Amin Merali came from a humble background and had to fight the odds to make it through life.
Through hard work, his parents took him to school in Britain at the age of 13yrs!! you can imagine that small boy.
All alone in a foreign land he made friends with a handicapped boy whose parents owned a hotel. This was his introduction to hotels and he loved the experience.In 1963, during Kenya’s independence, His parents called him back to Kenya. They could not afford his school fees any more, financial constraints forced him to drop out of school.Yes, you read right Amin Merali did not clear school.At this point he quotes ‘business is pure common sense, you do not go to school to acquire them’ true that.
He never wasted the crisis, but made it an opportunity to venture into business…his father’s business as an assistant.How has he made it this far?
He had a goal. He wanted to succeed in life and to touch as many lives as possible. He firmly believes in sharing resources. He calls it entrepreneurship with a balance.
Venue: CMA Hall, Pandya.
Date: 30th Jan 2013.
Host: Professional Development LYP Msa.
Speaker: Amin Merali
Topic: Succeeding in Business, insights from my experience.
MC: Vivian Perose (Pasha)
via LYP Mombasa January 2013 Talk with Amin Merali | The League Of Young Professionals.
Related: Kenya Hotelier Amin Merali
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Minor Correction – Amin Merali did clear school and College but could not pursue Higher Education Ambition due to reasons stated in his presentation.
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