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This list of famous or popular business people in Kenya is incomplete. You can help by adding more names to it. Atul Shah. Founder and largest shareholder Nakumatt Supermarkets. [1] Awadh Saleh Sherman; Bhimji Depar Shah. Investor. Worth about $700 million. [2] He is a businessman, industrialist and entrepreneur.
Notable Nigerian entrepreneurs, businesspeople of Nigerian nationality or with Nigerian citizenship. This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items . ( November 2020 )
Ashoka identifies social entrepreneurs with solutions to social problems who seek to make large-scale changes to society. Ashoka searches for individuals who have vision, creativity, and determination and are motivated by public gain rather than personal gain. [15] Social entrepreneurs who pass the selection process are called Ashoka fellows. [16]
Pioneers of Prosperity is an awards programme for entrepreneurs in Africa, the Caribbean and Central America that have created wealth and invested in their society. Its aim is to recognise and support today's successful enterprises and inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs, leading to stronger, more sustainable development in these regions.
The Richest Africans is an annual ranking of the richest African people, compiled and published by the American business magazine Forbes. The list has been published since 2015. Dangote Group founder Aliko Dangote has topped the 2018 list. [1] In 2018, there was a record of 23 African billionaires on the list. [2]
Africa's Young Entrepreneurs Organization (A.Y.E.) is the foremost [1] entrepreneurship organization in Africa. A.Y.E unites and empowers entrepreneurs in Africa, by fostering social, intellectual, and financial connections thereby developing a generation of outstanding African entrepreneurs who will shape the economic landscapes of their home countries.
A social entrepreneur is an entrepreneur who works to increase social capital by founding social ventures, including charities, for-profit businesses with social causes, and other non-government organizations. These types of activities are distinct from work of non-operating foundations and philanthropists who provide funding and other support ...
This is a list of entrepreneurs by century. An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative. [ 1 ] This list includes notable entrepreneurs.