreneurship demands 100-hour weeks before you can afford your first employee

Zimbabwe is full of hidden opportunities but only for those willing to fight

The founder’s real job is building culture, even when the business is still small

Why challenging how people think about business was the core idea behind The ... 

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