Anila Mussá, the startup story of a Mozambican entrepreneur creating an online market connecting small producers with major consumer markets

December 23, 2016 Melanie Hawken

Anila Mussá, founder of IZYSHOP (Mozambique) — **Anila Mussá**, founder of IZYSHOP (Mozambique)

There is often a challenge in Africa for small to medium sized producers, particularly in the agricultural sector, finding access to markets, and in turn consumers finding access to greater choice in the marketplace. One Mozambican entrepreneur, Anila Mussá, and her business IZYSHOP, is trying to do something to solve this problem in her country.

Megan Richards, a South African entrepreneur taking lifestyle blogging to a whole new level

December 18, 2016 Melanie Hawken

Megan Richards, founder of The Authentic Girl (South Africa) — **Megan Richards**, founder of The Authentic Girl (South Africa)

Blogging is a great way of connecting with people and sharing information and insights about things that are of interest to key audiences. Megan Richards, founder of the popular blog The Authentic Girl has tapped into an exciting audience of women who share a love of fashion, beauty and great food.

Nicci Stewart, a South African entrepreneur with a passion for helping other entrepreneurs to grow their businesses

December 18, 2016 Melanie Hawken

Nicci Stewart, founder of The Why Effect (South Africa) — **Nicci Stewart**, founder of The Why Effect (South Africa)

Making the right strategic and operational decisions are key to running a solid business, but often those strategies and systems are missing in the early days of launching. So, entrepreneurs Nicci Stewart, founder of The Why Effect, has built her business on providing the support and expertise necessary to help entrepreneurs to create effective strategies, systems and processes in place to grow.

Nercia Celeste Mazive, a Mozambican entrepreneur with a passion for human capital development and the realization of human potential

December 18, 2016 Melanie Hawken

Nercia Celeste Mazive, founder of Premier Human Capital Corporation (Mozambique) — Nercia Celeste Mazive, founder of Premier Human Capital Corporation (Mozambique)

Premier Human Capital Corporation Mozambique Lda is the brainchild of entrepreneur Nercia Celeste Mazive. She realizes that if companies and organizations are to thrive, they need access to a pool of talented and qualified people able to make positive contributions to growth and development. Her company is in prime position to source and develop those people.

Puleng Pooe, a South African entrepreneur on a mission to empower a new generation of female engineers in Africa

December 11, 2016 Melanie Hawken

Puleng Pooe, founder of Lina Sarah Team (South Africa) — **Puleng Pooe**, founder of Lina Sarah Team (South Africa)

Being a woman engineer can often be challenging in Africa, and for many young aspirant women engineers, it can be a hard industry sector to break into. One enterprising woman entrepreneur is looking to change that. Puleng Pooe has founded Lina Sarah Team, a specialist recruitment and HR solutions business focused on female engineers.

Gérsia Sequeira, a Mozambican entrepreneur creating innovative software solutions with high impact

December 11, 2016 Melanie Hawken

Gérsia Sequeira, co-founder of Instituto de Tecnologias, Inovação e Serviços - ITIS (Mozambique) — **Gérsia Sequeira**, co-founder of Instituto de Tecnologias, Inovação e Serviços - ITIS (Mozambique)

Africa needs more women innovators and change-makers, particularly when it comes to harnessing the power of technology to find solutions to key challenges. Mozambique has one such woman innovator in Gérsia Sequeira, co-founder of the Instituto de Tecnologias, Inovação e Serviços - ITIS in Maputo. She is on a mission to innovate for continuous improvement in areas such as education, e-government and entrepreneurship development.

Rahel Mwitula Williams, a Tanzanian lifestyle brand builder with a keen eye for fashion and a big social conscience

December 11, 2016 Melanie Hawken

Rahel Mwitula Williams, founder of ILAVA (Tanzania/Kenya) — **Rahel Mwitula William**s, founder of ILAVA (Tanzania/Kenya)

There is a great focus right now on socially responsible brands that not only make a statement in the world, but also make a difference. Entrepreneur Rahel Mwitula Williams and her proudly African lifestyle brand, ILAVA (which translates as IT CAN BE DONE), is passionate about making women feel empowered through fashion, whilst at the same time positively impacting the lives of others.

