When it comes to excelling in education, Zimbabwe ranks amongst the best on the continent. Zimbabwe is rich in human capital but there is one area lacking-entrepreneurship on foreign land!
There are no notable companies formed by Zimbabweans in foreign land-a look at South Africa shows little Zimbabwean influence on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. This is despite the fact that most companies have Zimbabweans driving them at the top.
Our forum would like to challenge Zimbabweans to excel in the next phase-Entrepreneurship!
The time is now to leave a legacy-join hands with like- minded patriots and brainstorm on setting up business ventures. Doing it on your own or harnessing resources with others.
In Harare we have 250 members attending a business meeting at Leisure Centre on the 1st of February and in Joburg we have a meeting running concurrently with the Zimbabwean one.
About 30 people have signed up for the South African meeting and we believe this is a great start. The meetings will be a monthly event covering many topics and discussions. They will start in Joburg before cascading to the rest of the Rainbow Nation.
A great platform for markets of goods and services, great platform for linking up Zimbabweans in business and creating opportunities for themselves. The Stokvel total value has been put at R50 Billion showing growing interest in harnessing resources for business interests. How about Zimbabweans?
Of course there are issues to do with trust and selfishness but with proper risk management practices, our community can grow and be an active economic player in South Africa, neighbouring SADC countries and Zimbabwe.
All that is needed are a few honest, dedicated and visionary individuals to come together-put their heads on the table and chart an economic course for themselves.
For how long should we continue to be known as people who do not work together? For how long should we be known as the most selfish people on the continent? Hire a Zimbabwean in foreign land? It often results in disaster with a lot of backbiting.
Lets challenge the stereotype Zimbabweans and form a vibrant community with a strong vision to uplift the lives of members and the nation at large.
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