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Winter ABC Day 5: The Big Idea!

"I want to be a billionaire so freaking bad," lyrics sung by Bruno Mars as he spoke of a general aspiration. We all want to be billionaires. But billions don't grow on trees, they are a culmination of successful business ideas.

My goal is to make it onto the Forbes billionaire list. But the bigger picture is to be a black, African woman, with successful business empires. And those empires should be legacy businesses for generations to come. Boy, am I a dreamer!

As an entrepreneur, I continuously seek wisdom to help establish and grow my business ventures. My current needs are financial capital as well as human capital. I believe with a team, no matter how small, we can attain the vision. Boosted by stable finances, I believe that my business ventures can actually thrive.

I already have a business that if I were given money for, I would invest in. In the past four years, I have invested in financial literacy and learning the ropes of business. Part of the homework has been working for other people. With part of my salary, I have tried to invest in my business ventures, slowly but surely. I intend to find the right business model that can offer high returns on investment.

I run an online magazine and that is my dream project. My major overhead is data, web hosting, as well as applications such as Promo, Spreaker and Envato elements. I need to pay a graphic designer, and social media manager mainly for the day-to-day operations because they deal with the content creation. I need to fund as well as pay writers. Writers need transport, food and data to get the work done.

There are subsidiary projects under the magazine including my personal brand. All these require human resources backed by financial investment. The big idea is for the company to grow and expand. I want it to take a life of its own so that it can benefit the next generation.

I believe that the future is young. We need young CEOs and heads of department. We need fresh, innovative ideas focused on youth culture and empowerment. And obviously, everyone, including myself, should get paid handsomely for doing what they love.

That is the business I would like to invest in if I had the money.

Passion plus action...

P.S. Always write your own love story!

Ciao!

Lady E
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