Promising Ventures In Nigeria's Bad Economy And How To Be an Industrialist

How to Become a Successful Industrialist
Who are the top richest industrialist billionaires in the world? What’s the success secret of the industrialist billionaires and how can you replicate it? How can you become a billionaire industrialist? If you desire to know the answer to any of these questions, then I suggest you read on.
Industrialists all over the world are known to be very wealthy people simply because of the multiple businesses that are in their control. Without doubt, becoming an industrialist is not a day’s job; it takes consistent effort and focus to grow from just being an entrepreneur with interest in a particular business to becoming a well respected business mogul in an industry. To start with, let us consider who an industrialist truly is.
What is an Industrialist?
Simply put, an industrialist is an entrepreneur who has great influence in a particular industry; it could be the automobile industry or general manufacturing industry. The bottom line is that an industrialist is a very wealthy entrepreneur who controls a large share of the available market in an industry; they are known to either directly or indirectly control a substantial financial interest in a successful financial enterprise.
In this article, I will be publishing the list of richest industrialist billionaires but my message is not in the list. The main lesson I intend to pass across to you with this article is the success secret of the industrialist billionaires and how you can replicate it. Now who are the top billionaire industrialists?
I want to state categorically that there are tens of billionaire industrialists but this list will focus on those billionaires who cut their teeth as industrialists starting from the scratch. I am not including those who divested into the industry; I am only listing those who became billionaires by being industrialists. If you’ve gotten my point, then below are my top richest industrialist billionaires.
The Top Richest Industrialist Billionaires in the World
Andrew Carnegie – Carnegie Steel-: Andrew Carnegie was a steel tycoon and one of the richest men of all time. He started Carnegie steel from scratch and grew it into a company that later metamorphosed into the United States Steel Corporation.
Henry Ford – Ford Motor Company-: One of the richest men in the world during his time and he still stands as one of the richest men in history. This industrialist billionaire is the founder of automobile giant; Ford Motors, a company he started from scratch.
Lakshmi Mittal – Mittal Steel-:
Lakshmi Mittal is one of the richest men in the world according to Forbes ranking. His company Mittal steel is the largest producer of steel in the world.
Vladmir Lisin – Novolipetsk Steel-: This Russian Steel mogul controls the country’s largest steel plant.
Aliko Dangote – Dangote Group-: Aliko Dangote is the not only the richest black man in the world but also the richest black person in the world since 2011. This industrialist billionaire cut his teeth as a commodity manufacturer and he has stuck to that line ever since.
George Eastman – Kodak
David Koch – Koch Industries
The Secret to the Success of the Richest Industrialist Billionaires in the World
a. They started small
The industrialists listed above are rich by all standards; in fact, they are billionaires. But they were not born that way and they didn’t start out as billionaires; they started small. Andrew Carnegie came from a poverty stricken family, so also did Henry Ford but these men were humble enough to start small and risked failure. That’s why they are billionaire industrialists. This should ring a bell in your head that success doesn’t happen overnight, it’s a process that requires hard work.
2. They concentrated
The reason I used these industrialist billionaires as case studies was because they made their mark as industrialists . They started small as industrialists, became billionaire industrialists and still remained true to their course. These industrialist billionaires did not diversify their effort; they concentrated.
Andrew Carnegie, Lakshmi Mittal and Vladmir Lisin concentrated on steel manufacturing; Henry Ford concentrated on automobile production and Aliko Dangote concentrated on commodity manufacturing.
Once again I emphasize the point that these men did not diversify; they concentrated. So if you want to become a billionaire, if you want to become a successful entrepreneur; then you must concentrate your resources, time and your effort.
3. They paid their workers well-: One key to becoming a successful industrialist is to take care of your workers. Having enthusiastic workers is a key to a smooth production process and these billionaires knew that. Production is a tedious task, so be sure to take care of your workers.
