INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES FROM SUCCESSFUL UGANDAN ENTREPRENEURS

By Matata Mercy
 
 In the modern day, entrepreneurship is becoming a big deal and people are beginning to realize the value of entrepreneurship as unemployment starts biting hard at graduates and youths of this country.

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Since Ugandans are beginning to take entrepreneurship seriously, today i bring to you some of the inspirational quotes from successful Ugandan entrepreneurs.

1. You can always have an idea in the pocket but if you do not get it started then you will not get anywhere.- Ricky Thompson, Safeboda founder

2. Entrepreneurship needs to come from the upbringing of human beings.

3. The problem with entrepreneurship is not that there is no money  but it is that people do not know what to do since their mindset is still backward.

4. Entrepreneurship in America is just like walking on the moon  while in Africa it is just like carrying a bag filled with stones on your back.

5. Iam a huge fun of failing upwards, you should always keep trying and getting better.- Solomon, Founder of FundiBots.

6. You do not need to first get that big investor instead start by using the available resources.-  Rusia Orikiriza, Founder of Oribags

7. Entrepreneurs need what is called risk capital, somebody who can believe in them even if that person doesnot completely understand them.

8.  Steve Jobs and company were not just trying to survive but they had an enabling environment that inspired them to build and it that is what made the difference.

9. The people in power need to be the stewards of entrepreneurship and help in building the entrepreneurial economy but the funny thing is that these stewards are asleep at the wheel.

10. We cannot be talking about vision 2040 when we are still busy making use of the postcolonial education system what we need are free thinkers.

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