From struggling to make ends meet to becoming a CA(SA) and now an entrepreneur helping businesses: Meet Tlou Ledwaba

• My name is Tlou Ledwaba, I am a registered chartered accountant with the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants.
• I come from a small village called Bochum in Limpopo where we had to do informal piece-jobs to put food on our table, so life wasn’t easy! 
• After qualifying as a CA, I took a role in the corporate world only to realize I wanted to start my own practice and help small businesses!
• I quit my corporate career after 3 years to start an accounting practice which is now turning a revenue of R 1.2 million with 10 employees.
• It hasn’t been easy but I would not have it any other way...here is my journey.

Back story

Growing up in a small village with limited amenities life wasn’t easy. In fact, we had to do a lot of informal jobs to make ends meet.

Responsibilities at an early age taught me the value of hard work. Also as the only boy of 6 siblings, I felt that I had to take life seriously and do my best in school if I wanted to change the circumstances at home.

In grade 10 I attended a career exhibition; the CA qualification was one of the careers on a show that day. It looked like the most rewarding career in terms of career flexibility and management roles.