Back from the brink Entrepreneur overcoming obstacles to provide for family
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September 28, 2026
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“I was in a position where I couldn’t even buy food, I was depressed and wanted to give up. I was thinking the worst and now I am employing people.”
Those words from Tanya Smart capture just how dramatically her life has changed since THE STAR last told the story of the mother struggling to cope with her autistic son, Daniel, while battling financial hardship and depression.
Today, Smart is running Tanya’s Swifty Cleaning Services, travelling across parishes to clean homes, nursing homes and businesses, and employing a team of about five people.
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