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7 Inspiring Young African Entrepreneurs To Watch In 2017 Mfonobong Nsehe , Contributor I chronicle Africa's success stories and track its richest people Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. here are 7 inspiring young African entrepreneurs who you need to watch out for in 2017. They are all juggernauts in nurturing nascent businesses into maturity on the African continent. Still under 40 years of age, these young and dynamic entrepreneurs have the legendary courage to dare and conquer. These 7 exceptional talents would surely play significant roles in charting the course of businesses in the African continent in the years ahead. Adeniyi Makanjuola, Nigerian Adeniyi Makanjuola is anything but conventional. His unassuming, self effacing demeanor belies the fact that he is an integral part of the birthing of a plethora of business ventures ranging from aviation to oil & gas, environmental utilities, energy and the fina...

The 10 Greatest Entrepreneurs By Andrew Beattie Share There is a tough truth that any small business owner has to face. Even in the best of times, the vast majority of small businesses fail. In this article, we'll look at ten entrepreneurs who not only succeeded, but built vast business empires. John D. Rockefeller   John D. Rockefeller was the richest man in history by most measures. He made his fortune by squeezing out efficiencies through horizontal and vertical integrations that made Standard Oil synonymous with monopoly - but also dropped the price of fuel drastically for the everyday consumer. The government broke up Standard Oil for good in 1911. Rockefeller's hand can still be seen in the companies like Exxon (NYSE: XOM Exxon Mobil Corp XOM 82.96 +0.18% ) and Conoco that profited from the R&D and infrastructure they received as their piece of the breakup. Rockefeller retired at the turn of the century and devoted the rest of his...

10 Steps from idea generation to implementation BY:Michel Neumann June 22, 2017 Every successfully implemented idea/product is a result of a long and painstakingly supervised innovation process. While principles and methods of idea development are universal for all industries, there is no strict rule regarding the steps from idea generation to implementation. Here is a list of 10 steps that follow the idea management process from idea generation to implementation. 1. Idea selection : coming up with an idea that fits person’s strengths, professional aspirations,related experience and resources to make it happen.At this stage, the idea is just a hypothesis and might be altered or changed later. 2. Scrutiny of all aspects:    analytical evaluation of the opportunity from an investor’s standpoint. Key aspects of this assessment are: target audience, size of the opportunity, a calculated risk or not, economic viability, etc. A brief business plan clarifies...