4. Marnus Broodryk Revolutionised Accounting Services
A self-made millionaire at the age of 24, Marnus Broodryk started a revolutionary accounting service with just R37 000, hard work and incredible determination. His company, The Beancounter, might not have been the largest accounting firm around, but it was the most profitable.
Broodryk understood that figuring out what your customer wants and providing them with that service was the winning ticket – and he did it all without getting into debt.
“Youngsters and entrepreneurs spend too much in the early stages of their businesses on lifestyle, and this is all funded through debt. I’ve never been the guy who had to have the best of everything. I’ve never splurged. While I was building my business I kept my costs down and invested back into the business, and into property and a shares portfolio.”
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