(www.abndigital.com) She first brought us Africa's Greatest Entrepreneurs. And now she has turned her attention to South Africa in her new book, South Africa's Greatest Entrepreneurs. Moky Makura joins us now to discuss the inspiration behind the book.
My Story: How I Became an Entrepreneur and How Entrepreneurship Saved My Life. Not everyone is meant for Entrepreneurship but in my case, it was the only option.
My Entrepreneur Story is different than most. I started and failed entrepreneurship multiple times in my life, but my success as an entrepreneur was largely a matter of survival and a struggle with my own mindset and depression.
In overcoming adversity and those struggles I learned discipline and self-reliance that entrepreneurship requires.
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While youth unemployment in South Africa continues to be a major problem, many young entrepreneurs are using their imagination to create their own opportunities. Two young men from a township just outside Pretoria have started their own street wear fashion label, and have turned their hustling into profits.
Being an entrepreneur is not about working hard to win the lotto it's about working hard so that can do what everyone else dreams of which is perhaps not what you have been led to believe.
De Beers -- the world's leading diamond producer by value -- has unveiled a project to help young black entrepreneurs. The initiative aims to create value chains in the industry, on home soil. Most of De Beers' diamonds are mined in South Africa, but 90-percent of the precious stones are cut, polished and designed for the jewellery market outside the country. Sumitra Nydoo takes a look.
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My friend, Jay sent me this BLUNT message. WARNING: You may not like it!
The world NEEDS more entrepreneurs! The Bad News: you may NOT be one In fact, there are some people who would be MISERABLE as entrepreneurs (and would make everyone else miserable, too!)
Jay listed 10 people who should NOT go into business for themselves: Naysayers, Whiners, Complainers, Needy People, Berserkers, Nit-Pickers, Freebie-Seekers, Blamers, Tire-Kickers, Spectators.
In short, the difference between success and failure in business is often one of ATTITUDE! A wise man once said, "Whether you think you CAN, or you think you CAN'T - You are RIGHT!"
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Why listen to Jay? He went from a broke high school dropout to earning 7-figures marketing online!
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He is one of the biggest names in world business and he came to Africa to give a masterclass on becoming an entrepreneur. Jack Ma entrepreneur extrodinaire worth more than $42 billion dollars and listed by Forbes as one of the most influential business people in the world. He was rejected for 30 jobs before coming into his own and founding Alibaba the Chinese based e-commerce giant Alibaba – he was in Johannesburg to tell entrepreneurs his story.