ALL ANTWERP. “Opening a business with your mom has pros and cons” (Antwerp)
Every weekday our reporter and photographer pick a casual passer-by off the street for a nice conversation. Want everyone has a story. And certainly in Antwerp. Today: Yana Hermann (28).
Rebecca Van Remoortere
“I got into the business with my mom. We have a catering business and a combination with sports lessons. Here in the Boekenbergpark in Deurne with us you can exercise in the green, you don’t often see that so close to Antwerp anymore. My father always had a sports center in Borgerhout and stopped a year ago to focus on catering. The customers wanted to continue taking zumba and asked for a new place to work out. So my mom and I started something here in the park.”
“I dare say that working with your mom has pros and cons. But the customers feel that we are an intimate family business and appreciate that too. They know us. Everyone spontaneously comes to us to talk, even if things are a little more difficult. This is a safe space for our customers. We work hard, and we also want to organize parties at the weekend such as baby showers and weddings with us. If you love doing something, it’s okay to work hard for it.”