Destin Africa 22 Entrepreneur Watch
Paul Kinoti:
Aiming For The Sky He started off with a village kiosk after high school, but the young entrepreneur did not let his entrepreneurship spirit dampen. Today, he heads Avanti Corp, an investment vehicle based in Mombasa that he founded
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By Jennifer Nyawira
oung entrepreneurs are the drivers of many of the emerging economies in Africa and other developing countries. In Kenya, they are changing the face of the country. They are focusing on opportunity entrepreneurship by identifying an opportunity and pouncing on it to fill the gap. They have become innovators and trailblazers in different sectors of the economy, and their efforts are paying off.
In the past, the youth have been known to be over reliant on white collar jobs, a notion that is changing tremendously. This is the story of Paul Kinoti, a young entrepreneur based in Mombasa. His entrepreneurship journey started at very young age- just after finishing his high school education. “As I was still in the village waiting to join the University, I started a small village kiosk that I later sold to someone else,� he says. Today, Kinoti is the founder and managing director of Avanti Corp, an investment vehicle that is home to three brands; Real estate (Avanti Consult), energy- LPG for
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