He dropped out of school to clean longkangs. Now, his waste management biz makes S$3M a year.
Jetterz Incz services over 500 outlets for brands like Starbucks & KFC For most 17-year-olds, a first job might mean a weekend shift at a café or retail store. For Shaik Nifael, it meant earning S$23 a day cleaning grease traps—a far cry from an easy first job. While his friends were still in school […]
Shaik Nifael, a 37-year-old waste management entrepreneur, began his career cleaning grease traps at the age of 17. His father, a waste management company general manager with 40 years of experience, offered him two choices: return to school or work at his company. Shaik opted for the latter, as he wished to prove his worth. After failing his O-Level maths and combined science, he dropped out of Millennia Institute after the first year.
Nine years later, in 2015, he launched Jetters Incz, a waste management business that now services over 500 outlets for brands like Starbucks, KFC, and Pizza Hut, generating nearly S$3 million in annual revenue.
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