By Panashe Bariri
I have since waited for our own Rich Dad and Poor Dad for Teens. Guess what, it is here!
How to Succeed As An African Entrepreneur is a handbook that has come at the right time. Now, you might have noticed that in one way or the other we are all businessmen and women, but success requires a special skill. That is exactly what John Kuad and Madei Mangori’s book intends to teach.
We cannot all be rich and that is a fact. However, when someone succeeded, then there is a probability that you can. Although the statement, “everything is possible” sounds like a cliche, it is true if you set your mind to something.
Those who are born rich have a headstart, but there are those who were born like aIl of us. They rose above all transgressions and constraints, they broke the glass ceiling to become successful businessmen and women.
That is what the guide is offering; the knowledge, skills, and ways to become a successful entrepreneur in the third world.
Dr. Madei Mangori also wrote a book titled Strategic Leadership: Traditional Structures in Modern Governance. Mr. Davidson Norupiri of Davipel Trading and Mr. Peter Cunningham of Hamara Group of companies are among the entrepreneurs profiled for the book. The hunt for more successful entrepreneurs is still on and the authors are going as far as Botswana to give a clear picture of how blood, sweat, and hard work can pay off.
The book cites case studies from Ghana, South Africa, Botswana, and Zimbabwe. The book suggests that a road map on how to succeed as an entrepreneur is a must if the continent is to deal with the economic hardships that have been consistent in most of the countries.
After all, success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day-in-day. Even a turtle only makes progress when it sticks its neck.