See how a Singapore billionaire created over $ 2 billion out of nowhere

Not all billionaires came from wealthy families and not all had good opportunities in life. A great example of this is Goh Cheng Liang, currently a Singapore tycoon. He has never had the opportunity to study because he was born in a very poor family, but nowadays his companies have revenues that run toward $ 3 billion.

According to Forbes, Liang's story begins in his childhood, when he needed to work to help the family. As a seller in fishing markets and hardware stores, he had his first experiences. Today, he commands no less than 15, 000 employees.

Liang's rise began in 1949, when British auctioned off excess stocks of World War II. The businessman then bought every barrel of paint he could and used a Chinese chemical book to create his own inks by mixing new pigments and solvents.

There was born Pigeon, Liang's first company. The businessman's big stroke of luck came the following year: the war between the Koreas made a law that prevented imports from coming into force, which made Pingeon make a huge profit.

As the business grew, he joined Nippon Pain, the Japanese paint giant. In addition to his “golden egg hen, ” Liang invested part of his proceeds in building malls, hotels, setting up a retail distribution company, electronics and packaging factories, and even a mining company. and another of logistics.

The diversification in business has led him to amass a huge fortune, disclosed by Forbes as $ 2.1 billion. The value is still not enough to put Liang on the richest and most influential lists on the planet, but it makes him the ninth richest man in Singapore. This shows that with good luck, business acumen and perseverance, it is possible to earn millions from scratch.