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Entrepreneurship
Means
Perseverance,
HubbonNG’s
Muna Ejieji Tells
His Story
A
s
‘The
Entrepreneurs
Journalist’,
I
have
come
to appreciate the power of
perseverance. Hubbon NG is a
physical example of the power
of patience and the beauty of
steady success. In less than
two years, the company has
grown to become one of the
most reputable start-ups
in Nigeria. In 2018 alone,
they won a one thousand
dollar pitch, ran an effective
crowdfunding that enabled
them purchase their own
bikes, had over 350 deliveries
done and went on to hire staff
for the first time.
MunachisoEjieji said as we
settled down in the open
air pastry shop. The CEO
and co-founder of one of
Nigeria’s biggest delivery
hubs –Hubbon NG cheerfully
explained the intricacies
of the brand’s journey from
inception till date.
journey into the uncertain
world of entrepreneurship, he
said, “I had the idea of starting
a business in my second year
after I realised that I didn’t
really fancy civil engineering
much at the time.
“I began to study businesses
and realised how much
Watching him as he settled in progress
the
Nigerian
the high chair, I recalled my entrepreneurship space was
first meeting with him. Muna making.
(as he prefers to be addressed)
is what you can describe as “Andela in particular caught
unassuming, however, the my attention and opened
young man who is still in his
early 20’s spits wisdom and
strategy in every sentence.
Save of course his hilarious
jokes which gave a perfect
“Entrepreneurship is a road balance to his storytelling.
full of failures, victory comes
to those who persevere”, Speaking calmly about his
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