Success story 5: Miloud Chaabi, the shepherd who became a billionaire

The Moroccan billionaire Miloud Chaabi , 82 years old, is the sixth richest man in Africa with a fortune estimated at $ 3 billion, according to a list published by the U.S. magazine Forbes.
Miloud Chaabi was born in 1929 in Chiadma near Essaouira in Morocco. Very young, he began working in several areas before going to Kenitra, where he became mason. In 1948, barely 18 years old, he founded his first construction company. Through hard work, "Lhaj Miloud" climbed the ladder to get into property development in the 50's. Then he decided to go into business abroad, in Africa. In the 80s he back with more maturity and created the group Ynna Holding in 1986. Ynna Holding is now a multinational firm with a workforce of 1800 employees. From the construction and property development (New Works Company Morocco) to the tourism sector with the chain Ryad Mogador, through the industry of building materials (asbestos cement ...) or mass distribution with Aswak ASSALAM, Ynna holding, or as some like to call it, " the Empire of the shepherd ", leaves no fertile ground without exploitation.

7 Things Entrepreneurs Should Be Thankful For

" Personally I am grateful to almighty God above all "

7 Things Entrepreneurs Should Be Thankful For:

-----1. The joy of seeing a sliver of light after some dark, dark, days.

-----2. An opportunity to add value, big or small, to people's lives.

-----3. The chance to try. To fail. To try again and fail ... Then, with some luck, to flourish.

-----4. Receiving payment for value delivered. There's no feeling like it.

-----5. Not having to ask permission to try something crazy.

-----6. The freedom to try to change what's not working.

-----7. The patience and understanding of our family and friends — especially when we likely don't deserve it.

Thomas Suarez maybe the new Steve Jobs

Description: Thomas Suarez is a 6th grade student at a middle school in the South Bay of Los Angeles. When Apple released the Software Development Kit (SDK), he began to create and sell his own applications. "My parents, my friends and even the people at the Apple store all supported me," he says, "and Steve Jobs inspired me". Thomas points out that it's hard to learn how to make an app. "For soccer you could go to a soccer team ... but what if you want to make an app?" He's started a club for fellow students at school, where he shares his knowledge of programming. Thomas articulates his vision that students are a valuable new technology resource to teachers, and should be empowered to offer assistance in developing the technology curriculum and also assist in delivering the lessons.

WHERE GOOD IDEAS COME FROM by Steven Johnson

A plane you can drive

Description: A flying car -- it's an iconic image of the future. But after 100 years of flight and automotive engineering, no one has really cracked the problem. Pilot Anna Mracek Dietrich and her team flipped the question, asking: Why not build a plane that you can drive?