Itis hard not be infected by Edozien's optimism about the ability of hisbusinesses to continue its dizzying growth, after all the total portfolioturnover of the operation was a mere $1.2million in 2004. So, how has this man,who grew up in Nigeria been able to leverage his talents to build a successfulbusiness in the United States?



Edoziensaid: 'What I do is seek competitive white space to invest in. I usually use myown money to do business, so I have independence in decision-making. But I alsohave a strong management team to run the various operations. I rely on them alot. I just provide guidance and strategic visioning. The crucial question forus is always, is there opportunity for us to move in? Once this is clear, I takethe decision to invest or not.'