A millionaire at 20? Sabirul Islam chats to SA teens

British born Sabirul Islam may only be 20 years old, but he's a millionaire, author and motivational speaker.
Sabirul spoke at the SA Teen Entrepreneur Foundation launch yesterday urging SA's teens to work hard for success.

How did he get where he is today? At juts 14 years old, he started a web design business and not stopping there, at 17 he published his first book called The World at Your Feet. Nothing came easy for the young entrepreneur, so after 40 publishers rejected it he went ahead designing and marketing the book himself - he's sold over 42 000 copies to date.

Teen-Trepreneur, a business board game that he created when he was 18,  is sold in 14 countries and was quickly followed by his second book, The World at Your Feet: Three Strikes to a Successful Entrepreneurial Life.

“Through my experiences as a young entrepreneur, I hope to inspire and provide a vision and opportunity for an ordinary individual to become an extraordinary entrepreneur. I do not only want to inspire young people, but to educate them about the world of entrepreneurship and taking risks - it requires hard work and dedication to turn a plan into a working business,” Islam said.