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"I have a philosophy; I question my intention, why am I living in this world? It is tough, and it gets lonely. The harder you work, the lonelier it gets."
- Sibongile Sambo is a pioneering woman of South African aviation. She is founder and Chief Executive Officer of SRS Aviation Ltd., the first 100 percent black, female-owned aviation services company in South Africa. Launched in 2004, SRS is an integrated provider of private aviation services offering South African and international clients professional and personalized flight options including VIP Charter, tourist charter and helicopter services, to destinations around the world. Today, the company also provides maintenance, sales and fleet management services to private jet owners.
Read moreMeet the Boss: Jennifer Riria, CEO, Kenya Women Holding
Dr Jennifer Riria, CEO, Kenya Women Holding
Source: How We Made It In Africa | by Dinfin Mulupi | 9 July 2014
‘Meet the Boss’ is a How we made it in Africa interview series in which they pose the same 10 questions to business leaders across the continent. Here, they interview Dr Jennifer Riria, CEO, Kenya Women Holding
Read moreEntrepreneur Advice from Tabitha Karanja: Don't shy away from competing with men in business
Ladies, don't by shy about competing with men in business....
“This is the 21st century and what a man can do a woman can do. It’s time we showed them through action”
- Tabitha Karanja is founder and CEO of Keroche Breweries. She is one of Kenya's leading entrepreneurs, a remarkable trailblazer and an example of a woman made good against all the odds. Tabitha chose to venture where none before her had dared. She took on an 87-year-old business monopoly and entered an industry with a deeply entrenched male gender stereotype. Tabitha broke the mould to become Kenya’s first home-grown beer and alcoholic drink manufacturer. Today, her company's state-of-the-art factory produces 10,000 bottles of gin and ready-to-drink vodka, as well as 15,000 bottles of beer per hour.
Read moreVideo: Tabitha Karanja - a true Lioness of Africa who took on Kenya's decades-old beer brewing monopoly
Source: CNN African Voices
Watch this against all odds story of this 48-year-old entrepreneur who has painstakingly turned the first Kenyan-owned brewery into a lucrative business. In the process, she had to succeed where others had tried and failed in the face of an entrenched monopoly.
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Swaady Martin, founder of YSWARA
Tara Fela-Dorotoye tells the Nigerian story at the New York Forum Africa
Source: Modern Ghana | published 27 June 2014
The Chief Executive Officer of House of Tara International, Tara Fela-Durotoye, has begun taking the message of Nigeria's massive business opportunities across the globe - making premium appearances on several global platforms including the New York Forum Africa (NYFA), France24 and Africa 24 by Reuters.
Read moreVideo: Sibongile Sambo - pioneering woman of aviation - is interviewed by Wisdom Exchange TV (Part 1/4)
Source: Wisdom Exchange TV | Published on Jun 24, 2014
Part 1 Expertise ... Wisdom Exchange TV takes us to Johannesburg, South Africa, introducing a pioneer in the aviation industry. Sibongile Sambo is the Founder and Managing Director of SRS Aviation, the first 100% black female owned aviation company providing professional and personalized flight options to destinations around the world.
Read moreVideo: Sibongile Sambo - pioneering woman of aviation - is interviewed by Wisdom Exchange TV (Part 2/4)
Source: Wisdom Exchange TV | Published on Jun 24, 2014
Part 2 - Philosophies ... Wisdom Exchange TV takes us to Johannesburg, South Africa, introducing a pioneer in the aviation industry. Sibongile Sambo is the Founder and Managing Director of SRS Aviation, the first 100% black female owned aviation company providing professional and personalized flight options to destinations around the world.
Read moreVideo: Sibongile Sambo - pioneering woman of aviation - is interviewed by Wisdom Exchange TV (Part 3/4)
Source: Wisdom Exchange TV | Published on Jun 25, 2014
Part 3 - Conscious Contributions™ ... Wisdom Exchange TV takes us to Johannesburg, South Africa, introducing a pioneer in the aviation industry. Sibongile Sambo is the Founder and Managing Director of SRS Aviation, the first 100% black female owned aviation company providing professional and personalized flight options to destinations around the world.
