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How Dangote Became The Richest Man In Africa by Ransack: 11:10am On Jul 08, 2020 |
Born in 1957, Dangote grew up in an entrepreneurial household in Kano State, Nigeria. He was raised Muslim and lived an upper-class life. Dangote’s grandfather, Sanusi Dantata, was once named one of the wealthiest people living in Kano. He made his fortune selling commodities like oats and rice. Dantata became Dangote’s guardian in 1965 after the death of his father. Having spent much of his childhood with his grandfather, Dangote quickly became interested in the world of business, once saying, “I can remember when I was in primary school, I would go and buy cartons of sweets [sugar boxes] and I would start selling them just to make money. I was so interested in business, even at that time.”1 At age 21, Dangote graduated from Egypt’s Al-Azhar University, considered one of Islam’s most prestigious universities. It was there the budding entrepreneur furthered his education in business. An Empire Is Born After graduating from college in 1977, Dangote managed to convince his uncle to lend him money to start a business. The funds from the loan allowed him to import soft commodities at wholesale prices from international suppliers. Two of his main imports were rice from Thailand and sugar from Brazil. He then sold those items in small quantities to consumers in his village at a lucrative markup. The venture quickly became successful and turned into a cash cow. In an interview with Forbes, Dangote claims that on his best days, he was realizing a daily net profit of $10,000. That allowed him to repay his uncle in only three months. Continue reading: https://kilenra.com/blog/2020/07/07/how-dangote-became-the-richest-man-in-africa/ |
Re: How Dangote Became The Richest Man In Africa by osamz007: 11:23am On Jul 08, 2020 |
HE STARTED FROM ONE BAG OF CEMENT ONE PAIR OF SHOES ONE BELT ONE TROUSER AWON MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKERS UNA NO GO TELL US SAY HIM RELATIVES BEEN GET MONEY WEY DEM LEND AM |
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