Meet Cyprus big time African Entrepreneurs (Part 2)

Last week we brought you the first set of Africans doing marvelously well in their respective businesses in Cyprus and it was a social media hit, today we bring you another set of entrepreneurs. Let’s meet them.... 

In one way or the other these entrepreneurs have been able to make a living out of what they do and even impacted positively on others who are looking up to them for inspiration.

As a way of recognizing these hard working individuals, we will in the next few weeks, profile some of them. They deserved the recognition.

Today we meet another three of them in;

-Name: Eric Okonkwo

-Nationality: Nigerian

-Business Name: ERYKADO

-What his business is all about:

Financial transactions- ensuring fast, reliable and efficient movement of money globally;

Travels- assist individuals in procuring visas to some luxury destinations in the world;

Trade: commodity trader

Academic assistance- provides tutoring, mentoring and supervision of projects, thesis, research works and course work. As well as assisting students with admission into prestigious universities.

-How he started: It started from the need to be self sufficient and to give back to the society he live in. he basically look out for good ideas that could earn him cash from the available resource or opportunity the environment offers.

-His biggest motivation: The need to be better than the he was yesterday. Outdoing ones past and ensuring you become the best of ones self. Giving back hope for the future to the next generation.

-His biggest Challenges: Challenges should be ones driving force. Sometimes he feel he don’t have anyone to motivate him and assist him in achieving his goals but then he look around and find millions of people looking up at him and trying to draw inspiration from his little achievements and then he is moved to motivate them to achieve their own goals. Helping others up is another way of rising.

-Where he hope to see himself in five years’ time: 5 years from now he expect to be a Dr (Ph.D), living in the Netherlands, with his family while also inspiring millions and partnering with other well-meaning NGO’s and governmental agencies to deliver HOPE to the continent of Africa. Also he’d be making plans to launch himself into the political arena back home and would have grown his business to encompass manufacturing, trade, export of finished product from Africa and be amongst the most influential young person of his generation. (Dream!)

-His favorite quotes: Try to be the best you can be until you know better, then when you know better, BE BETTER.

-Advice for future entrepreneurs: Never give up on your dreams and ensure your dreams isn’t only about YOU and making MONEY. I love to see people with compassion for the next generation and having plans to give back in any little way possible. If you believe in something deeply enough you can achieve it. 

Also meet; 

-Name: ADESHOLA PRAISE

-Nationality: Nigerian

-Business Name: AKOL DELIGHT CAKES

-What her business is all about: Baking delicious customize cakes

-How she started: She started her business in 2014, thinking of what she can do after school and also what the society really needs.

-Her biggest motivation: Her God given Husband is her motivation, her wonderful customers and her passion.

-Her biggest Challenges: The challenges she do face is time. Customers want you to bake their cake with a customized decoration in less than 3hours.

-Where she hope to see herself in five years’ time: Somewhere God is taking her to….

-Her favorite quotes: With God all things are possible.

-Advice for future entrepreneurs: Believe in yourself.

And finally we meet; 

-Name: Emmanuel Egbowon
-Business Name: EMMA PABLO
-What his business is all about: Art and music productions
-How he started: He started both skills from childhood and studied them later at schools
-His biggest motivation: Every successful craftsmanship inspires him a lot, also the passion in him to influence and impact people who need and love what he's doing keeps him awake all night long.
-His biggest Challenges: Everything is possible to them that believes. so nothing can limit him.
-Where he hope to see himself in five years’ time: he hope to run a standard gallery and a world class music studio also to lecture the skills he have in both fields in an art academy which is either his own or any.

-His favorite quotes: Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.
Advice for future entrepreneurs: Be humble, be open to constructive criticism, learn daily, don’t ever envy anyone but run your race with open mind, don’t notice any hater but show them maximum love at every encounter and never detach your self from your creator. 
Visit and follow him on; http://emmaegbowon.wixsite.com/emmapablo/portfolio https://www.facebook.com/eegbowon, emmanuelpabloegbowon (instagram) and emmaegbowon@yahoo.co.uk (email ).

Support them today, encourage them and you will be glad you did.

Don't miss the next episode next Thursday.... It might just be you...