‘You never achieve more than what you aim for,’ says entrepreneur of the year
(howwemadeitinafrica.com) South African entrepreneur Willem van der Merwe was 10 years old when he started his first business venture – a tuck shop on his father’s farm. Years later, he went on to found Africa Biomass Company (ABC), a land-clearing and wood-chipping business that specialises in recycling waste wood. It’s the “thrill of taking risk and converting it into a value-added service” that nourishes Van der Merwe’s interest in entrepreneurship. Launched in 2004, ABC has grown from strength to strength, and Van der Merwe