Thu, 20 Jul 2017 08:53:52 +0000 By NATION REPORTER ENTREPRENEURSHIP is the linchpin to counteract Zambia’s high levels of unemployment, says a United States (US) influential entrepreneur Todd Palmer. Mr Palmer, founder and president of Diversified Industrial Staffing, said the high unemployment levels placed Zambians in an advantageous position to be a nation of successful entrepreneurs. “In the United States entrepreneurship is an option. Here, it is a matter of necessity, and reconciling this in practical ways has the potential to create a nation of highly successful entrepreneurs,” he said He was speaking in Lusaka at a public lecture on empowerment towards development organized by the University of Africa. Palmer’s prescription to existing and potential Zambian entrepreneurs focused on discovering and providing superior value to customers, both now and the future. It also entailed doing it faster and better than competitors and learning different approaches. “You will fail, and accept to fail as long […]
