Why should anyone use your service or product?<\/strong><\/p>\n

At Dvyn Treats Batamba\u2019s, we supply the best quality, ethically sourced coffee and freshly roasted coffee from Africa and other regions. We use local roasting techniques that not only empower local communities but also feel close to home.<\/p>\n

Tell us a little about your team<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dvyn Treats Batamba’s has two co-founders – a young couple (Mike Mulenga Tambatamba and myself, Emilia Banda Tambatamba) who manage the daily operation of the business and do everything from design, marketing, production, sales, among others. Mike (Zambian with acquired Mozambican Nationality), my husband is a chartered accountant by profession and is a coffee lover, roaster and coffee blend developer who acquired his skills from his father in Zambia from a tender age. He also helps with social media and our website. My two brothers in law who help with package labelling and stock management, a logistics and supply assistant that helps with sourcing the beans and clearing, a sales rep that helps us with the sales and manage clients with contacts, and finally a caretaker for our small factory.<\/p>\n

Share a little about your entrepreneurial journey. And do you come from an entrepreneurial background?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I grew up with a mother who was strong willed and financially conscious, and she always taught us the value of money and how it could be earned. At the time, it was either through pocket money at the end of the month or good grades and chores. We were never allowed to ask for money, so when hair braids started becoming famous all the little girls had them, but us. So, my sisters and I began to rent our bicycle in exchange for coins until we were able to save enough money to plait our own for hair braids. From there onwards, we never stopped enterprising.<\/p>\n

Later when I was 9 years old, my mother passed away and I was placed in the care of my mother\u2019s sister in Swaziland. My aunt used to have a business of growing\u00a0 and selling chickens, fruits and snacks in Mazini taxi rank and after school I would go to help her pack the fruits for her sales boys. When my uncle lost his Job in Swaziland, we moved to South Africa. Unfortunately, he was unable to secure a job within the first six months after our arrival. As a result, my aunt started making fat cookies \u201camagwinya\u201d for us to sell before we went to school. I can say that this trained me how to sell door to door. In high school, I would braid my colleagues\u2019 hair during break-time to earn some extra money for myself.\u00a0<\/p>\n

After my matric (grade 12), I moved back to Mozambique where I studied business management at the University of Saint Thomas where I earned Honours in business Management.\u00a0 At the University I met a wonderful guy who introduced me to coffee and is now my husband. We then decided to open a coffee shop where we would showcase my Dvyn treats and serve Batamba\u2019s coffee. Soon after, I attended a Standard Bank incubator\u2019s Ideator where I learnt how to model the business. As the coffee shop failed to survive, we remodeled the business to what it is today. Dvyn Treats Batamba\u2019s now focuses on providing support for small and medium sized businesses, with fresh coffee and with machinery for various levels of the businesses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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