the pride of Africa's women entrepreneurs
Wits Business School Journal has recognised Wendy Ackerman in its feature 'South Africa's 30 Wonder Women'.
Wendy Ackerman’s husband Raymond may have made a success of Pick n Pay, but she didn’t establish her name in business by hanging on his coat-tails. She was instrumental in developing the brand, particularly its social responsibility ethic.
Read moreSource: CNBC Africa | Published on December 11, 2013
CNBC Africa's 'Women on Wealth' show chats to Jenna Clifford to discuss some key wealth-generation factors that all women entrepreneurs should be aware of and can capitalize on.
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Julie Meyer MBE, Chairman and CEO of Ariadne Capital, Founder Entrepreneur Country
In Welcome to Entrepreneur Country, Julie Meyer takes an up-close and highly personal look at the unique DNA of an entrepreneur – the passion, the insight, the commitment, and the willingness to back an idea or a business concept to the hilt, working around the clock to make it a reality.
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Source: Entrepreneur Magazine | Posted December 5, 2013
Jenna Clifford is featured in Entrepreneur Magazine's 'Success Stories', interviewed by Juliet Pitman.
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Monica Musonda, founder and CEO of Java Foods, Zambia
Check out the Forbes list featuring Monica Musonda.
- Monica Musonda, is the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Java Foods in Zambia.
Read morePublished on Nov 27, 2013
The growth and development of businesses in the 21st Century hinges on the strategic engagement of creativity and capacity into the models that guarantee sustainability of operations and service delivery. This is pivotal to Small Medium Enterprises, that are drivers of the economy. In this discourse on 'Creativity and Capacity' for Businesses from the FBN SME CONNECT conference Mr Seyi Oyefeso Group Head Retail, First Bank engages leading enterpreneurs Mrs Kofo Akinkugbe, Mrs Ndidi Nwuneli, Mr Audu Maikori on this important topic.
Read moreSource: TEDx Talks | Published on Nov 20, 2013
Watch Nkem Begho giving her talk - "Redefining Education" at TEDxLagos 2013
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Source: African Review | November 9, 2013
While the idea of flying doctors and air ambulances in East Africa is almost taken for granted, in West Africa the concept has only just taken off thanks to the work of the African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) and Dr Ola Orekunrin, who Stephen Williams met with recently to find out more about her life in the air...
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Read moreSource: HOTM | Published on Nov 2, 2013
Nkem Begho, founder and managing director of Futuresoft is interviewed by Heart of the Matter. She chats with Pastor Wale Adefarasin, looking at Nigeria's education sector in retrospect and the place of Information Communication Technology as a catalyst for change.
Read moreSource: EmergingStars TV | Published on 31 October 2013
Gahaya Links is for-profit Rwandan handicraft company based on the simple principle of women economic empowerment through fair-trade. "The vision of Gahaya Links is to empower rural communities to become entrepreneurs and earn better incomes to live with dignity among their communities."
Read moreSource: Africa.com | Published on October 30, 2013
Swaady Martin-Leke is featured in Afric.com's 'Thought Leaders' series, which in this episode tackles the subject of African Women in Business - four dynamic African women entrepreneurs share their experiences.
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The Future Awards Africa and the British Council have announced Uche Pedro as the winner of the 2013 International Young Media Entrepreneur of the Year’ award.
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Uche Pedro, founder of new media sensations BellaNaija and BellaNaija.com - Nigeria
This Nigerian new media queen has created an enormous buzz and loyal following with Africa's fashionistas and celebrity watchers.
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Source: Ventures Africa | October 6, 2013
Jenna Clifford is a highly successful jewellery designer who worked her way up from almost nothing to achieve the high profile that has resulted in her handcrafted designs being worn by celebrities including Celine Dion and Venus and Serena Williams. Her business has two flagship retail boutiques and one showroom, Clifford preferring to maintain her exclusivity in the market.
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Source: Daily Newswatch September 26, 2013
"Deola Sagoe is my role model’. I’m really impressed with her. For someone, I mean a Nigerian to dazzle so marvellously in the fashion world is not an easy task and has been able to succeed regardless of hurdles. This is not all about money. It is about having the zeal, passion and the brilliancy to churn out quality works. And she is on top of the game. For me, she’s my role model."....
Read morePublished on Sep 20, 2013 Source: www.eoy.co.za
Be inspired by The Sanlam / Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year ® 2013 success stories - Meet the finalists, in the Medium Business Category, Margaret Hirsch from Hirsch's.
Read moreRapelang talks about using mobile technology to re-imagine learning by creating interactive, personalized and adaptive learning platforms that produce data and transparently show levels of knowledge retention.
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Dr. Ola Orekunrin, founder of Flying Doctors Nigeria
Source: Vangaurd | August 19, 2013
Dr Ola Orekunrin is a UK-trained physician with a specialist interest in trauma and pre-hospital care. Upon graduation from the Hull York Medical School in England, as one of the youngest doctors in the UK at the time, Dr. Ola, as she is fondly called, worked for nearly ten years in the National Health Service (NHS) UK before coming back to Nigeria to pursue her dream.
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Read moreVideo: Fetzer Institute | Published on August 16, 2013
Inspiring viewing: Since 2002, SELFINA, Sero Lease and Finance Ltd., has invested in 25,000 Tanzanian women entrepreneurs and created 125,000 jobs through an innovative micro-leasing program. "The secret behind it is the love we have for the people," says Dr. Victoria Kisyombe, Selfina's founder.
Read morePublished on Aug 14, 2013 by Business Network Radio
As part of Women's Month, Carrol Boyes shares how she started out in business and her vision for the business going forward.
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