4. Efficiency was their watchword
Another key secret to the success of the billionaire industrialists was their constant effort to improve efficiency and productivity. Henry Ford was the first individual to mass produce cars at a faster rate; Aliko Dangote built the largest cement factory with the latest technology just to increase efficiency and Lakshmi Mittal has increased his steel output by constantly improving on his steel manufacturing process. Efficiency is the keyword to successfully running not just a manufacturing company; but a successful business.
5. They had a mission
Of all the secrets to the success of the industrialist billionaires listed here; the mission is the most important. Why did you become an entrepreneur? Why do you want to start a business? Why do you want to build a business? Why do you want to become a billionaire industrialist?
If you take a closer observation at the entrepreneurial life of the industrialist billionaires, you will notice that they all had a strong business mission and that mission was the driving force behind their success. If you want to find success as an industrialist or a business owner; then you must have a strong business mission.
Aliko Dangote became the richest black person in the world because he was on a mission to provide the basic need of over 150million Nigerians. Henry Ford became a famous entrepreneur because he had a mission to democratize the automobile and make it available to the masses. Do you want to join this list of billionaire industrialists ? If yes, then you must fashion out a strong business mission for your company and stick with it no matter what.
It is important to state that no lazy entrepreneur becomes an industrialist, before you can grow to become an industrialist, you must be willing to sacrifice your comfort, delay gratification, take calculated risks, and be well equipped with good business skills and ethics amongst others.
Any entrepreneur, who looks for immediate reward at the expense of longtime planning, can hardly grow to become an industrialist. If you have the desire to become an industrialist, it is not out of place to start your business from your garage, as long as you have a clear vision of what you want to attain. Now let us quickly go through some of the steps you need to follow to become an industrialist;
How to Become an Industrialist – A Step by Step Guide
1. Acquire Business Training
The first step to follow in your quest to becoming an industrialist is to acquire business training. Acquiring business training involves obtaining a degree in business management or any relevant course and also an MBA.
The truth is that, it becomes easier for you to succeed as an entrepreneur if you have taken your time to acquire business training before starting your business and also some business refresher courses whilst running your business. Statistics show that the reason why businesses fail is because the owners didn’t undergo any formal business training prior to starting the business. As an industrialist, you must have a robust working knowledge of the industry where you operate.
2. Draw Your Business Plan
The aim of starting a business must reflect in your business plan. If you intend starting a business that will grow so big and dominate your industry, then you must clearly state it in your business plan. Key factors like expansion strategies and growth must be critically looked into. If your goal is to become an industrialist, you are not expected to have same business plan with someone who wants to run a mom and pop business. As a matter of fact, you should engage the services of business consultants to help you write a professional business plan.
3. Be Willing to Delay Gratification
One of the characteristics of an industrialist is the ability to delay gratification. If truly you want to become an industrialist, then you should not be carried away whenever you make a big break with your small business – your focus should be on your overall goal. The rule is never to spend all your profits if you have not achieved the goal you set for yourself; you must continue to reinvest your profits back to your business until it grows so big to dominate your industry in your own sphere of influence.
4. Source for Reliable Business Partners
No doubt it will be very difficult and challenging becoming an industrialist without the help of reliable business partners. The truth is that you would need reliable, tested and trusted business partners to work with if your aim is to grow as an entrepreneur to becoming a business magnet – No one becomes a successful business man or woman without the help of others. So, ensure that you source for reliable business partners that will be willing to support your business goal and vision.
5. Be Careful of Who You Hire
The success of any organization is to a larger extent dependent on the quality of employees under its payroll. So, if your vision is to become an industrialist, then you should be very much interested on who works for you. Although some CEO in a bigger organization doesn’t really play a part in the recruitment process for their organization for want of time, but if your aim is to become an industrialist, then you must create time to be part of the recruitment process of your organization.
6. Set a Goal and Always Revisit the Goal
Before dreaming of becoming an industrialist, you must have seen or heard of great industrialist in our world; industrialists like Henry Ford, Andrew Carnegie, Richard Branson and Aliko Dangote, et al. All these people didn’t just become great industrialists overnight; they set goals and work towards achieving the goals.
