In 2008, 16-year-old Andrew Mupuya was looking for opportunities because he had no way to pay for his schooling.
Suddenly, Ugandan officials announced they were considering a ban on plastic bags which had become a major source of pollution, so Mupuya, who was still in secondary school, immediately wondered if it made sense to launch a paper bag production company.
“I conducted a feasibility study, market research around retail shops, kiosks, supermarkets around Kampala and discovered there is need and potential market for paper bags.”
Today the young entrepreneur employs 16 people who produce up to 20,000 paper bags each week. His long list of clients includes restaurants, retail stores, supermarkets, medical centers, as well as multinational companies like Samsung.
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[…] In 2008, 16-year-old Andrew Mupuya was looking for opportunities because he had no way to pay for his schooling. Suddenly, Ugandan officials announced they were considering a ban on plastic bags which had become a major source of pollution, so Mupuya, who was still in secondary school, immediately wondered if it made sense to launch a paper bag production company. Today the young entrepreneur employs 16 people who produce up to 20,000 paper bags each week, says CNN. […]