Igbo men are industrious and hardworking, here are five simple reasons why they succeed in most businesses they do.


1. Courage: The average
Igbo is very courageous and ready to surmount every challenge in the
pursuit of anything he sets out to accomplish. They are also very
adventurous and ready to relocate to new places despite the inherent
risks, as long as they can see opportunities. There is probably at least
one Igbo man or woman in every country in the world.
2. Resilience: They
focus on opportunities and ignore challenges, this makes them very tough
and flexible. The Igbo man will nurture his small business
painstakingly taking risks and experimenting and innovating with
different strategies until the business begins to boom and flourish.
3. Creativity: I read
accounts of how the Igbos improvised and created their tanks and
refineries during the civil war. Today the likes of Innocent Chukwuma of
Innoson Industries are building cars and fabricating spare parts for
the Nigerian Air force. If you still have doubts about the Igboman’s
creativity then visit Nnewi and Aba to see how all types of machinery
are fabricated.
4. Support system: The
have a way of rallying round each other to ensure that their successes
are multiplied. You will find all types of Igbo unions, clubs and
associations in every city in this country; and even in most countries
of the world. They have gone a step further to install Igbo traditional
rulers outside their ancestral homes (eg. Eze Ndigbo of Lagos), who will
govern their affairs and mediate in crises situations.
5. Apprentice System: Success
in Entrepreneurship requires knowledge, mentorship and capital. The
Igbos developed their own home grown system of entrepreneurship. This
unique form of apprenticeship allows a male family member or community
member to spend time and work with another family. During this period,
the apprentice will learn the trade of his master and would also receive
mentorship. At the end of the agreed period, the master will establish
his apprentice; either by setting up a separate business for him, or
giving him money or tools to earn a living. This system has helped to
spread wealth from the rich to poor in Igbo communities; and many of the
big Igbo business men of today went through this system. The likes of
Mr Innocent Chukwumma of Innoson Motors, Mr Cosmas Maduka of Coscharis
Motors and Chief Alex Chika Okafor of A-Z petroleum are all
beneficiaries of this system.
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