African Entrepreneurs in the 21st Century, Their Stories of Success (Excellent Publishing and Printing, Ghana, available March 2014, ISBN: 978-9988-0-7807-2) features over 575 enterprises from all 56 countries of Africa. It is a guide book to Africas successful entrepreneurs who are creating jobs and improving the quality of life within the five regions of Africa. The book is packed with accurate, practical, and honest advice, designed to give readers the information young entrepreneurs need to make the most of their enterprises. The book is envisioned as a source of networking for seasoned entrepreneurs and as a guide book for mentoring young and upcoming entrepreneurs. The distributer EPP Books Services will create an accompanying website for the book with a blog where African Entrepreneurs can share ideas and their experiences. It also will serve as a networking site for African entrepreneurs, academics, and African business people, plus visit facebook/david.fick.395. If you wish to pre-order or your favorite local book store wishes to pre-order or stock our book for their customers, please contact the distributer, Attn: Emma Prempeh Wurah, Marketing Manager, EPP Books Services, La Education Centre, P. O. Box TF 490, Trade Fair Centre, Accra, Ghana, Tel: +(233) 028-5051487 E-mail: emmaprempeh@yahoo , emmapwurah@eppbookservices , Website: eppbookservices , facebook/EppBooksServices Table of Contents and the Introduction are as follows: African Entrepreneurs in the 21st Century Their Stories of Success By David Fick, EPP Books, Ghana, available March 2014 Front Cover Artwork: “Solidarity” (Batik cloth) by Nuwa Nnyanzi, Uganda Contents Introduction PART I West Africa Chapter 1 Ghana, 8-57 Chapter 2 Nigeria, 58-95 Chapter 3 The Gambia, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde, 96-122 Chapter 4 Senegal, Guinea, Côte dIvoire, Togo, Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, 123-161 PART II Southern Africa Chapter 5 Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, 164-197 Chapter 6 Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Comoros, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, 198-233 Chapter 7 South Africa: Agribusiness; Mining, Energy, and Environment; Construction & Housing; Transport, 234-276 Chapter 8 South Africa: Travel, Tourism, Recreation & Sports; African Arts & Crafts, and Fashion Design; Health & Wellness; Education, Training, and Consulting; Media & Entertainment, 277-307 Chapter 9 South Africa: Business and Service; Marketing, Trade, and E.Commerce; Information and Communication Technology; Manufacturing and Industry; Banking, Finance, and Investment, 308-344 PART III East Africa Chapter 10 Horn of Africa: Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, Somaliland, 346-398 Chapter 11 Kenya, 399-464 Chapter 12 Tanzania, 465-496 Chapter 13 Uganda, 497-535 Chapter 14 Rwanda, Burundi, 536-567 PART IV Central Africa Chapter 15 Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, 570-606 Chapter 16 DR Congo, Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, São Tomé & Principé, 607-639 Chapter 17 Angola, Zambia, Malawi, 640-675 PART V North Africa Chapter 18 Egypt, Sudan, South Sudan, 678-714 Chapter 19 Arab Maghreb Union: Mauritania, Western Sahara, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, 715-756 Index, 757-796 Introduction Successful and responsible entrepreneurs are men and women who are educated and motivated to provide a product or service that creates jobs and improves the quality of life in the local or world community that their enterprise does business. They effectively use their intellectual capital (critical thinking, analysis, and observational skills) in identifying opportunities, seizing them, and finding innovative ways of making these opportunities productive. They are proud of how they are making the world a better and greener place now and for future generations. They learn from other entrepreneurs past and present who have been successful in their field of endeavor. They are always looking for new opportunities to expand and improve their enterprise. They are aware of their costs of doing business and are always trying to make their products and services more competitive and with more benefits for their customers. They are aware of the risks they must take to succeed and they learn from their mistakes. They take their destiny into their own hands and create sustainable businesses, which are their contribution to society and posterity.
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