Bethy Write

On #Inspired Stories# today. Etop Ikpe a graduate of University of Lagos, Lagos State, he is the founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Cars45. He grew up predominantly in Lagos, having been born and bred there and done all his schooling in the city. Even though my dad was an accountant, he was very entrepreneurial and always doing business. In retrospect, I suspect that he is the biggest influence I’ve had in terms of starting business ventures. Also, I have always believed that great things can indeed come out of Nigeria and Africa and that has propelled me to look for opportunities to solve problems and make impact.Cars45 was founded in 2016 to fill a gap we found in the automobile industry particularly around how people buy and sell used cars.  While at the University of Lagos, which was where I cut my entrepreneurial teeth, I tried my hands on a couple of ventures that included running a cinema space out of Lagos, deploying animation and creative materials fo...