So also, if your dream is to become an industrialist, then you must set goals in that line. It is one thing to set goal, it is entirely another thing to work towards achieving the goal. Don’t just stop at setting goal, you must revisit your goal from time to time to evaluate your performance and get refocused.
7. Stay Motivated
There are numerous challenges within the business world; some will be within your control and some other totally out of your control. The truth is that you can’t control the global economy, but you can position your business not to be greatly affected by economic recession. As a result, in order to become an industrialist, you must be willing to stay motivated because at different stages of your business growth, you will be confronted with challenges.
Over and above, these are the business success secrets of the richest industrialist billionaires in the world. Becoming an industrialist is all about producing quality goods and services that will be generally accepted by a larger chunk of the existing market. If you want to replicate their success in any industry / niche, all you have to do is simply put these success formulas to work and I will see you at the top. Considering that Nigerian Economy is still very bare, untapped and virgin, there is alot to gain in the entrepreneural market in as much as Coca cola is still selling in Nigeria like the Colombian Crack cocaine.
Here are a few list of ventures you can do in Nigeria.
Cocoa: Chocolate Production, Chocolate Bread, Cocoa bread spread like that of Nutella, Cocoa tea and beverage production to rival Nestle Milo, Cowbell Choco, Bournvita, Ovaltine and Coca Cola, Cocoa Custard and Oats, Cocoa corn flakes like that of Kellogg's mixed fruities with other nuts, Cocoa biscuits, cocoa snacks, Cocoa cakes.
Dairy: Evaporated and Pasteurised Milk, Powder Milk, Yoghurt, Cheese.
Meat & Protein Production: Poultry, piggery, fishery: (Tilapia, Catfish, Electric fish, Stock fish, dried, fresh, canned and smoked fish), rabbit, guinea pigs, grasscutter, goats, cattle and sheep with a license for slaughter house and hot dogs and minced meat production plants, Barbeque and Suya sport stationed in every bustling environment.
Crop Production & Processing Plants.
Tomatoes: Sachets, Canned and bottled tomatoes, Tomato juice, Ketchups, and Tomato paste or syrup.
Corn: Custard, Corn bread, corn bread, Corn Snacks, biscuits, Corn flakes, livestock or Poultry Feed Mill,  Corn Flour as substitute for Garri or Cassava, to supply tomato paste and corn beef production plants.
Cassava: fortified Garri production, Cassava Bread, Cassava Flour fortified with essential vitamins.
Sweat Potato: Potato Chips, Potato Burger, processed and potato flour for porridge, and for starch supply.
Vegetables: for fresh and immediate consumption when cooked, dried and processed for food supplement and processed into beverages,
Distillery and Wine barn and Plants from orchids farm or cereal farms,
Sprouts and legumes production, Noodles and Spaghetti production plants etc. Real Estates and Landed Properties Investment
Clothline Production and Outfits branded made in Nigeria, Cosmetics,  Bringing in Chinese and Japanese to train staffs and set up advanced IT, technology and software mini production plants here in Nigeria with all branded made in Nigeria. These are just a few of the lots you can do no matter how bad the economy may seem. You can say to hell with the dollar, online virtual money and short lived stocks and investment that's contributed to our laziness, dependency and poverty mindset that has held us back for many years. The enviable America and European wealth and economy you see today were built by people and not ghost nor angels people whose family has made the commitment and sacrifices for over 200 to 400yrs and now they are the envy of the world. Family like the Rothschild, The Goulds, The Morgans, The Rockerfellers, The Stillmans, The Tiffany, The Whartons, The Fields, The Pillsburys, The Chandlers, The Rices, The Turners, The Bushes, The Mackain, The Clintons. No matter how hard the economy may seem there will be 1,001 legitimate ventures you can do if only you are the inventive and adaptive type and not whining like the dumb head and the ungrateful lazy sadist that all they know to do is to always complain about bad government policies not doing enough while they themselves have nothing to offer the country and all their fight, efforts, agitation is for nobody else except for there pocket. People who aspire to own the world without empathy nor considering the interest of others often end up owning nothing or worse still end up been rich fools with lead weight or millions of metric tons weighted worth of problems