Inzuki Designs is a Kigali-based startup that specializes in jewelry, accessories and interior decor.
Fashion brand Inzuki Designs —
Inzuki Designs is a Kigali-based startup that specializes in jewelry, accessories and interior decor.
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All of the company's products are handmade by Rwandan artisans using locally-sourced raw materials.
Fashion brand Inzuki Designs —
All of the company's products are handmade by Rwandan artisans using locally-sourced raw materials.
Courtesy Gael R. Vande Weghe
Owner Teta Isibo started Inzuki Designs in 2010 when she resigned from her land management job and turned to her passion for fashion and design.
Fashion brand Inzuki Designs —
Owner Teta Isibo started Inzuki Designs in 2010 when she resigned from her land management job and turned to her passion for fashion and design.
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Yet, leaving the security of employment to start a business from scratch wasn't easy for Isibo, especially since she didn't have a business background.
Fashion brand Inzuki Designs —
Yet, leaving the security of employment to start a business from scratch wasn't easy for Isibo, especially since she didn't have a business background.
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"In the beginning I was like, 'I want to create beautiful products and sell them,' but I didn't really think about the whole admin," she admits.
Fashion brand Inzuki Designs —
"In the beginning I was like, 'I want to create beautiful products and sell them,' but I didn't really think about the whole admin," she admits.
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"It's definitely risky business, being an entrepreneur," continues Isibo. "I was really scared about how I was going to do it, but also I was very excited -- I think when you find something that you love to do and you feel you're good at doing you just have to take that leap and hope for the best."
Fashion brand Inzuki Designs —
"It's definitely risky business, being an entrepreneur," continues Isibo. "I was really scared about how I was going to do it, but also I was very excited -- I think when you find something that you love to do and you feel you're good at doing you just have to take that leap and hope for the best."
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Despite the challenges, Isibo has big plans and hopes to expand her "Rwandan-made" label into global markets.
Fashion brand Inzuki Designs —
Despite the challenges, Isibo has big plans and hopes to expand her "Rwandan-made" label into global markets.
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She urges other aspiring entrepreneurs to follow their dreams and "just get started."
Fashion brand Inzuki Designs —
She urges other aspiring entrepreneurs to follow their dreams and "just get started."
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"The hardest part is actually getting started," says Isibo. "Once you start you're already in there so you just have to keep going."<br />
Fashion brand Inzuki Designs —
"The hardest part is actually getting started," says Isibo. "Once you start you're already in there so you just have to keep going."
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