Real Estate Investor September 2022 | Seite 23

ANTONIE GOOSEN
This frees them up so they can focus all their energies on building their business through relationships and bringing buyers and sellers of property together .”
Early business lessons
Meridian Realty started as a small , family run agency that had to compete with the big boys in the highly competitive Stellenbosch market , and Antonie and his brother faced many challenges that they had to overcome in the early days . But what they lacked in experience , they made for with determination , innovation , and a drive to succeed .
“ We were still in our early 20 ’ s and lacked experience . We had limited capital , no brand awareness … the list goes on and on but none of that mattered to us .
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