Building a Digital Business Ecosystem.

1. Building a Digital Business Ecosystem.
Yembe Nfor
Chief Executive, Y’ems Group Incorporated
www.yemsgroupinc.com
Information and
Communication Technology
for Entrepreneurship
- #ICT4E

2. Steve Ballmer, then CEO of Microsoft
“The number one benefit of information technology
is that it empowers people to do what they want to
do. It lets people be creative. It lets people be
productive. It lets people learn things they didn't
think they could learn before, and so in a sense it is
all about potential.”

3. Information technology (IT) is the application of computers and
telecommunications equipment to store, retrieve, transmit and
manipulate data, often in the context of a business or other enterprise.
Wikipedia
Information Technology

4. "Entrepreneurship is simply identifying challenges and
providing 'sustainable', 'profitable' solutions to these
challenges.“
Yembe Nfor
Entrepreneurship

5. The Key is bringing POSITIVE,
SUSTAINABLE CHANGE!

6. • IT as a Business Venture.
• IT to promote other Ventures.
Two Main Approaches

7. I.T. as a business Venture
- Tech-preneurship
Building IT businesses as a means to create
positive change, fight unemployment and
improving the economy.

8. “Technology has continued to bring the world
closer together and increased the horizons of
each individual as never before…”
Rohan Kar

9. From Bill Gates of Microsoft, to Steve Jobs of Apple Inc,
to Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook to Richard Brandson of
the Virgin Group, to Aliko Dangote (Richest man in
Africa and 77th in the world), to Alhadji Danpullo of
Cameroon, etc all entrepreneurs have been known to
share one thing in common:
A Vision!

10. Tech-preneurs are people who’ve identified a common
Technological need, challenge or opportunity in their
communities and are doing something to provide
sustainable solutions to these challenges and add value
Its about
• Solving a problem (story of Facebook)
• Seizing an opportunity (story of Y’ems Group)
• Adding/providing value

11. Examples of Tech-preneurs
• Mark Zuckerberg Facebook, US
• Bill Gates Microsoft, US
• Steve Jobs/Wozniak Apple, US
• Larry page & sergei brin Google, US
• Evan Williams / Jack Dorsey / etc Twitter, US
• Churchill Mambe Njorku, Cameroon
• Arthur Zang Cardiopad, Cameroon
• Alain Ntef Gifted Mom, Cameroon

12. • Vision…
• Quick Turnover… (almost the fastest)
• Minimal Initial Capital… (apple, fb, etc)
• Global Market…
• Passion and Fun…
• Ever growing market…
• Government Intervention…
• Other obvious business reasons.
Reasons Why We should do Tech Business

13. • Freelance Development…
• Selling IT equipment…
• IT Training…
• IT Consulting…
Some Simple Ventures to Explore

14. “Technology has gone a long way to
answer the most pressing questions and
solve the greatest worries of our time
through IT Entrepreneurs…
Become the Next!

15. IT to promote other
Ventures

16. James Surowiecki
“Technology is supposed to make our lives easier,
allowing us to do things more quickly and
efficiently.”

17. • Faster Processes.
• Better Documentation. (Word processors)
• Automation. (ATMs).
• Efficient and Faster Book Keeping. (Excel, etc.)
• Communication and Outreach. (Websites/SM)
• Customer Relationship Management. (ERPs).
Technology as a tool for businesses!

18. • Smart Phones.
• Tablets.
• Computers.
• The Internet. A bulk of information.
Common Devices we should (or continue to)
Utilize to maximize businesses

19. As entrepreneurs (and potential)
• We must think of how we can seize the IT
opportunity
• We must work towards seizing this opportunity
and using it to do something big.

20. It Begins with YOU!

21. Thank You!