Chibamba Kanyama's Book

CONTENTS

1. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
2. PREFACE

3. FOREWORD

PART ONE - LESSONS FROM OUR CULTURE

4. CHAPTER ONE: A FOCUS ON ZAMBIAN CULTURE

• Networking skills
• Survival through pro-activeness

2. THE TONGA AND PRODUCTIVITY

• Value for self-determination
• Value for posterity

3. THE LOZI AND ACCOUNTABILITY

• Resource management
• Risk-management, standards and integrity

4. THE LUVALE AND DISCIPLINE

• Rooting Business into culture
• Business rooted in astuteness

5. THE NGONI AND SELF-DETERMINATION

• Fairness, tenacity and trust in business
• Value of strong business bonds

5. CHAPTER TWO: INDIAN BUSINESS AND INFLUENCE

• Trading mentality
• Bargaining and cost efficiency
• Discernment part of Indian enterprise
• Business anchored on frugality

6. CHAPTER THREE: LEVERS OF JEWISH SUCCESS

• Value by God’s standard
• Anticipation is a business value
• Impact of traditional values

7. CHAPTER FOUR: WHY MY FAMILY IS POOR

• Ignorance is costly
• Generosity, values and priorities

PART TWO - ISSUES FOR MODERN DAY BUSINESS

8. CHAPTER FIVE: THE INVESTMENT DECISION

• Developing business ideas
• Making decisions of value
• Business lead time
• Establishing rate of return

9. CHAPTER SIX: FINANCING OPTIONS AND CHALLENGES

• Using your own money
• Financing through equity and debt
• The two sides of debt finance
• Fruitful application of debt finance
• Goal driven business

10. CHAPTER SEVEN: MANAGEMENT AND APPLICATION OF FUNDS

• The importance of Balance Sheets
• The importance of Income Statements
• The importance of Cash-flow Statements

11. CHAPTER EIGHT: IMPROVING THE BORROWING CULTURE

• Borrow with right motive and intentions
• Trappings of borrowed money
• The culture of paying back

12. CHAPTER NINE: MANAGING RELATIVES

• Making the hard decisions
• Business and family conflicts

PART THREE - BUSINESS EXAMPLES IN ZAMBIA

13. CHAPTER TEN: THE POWER OF BUSINESS STRATEGY

• Mr. Friday C. Ndhlovu
• Business by experience
• Incremental expansion
• The key lessons

14. CHAPTER ELEVEN: BUSINESS FOCUS AND CONSISTENCY

• Mr. Costain Chilala
• Using Internally generated funds
• Planning the succession
• The key lessons

15. CHAPTER TWELVE: TAKING BUSINESS RISKS

• Mr. Bwalya S.K Chiti
• Risk-taking defines entrepreneurs
• Coping with business risks
• The key lessons

16. CHAPTER THIRTEEN: EXPLOITING BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

• Mr. David C. Nama
• Making tough business decisions
• Managing a growing business
• Dangers of rapid growth
• When to diversify
• The key lessons

17. CHAPTER FOURTEEN: FAITH, COURAGE AND CHARACTER

• Mrs. Catherine Mwanamwambwa
• Facing manufacturing challenges
• Investing in marketing and systems
• Prudent management of cash
• The key lessons

18. CHAPTER FIFTEEN: VALUE OF TENACITY

• Mr. Steve Nyirenda
• Demand creates value
• Prepare for opportunity
• Entrepreneurs have a positive mind
• The key lessons

19. CHAPTER SIXTEEN: BUSINESS MADE SIMPLE

• Mr. Stephen Roberts
• The cost of business goals
• Building business connections
• Value your business model
• The key lessons

PART FOUR: - MAKING IT IN BUSINES

20. CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: ATTRIBUTES OF AN ENTREPRENEUR

• Trust as a business virtue
• The virtue of excellence
• Virtue of integrity
• Entrepreneur behavior
• Entrepreneurs stick to principles

21. CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: BUILDING A BUSINESS CULTURE

• Business culture is dynamic
• Faith and resilience
• Cultivate strategic alliances
• Harnessing individual and corporate culture
• Value for change

22. CHAPTER NINETEEN: THE BUSINESS ACUMEN

• Entrepreneurs understand price
• Nurturing the capitalist mindset
• Responding to business signals
• Entrepreneurs appreciate value
• Time: a non-renewable resource

23. CHAPTER TWENTY: BUSINESS SUCCESS VALUES

• Build a legacy
• Adopt sound business values

24. CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE: CONCLUSION

PART FIVE - CATALOGUE OF ENTREPRENEURS

25. BIBLIOGRAPHY
26. INDEX