They share their no-nonsense guidance

on how to grow a business, raise

capItal, develop a franchise model, gain
MILLIONAIRE CEOs
market share and manage rapid growth.REVEAL AMAZING STORIES IN NEW
Commenting on the book, Lauren
Czepek, JSE Business Development
manager, said: NConversatibns is an
excellent guide to growing a business
and how listings can support that
growth
AItX is the Johannesburg Stock
Exchange market for small, medIum
and growing companies that has listed
over 80 companies since 2004 wIth a
market capitalisatlonOf R28 billion. The
book is available at R179 from ICaptive
Books. Contact Slya Mapoko at 083 243
Another moved siya@lcaptlve.co.za
6687 or e-mail to South Africa from Siya Mepokointerviewed 12 CEOs for his new book
London to pioneer a business processing
Supplied. Conversationswith JSE AItX Entrepreneurs. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
outsourcing industry and within five
years his company was boasting an
annual turnover of R220 million.
A 63-year-old CEO who was almost
bankrupt in his 50s pulled himself and
hiscompany up and now makes over
R300 million a year.
And we all watched that Ncrazy idea
of starting et another no-frills airline in

2003 soar to annual sales of over

R700 million.
Each CEO has a differentstory but
they all have a common thread passion,

attitude and principles.

CONVERSATIONS with JSE AM

Entrepreneurs Is a book in which
South African entrepreneursfrom
various industries trade their personal
war stories and lessons
learned in the trenches.
Siya Mapokos interviews with
12 chIef executive officers of JSE
AItX-Ilstedcompanies reveal some
amazing stories.
One CEO turned a

R20 000 personal overdraft

into a company
with an annual
Monday, 23 June 2008, p. 1

turnover exceeding
Ri 00 million.
WITNESS, Jobguide