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> [To build a successful business, you must start small and dream big.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aliko-dangote/to-build-a-successful-business-you-must-start-small-and-dream-big/)

[Aliko Dangote](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aliko-dangote/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/661/aliko-dangote-17596_bigs_to-build-a-successful-business-you-must_574572.png)

> [I built a conglomerate and emerged the richest black man in the world in 2008 but it didn’t happen overnight. It took me 30 years to get to where I am today. Youths of today aspire to be like me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aliko-dangote/i-built-a-conglomerate-and-emerged-the-richest-black-man-in-the-world/)

[Aliko Dangote](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aliko-dangote/)

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## More by Aliko Dangote

> [To succeed in business, you must build a brand and never destroy it. One competitive advantage I had when I ventured into manufacturing was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aliko-dangote/to-succeed-in-business-you-must-build-a-brand-and-never-destroy-it/)

[Aliko Dangote](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aliko-dangote/)

> [After my death, I want to be remembered as Africa's greatest industrialist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aliko-dangote/after-my-death-i-want-to-be-remembered-as-africa-s-greatest/)

[Aliko Dangote](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aliko-dangote/)

> [Endeavor to work as hard as possible to attain a new aim with each day that comes by. Don't go to bed until you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aliko-dangote/endeavor-to-work-as-hard-as-possible-to-attain-a-new-aim-with-each/)

[Aliko Dangote](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aliko-dangote/)

> [What I always say is that money doesn't have colour. It doesn't matter whether you are from Africa or anywhere in the world. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aliko-dangote/what-i-always-say-is-that-money-doesn-t-have-colour-it-doesn-t-matter/)

[Aliko Dangote](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aliko-dangote/)

> [Where the assets of Facebook were hype, we have real assets.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aliko-dangote/where-the-assets-of-facebook-were-hype-we-have-real-assets/)

[Aliko Dangote](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aliko-dangote/)

> [Let me tell you this and I want to really emphasize it...nothing is going to help Nigeria like Nigerians bringing back their money. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aliko-dangote/let-me-tell-you-this-and-i-want-to-really-emphasize-it-nothing-is/)

[Aliko Dangote](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aliko-dangote/)

> [Every morning when I wake up, I make up my mind to solve as many problems, before retiring home](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aliko-dangote/every-morning-when-i-wake-up-i-make-up-my-mind-to-solve-as-many/)

[Aliko Dangote](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aliko-dangote/)

> [The gas, which is our main source of power, is priced in dollars.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aliko-dangote/the-gas-which-is-our-main-source-of-power-is-priced-in-dollars/)

[Aliko Dangote](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aliko-dangote/)

> [I've run a very successful business, and I think I can also run a very successful team.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aliko-dangote/i-ve-run-a-very-successful-business-and-i-think-i-can-also-run-a-very/)

[Aliko Dangote](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aliko-dangote/)

> [Africa's risks are mainly perceived and not real. Unfortunately for us in Africa we are not really very good at telling our own story.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aliko-dangote/africa-s-risks-are-mainly-perceived-and-not-real-unfortunately-for-us/)

[Aliko Dangote](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aliko-dangote/)

> [I always make sure I hire people smarter than me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aliko-dangote/i-always-make-sure-i-hire-people-smarter-than-me/)

[Aliko Dangote](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aliko-dangote/)

> [To build a successful business, you must start small and dream big.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aliko-dangote/to-build-a-successful-business-you-must-start-small-and-dream-big/)

[Aliko Dangote](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aliko-dangote/)

> [My love for Arsenal dates back to when I went to watch them play with the then-largest shareholder David Dein. I developed a likeness…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aliko-dangote/my-love-for-arsenal-dates-back-to-when-i-went-to-watch-them-play-with/)

[Aliko Dangote](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aliko-dangote/)

> [I'm not in it for the money. No, no. I like to run a business that's successful... I'm a very creative person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aliko-dangote/i-m-not-in-it-for-the-money-no-no-i-like-to-run-a-business-that-s/)

[Aliko Dangote](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aliko-dangote/)

> [In the journey to success, tenacity of purpose is supreme.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aliko-dangote/in-the-journey-to-success-tenacity-of-purpose-is-supreme/)

[Aliko Dangote](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aliko-dangote/)

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