Read moreVIDEO: SIBONGILE SAMBO - PIONEERING WOMAN OF AVIATION - IS INTERVIEWED BY WISDOM EXCHANGE TV (PART 4/4)
Source: Wisdom Exchange TV | Published on Jun 25, 2014
Part 4 - Leadership Lessons ... Wisdom Exchange TV takes us to Johannesburg, South Africa, introducing a pioneer in the aviation industry. Sibongile Sambo is the Founder and Managing Director of SRS Aviation, the first 100% black female owned aviation company providing professional and personalized flight options to destinations around the world.
Read moreVideo: Keroche Foundation calls for applications to its mentorship programme for young Kenyan entrepreneurs
Source: Keroche Foundation | Published on June 18, 2014
Tabitha Karanja founder of Keroche Breweries has launched the Keroche Foundation a not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping young Kenyan entrepreneurs harness their leadership potential and passion to sustain business ideas. Watch this video which provides a look at their mentorship programme.
Read moreVideo: Jenna Clifford interviewed on SimplyBiz
Entrepreneur Advice from Njeri Rionge: Starting up in business is like learning to ride a bike
Trust your gut instincts....
"Ladies, it’s like learning to ride a bike or driving a car. You need only to believe in yourself, trust your gut feeling and develop a clear plan or strategy, keep it simple and implement that plan step by step with courage, conviction and love above all. Ultimately be open minded and flexible to change course when needed and listen to your customers."
- Njeri Rionge is one of Kenya’s most successful and revered serial entrepreneurs. She co-founded Wananchi Online, a leading Internet service provider which has gone on to become East Africa’s leading cable, broadband and IP (Internet-based) phone company.
Read moreVideo: Susan Mashibe Africa's Women Aviation Pioneer
Source: rainmakerstelevision | Published on June 10, 2014
Susan Mashibe is the first Tanzanian FAA certified pilot and airplane mechanic. She returned to her home country to start an aviation business. Hear the difficulties she encountered.
Read moreVideo: THE INTERVIEW - Tara Fela-Durotoye, Founder & CEO, House of Tara International
Source: FRANCE 24 English | Publication date: 06/09/2014
Tara Fela-Durotoye is a Nigerian lawyer and beauty entrepreneur. She founded House of Tara International, Nigeria’s leading beauty and cosmetics company, and was named one of Forbe's '20 Young Power African Women'. Here she talks about her company and journey as an entrepreneur.
Read moreVideo: Dr. Jennifer Riria - a biography
Dr. Jennifer Riria is a PHD holder and is distinguished as a microfinance banker and practitioner, researcher, and gender specialist. This video tells her story.
Read moreJennifer Riria: The entrepreneur who empowered Kenyan women
Dr. Jennifer Riria, group chief executive Kenya Women Holding
Source: Financial Times UK | by Liz Bolshaw | 5 June 2014
Jennifer Riria is an entrepreneur with a mission. Her career has been focused on transforming the lives of women – and with them, their families – in her native Kenya. Today, she is group chief executive of Kenya Women Holding, a microfinance, banking and insurance group that works with 900,000 women, employs 2,800 people and since inception has disbursed $1.3bn of loans, each one averaging less than $600.
Read moreEntrepreneur Advice from Anne Githuku-Shongwe: Surround yourself with people you can trust
Find people you can trust and who will support you in the early stage of your venture…
“Opportunities for new business have come from my ‘circle of influence’….people whom I have met or been connected with somehow. Interestingly, most of these have been women.”
- Anne Githuku-Shongwe is founder and Chief Executive Officer of Afroes Transformational Games - a company that builds mobile game-based learning platforms out of South Africa and Kenya. Anne's vision is to revolutionise learning in Africa with a focus on delivering positive Africa-focused mobile phone entertainment to the youth market across the continent.
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