For long Zimbos have been known as some of the best employees across the globe. Hardworking, loyal and ethical, we have filled top posts across many industries in the world!
Our solid educational system ensured that we produced top quality graduates for the industry over the years.
However there is one area we have been found wanting and it is entrepreneurship on foreign soil. There are not many or there could be no listed business entity formed by Zimbabweans based abroad.
What worsens the situation is the individualistic nature of Zimbabweans. Zimbabweans on foreign lands prefer riding it solo and perhaps justifiably so as experiences abound of Zimbos who biteth the hand that feedeth.
There are so many scammers, plenty have been burnt whenever they tried to work together on business or even social ventures.
The worst enemy for a Zimbo on foreign land has therefore become a fellow Zimbabwean!
However we have good news for the forum as we have some members who have decided to challenge the strongly held notion of Zimbabweans not working in harmony.
They have formally registered in South Africa a company named BIG ( Big Ideas Galore). This is a huge milestone for the country as we witness a second generation of Zimbabweans who venture into serious entrepreneurship projects across Limpopo.
An investment firm, they will operate through a crowdfunding model harnessing resources from like minded Zimbos in South Africa. They mean business-serious business….
Of course it’s a long winding road but through perseverance, they will conquer. Expect more updates from our members as they undertake the entrepreneurship journey which will ultimately result in the first JSE listed Diaspora business.
We wish them the very best.
Congatulations. I wish you all the best