GRADUATEʼS BACK UP PLAN corporate · entrepreneurship

Qualifications alone are no longer sufficient. While you're still on the waiting list, build a plan that works in the meantime — and maybe forever.

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                    Are you a graduate... or perhaps a prospective graduate? You probably have dreams, a degree (or
                    almost), and a little bit of pressure. You are either waiting for a job, applying for one, or hoping
                    the system remembers your name. But deep down, you know something is not adding up. Because
                    qualifications alone are no longer enough. The world has changed and this is your wake-up call.
                

while you wait, build

self‑audit

Discover what you already have — skills, networks, and hidden assets. Turn them into micro‑income streams.

profile & brand

Package your degree and uniqueness. Learn personal branding that gets you noticed, even without a formal job.

digital tools

Use simple, free digital tools to start a hustle while studying or job‑hunting. No big capital needed.

consistency

Inspired by an illiterate entrepreneur who built with what she had. Her mindset shapes every chapter.

Rotenda Gavhi

Rotenda Gavhi is a finance enthusiast, civic leader, multi-creative artist, and emerging entrepreneur from Duvhuledza village in Limpopo, South Africa. She studied Accounting Sciences, serves on the strategic Board of Directors at Be That Girl NPO, and is the founder of Vhumbedzi Creative Arts and Culture NPC. Rotenda is the winner of the prestigious National Library of South Africa Poetry Slam (2020).

Hey! Ndi Philamisevhe Facing the Storm with Confidence Grieving for You While You’re Still Alive

Her published works and entrepreneurial journey inspired the practical, no‑fluff approach of Graduateʼs Back Up Plan.

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ISBN 978-0-370-83471-9 Bono Lashu Publishers 2026

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