Entrepreneurs are driven by various emotions and desires, essentially passion and money!
Ashish J.Thakkar is the typical role model of a passionate and hard working entrepreneur, seeking, as described by Professor Howard Stevenson, the “pursuit of opportunity beyond resources controlled”.
Ashish J.Thakkar, recently named as “World’s Young Entrepreneur of the Year”, is a pure motivator for business students. At Sauder School of Business, students are encouraged to take the leap of faith, spread their wings and take that exhilarating risk of becoming entrepreneurs during their years at Sauder. They are constantly reminded that; “as students, your opportunity cost is at its lowest”.
Take again the example of Thakkar, his leap of faith came when he was only 15 years of age in high school. He dropped out of school and, a few years later, his company is grossing annual revenues of more than $100 million.
One word to explain this? Passion!!!
Money is not the primary driver of this passion; mainly energy, sense of pure willingness, hard work and desire. It does not matter where you are, North America or Africa, the same characteristics are what’s needed.
And it all bodes well for the African countries. Often thought of as lacking business ethics, the change is evident and promising for African nations. “Africa is open for business” in what has been forecasted as the “century of Africa”. And don’t be surprised if many “Thakkar’s” turn out to be the “Richard Branson’s” of tomorrow!!!
http://blogs.hbr.org/2013/01/what-is-entrepreneurship/