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Interview with Ebun Feludu
FOUNDER AND CEO, KOKARI COCONUTS & COMPANY
Lives in: Nigeria
Ebun Feludu is the founder of Kokari Coconuts & Company, a Nigerian agro-processing company which turns coconuts into a variety of food and personal care products. In this interview with Jeanette Clark, Feludu discusses:
How she started the business from her kitchen;
Landing her first clients which included Lagos coffee chain Café Neo and pharmacy group HealthPlus;
Facing the brink of bankruptcy due to non-payment by a major customer;
The company’s strategy to take control of its own cash flow; and
The importance of weathering the storms of entrepreneurship.