Ana Alecia Lyman, an entrepreneur building a sustainable commercial business group providing value add for Mozambique’s non-timber forest products

December 4, 2016 Melanie Hawken

Ana Alecia Lyman, founder of Bio Óleos de Miombo and Grupo Trichilia (Mozambique) — **Ana Alecia Lyman**, founder of Bio Óleos de Miombo and Grupo Trichilia (Mozambique)

The ability to build a high potential, high growth business with a sustainable heart is one that entrepreneur, Ana Alecia Lyman, founder of Bio Óleos de Miombo and Grupo Trichilia, has in huge amounts. Her vision to create world-class products that celebrate the sustainable natural resources of Mozambique and create a much needed value chain from community to consumer, is one that is making the world sit up and take notice.

Faith Phoshoko, a South African online fashion retail entrepreneur looking to showcase the best of women designers from around the world

December 3, 2016 Melanie Hawken

Faith Phoshoko, founder of The Flair Collection (South Africa) — **Faith Phoshoko**, founder of The Flair Collection (South Africa)

Having an eye and flair for fashion, combined with an interest in proactively supporting women designers from around the world, led South African entrepreneur Faith Phoshoko to start her own online fashion retail business, The Flair Collection.

Blessing Mary Ramodisa, a South African entrepreneur finding an elegant solution to the need for lingerie for larger women

December 3, 2016 Melanie Hawken

Blessing Mary Ramodisa, founder of Hugs&Intimates (South Africa) — **Blessing Mary Ramodisa**, founder of Hugs&Intimates (South Africa)

There is nothing quite like understanding a target market personally. In the case of South African entrepreneur, Blessing Mary Ramodisa, her inspiration came from her personal experiences of finding beautiful lingerie for curvaceous women hard to find. So, she created Hugs&Intimates, a specialist company sourcing beautiful lingerie to suit women with natural curves.

Christine Moraa, the startup story of a Kenyan entrepreneur helping startups to promote and brand themselves in the marketplace

November 27, 2016 Melanie Hawken

Finding a niche in business can often be a challenge in itself for many entrepreneurs, but for Christine Moraa, founder of Kenyan PR company Tendai Communications, her journey was inspired by her personal business experiences.

Sofia Cassimo, a serial entrepreneur bringing a new concept in private catering to Mozambique

November 20, 2016 Melanie Hawken

Sofia Cassimo, founder of Sublime Special Events and Catering (Mozambique) — **Sofia Cassimo**, founder of Sublime Special Events and Catering (Mozambique)

Finding a niche in business is always the challenge, but in the case of Mozambican entrepreneur, Sofia Cassimo, she has found a wonderful niche in the private catering sector in the country. Her company, Sublime Special Events and Catering is both winning fans and influencing discerning palettes in the country.

Lizl Naude, a South African designer with a passion for turning rubbish into beautiful and unique furniture pieces

November 20, 2016 Melanie Hawken

Lizl Naude, founder of Lilly Loompa (South Africa) — **Lizl Naude**, founder of Lilly Loompa (South Africa)

It takes vision and creative skill to see possibilities where others see rubbish, and entrepreneur Lilly Loompa has both attributes in large quantities. She is designing individual pieces of furniture and interior accessories that have a unique story to tell and celebrate the authenticity of the recycled material used.

Raheel Muhammad, a South African woman entrepreneur passionate about helping fellow entrepreneurs to improve their businesses

November 13, 2016 Melanie Hawken

Raheel Muhammad, founder of Excolo (South Africa) — **Raheel Muhammad**, founder of Excolo (South Africa)

Many entrepreneurs are so focused on the day to day pressures and challenges of running their businesses that they don’t realize how much their companies could benefit from external help in ensuring their business processes are optimized for success. Well, help is at hand - Excolo is the brainchild company of South African entrepreneur Raheel Muhammad and it’s on a mission to bring operational excellence to any company.

Evylin Munyi, a Kenyan entrepreneur on a mission to improve the livelihood of farmers in the country through organic agriculture

November 13, 2016 Melanie Hawken

Evylin Munyi, co-founder of KOFAR Kenya — **Evylin Munyi**, co-founder of KOFAR Kenya

Kenya is a country renowned for its agriculture and the quality of its produce, but for many small-holder farmers, the challenge is improving both yields and livelihoods. For Evylin Munyi and her co-founder at KOFAR Kenya Ltd, the solution was to create a business that would help farms to repair the soil using organic materials to boost crops and farm efficiency.

Mary-Anne Calvert, a South African entrepreneur passionate about learning, skills training and leadership development

November 11, 2016 Melanie Hawken

Mary-Anne Calvert, founder of The Human Element (South Africa) — **Mary-Anne Calvert**, founder of The Human Element (South Africa)

Smart companies and organizations understand the power of developing their employees’ full potential, and The Human Element is one company on a mission to make learning and development both impactful and fun for its clients.

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