From canceled travel plans to Cafe and Coffee Bar
Entrepreneur Name: Izzy Leighs, (Age: 18)
Business Name: Cafe and Coffe Bar, ChristChurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
All of us had different plans for this year but with the economic shutdown, everything came to a standstill. While the majority of us opted to let go of all the plans and stay at home there are people like Izzy who saw it as an opportunity and started their own business.
Izzy was supposed to go to travel but when Covid-19 canceled her plans she decided to open a cafe using her savings. It was either the cafe or Uni and the choice was easy. Her parents were one of the reasons that inspired her to take up this path. They run their own business and are Izzy’s biggest influencer. She worked in a cafe before and thought owning her own cafe was the perfect idea for her.
She is still not sure about the future of her cafe. For now, she is just going with the flow, enjoying doing what she loves. She will be hosting an artisan market soon. Being the owner of a small business she would like to showcase others like her.
