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Ian Minto
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Ian Minto launched a gas and distribution company in South Africa in 2003. In 2006, a launched a second branch, and the company continues to grow to this day. He has launched two more businesses over the last two years, one of which, Industrial Gas Namibia, in Namibia. He is the author of Lessons From An African Entrepreneur.
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