Famous black entrepreneurs

If you are familiar with the names we mentioned before, then it is likely that you recognize the people we are going to feature in this page. It has been a challenging task to pick only two out of many famous black entrepreneurs.

Ann-Marie Daniel-Barker
When it is about famous black entrepreneurs, expect Ann-Marie Daniel-Barker to be a part of the list.

Daniel-Barker is known as Canada’s Premier Fashion Stylist. With about twelve years of experience as an image trainer and stylist, it is understandable why Daniel-Barker is recognized in the fashion industry. Her works include styling Tonya-Lee Williams, a Young and the Restless actress, Michael Lee-Chin, a billionaire born in Jamaica, Preston Bailey, the “Event Planner to the Stars”, and Queen Latifah, an award-winning singer and actress. She was the host of 2007 Oscar Awards® Red Carpet Fashion dos and don’ts as well as the author of Rich Bride, Poor Bride Your Ultimate Wedding Planning Guide.

While all these point out to Daniel-Barker’s accomplishments in the fashion industry, her contributions to business world did not go unnoticed. She is not the President and Chief Executive Officer of Prestige Image Consultants for nothing. Her knack for fashion and head for business play essential roles in the success of the Toronto-based image training and event planning firm.

 Aliko Dangote
If a person is noted as the second richest black person around the globe as well as the first billionaire of Nigeria (with a net worth of $3.3billion dollars as of March 2008), it is safe to assume that the person is famous. Meet Aliko Dangote, one of the famous black entrepreneurs worldwide. According to Forbes, he is the 334th richest man in the planet.

Dangote is the brains behind the Dangote Group. This conglomerate has taken Nigeria and nearby countries in West Africa by storm. It involves sugar refining, flour milling, salt processing, cement manufacturing, real estate, textiles, oil, gas, so on and so forth. Nobody will be surprised to find out that Dangote Group is the biggest industrial group in Nigeria. The Dangote Sugar Refinery alone has a net worth of more than $3 billion.