5 Business Lessons for African Entrepreneurs
Oftentimes, we wonder why some entrepreneurs in Africa succeed while others fail? Most people hold the opinion that it is that one thing that successful entrepreneurs have that unsuccessful entrepreneurs don’t.
All entrepreneurs especially the upcoming entrepreneurs in Africa are all looking for that one thing which can make them successful.
In this article, we will share some of the lessons that successful African entrepreneurs are using to succeed in their businesses. The success of an entrepreneur in Africa is made up of so many factors.
Things such as personal life, the quality of your products or service, the latest changes and trends in your industry or niche, may influence your success as an entrepreneur in Africa.
Below are 5 business lessons which if you implement in your life as an entrepreneur, will see massive success in your business and life:
1. Patience
Many entrepreneurs in Africa fail because they lack patience. When starting out a business, the amount of money you put into your marketing and advertising in the beginning, turns to yield no results.
It’s perfectly okay. That’s because you are just starting. You have to develop the patience to wait for your business to produce some results.
In the beginning, Africa’s most successful entrepreneurs nurtured a lot of patience. While they put in a lot of time and energy into the business, their businesses took some time to mature.
For everyone that desires to become a successful entrepreneur in Africa, it is important to learn how to develop that same mentality: patience.
2. Learning from failures
The worst enemy of any entrepreneur in this world is pride. Successful entrepreneurs in Africa have a lot of experience because they have learned from their previous mistakes and failures.
Tony Robbins in his book, “Awaken the Giant,” said: “success truly is the result of good judgement. Good judgement is the result of experience, and experience is often the result of bad judgement.”
If you don’t accept failure, do not start a business because failure is what makes most entrepreneurs in Africa, successful. When a successful entrepreneur fails, he learns from and moves on.
3.Trusting your employees
An idea has no stand except when one has a team to nurture it with. It is quite possible to have the most amazing idea in the world but building a team to work on that idea is quite helpful.
Successful entrepreneurs are constantly trying to bring great minds together so that they can help in building their business.
It is also helpful to trust your employees to an extent that you can allow them to contribute their own ideas to build your dreams.
4. Innovation
The one thing that most African entrepreneurs have in common these days, whether it is IT, management, accounting, marketing or product, is simply Innovation. As an African entrepreneur, you have to innovate constantly in order to succeed in business.
5. Passion
It is obvious that as an entrepreneur, you will not always do what you are passionate about. Successful entrepreneurs learn how to do a variety of tasks that actually get them out of their comfort zones.
Successful entrepreneurs are constantly pushing beyond their boundaries to learn new skills that will help them grow their business and become successful.
To be a successful entrepreneur in Africa, you will have to learn to delegate some of your tasks and focus on your strengths to build up yourself. And if you focus on what you are passionate about, you will be able to amplify your strength.
