the pride of Africa's women entrepreneurs
By Karen Wessels, co-founder of SnappSales and VA Connect
What do you want to achieve in business in 2018? I know that typically when we start the New Year we think of New Year’s resolutions and more than likely these resolutions fizzle out by the 10th of January. So just how effective are these New Year’s resolutions really?
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By Lori Milner: author, entrepreneur, thought leader and founder of Beyond the Dress
If you are a regular reader of my blogs, you will notice I have a huge passion for reading and knowledge about how to become the best version of ourselves. One of my muses is Seth Godin, best-selling author of Purple Cow and Linchpin. I wanted to share one of his blogs as he so brilliantly demonstrates again the power of habit and how it shapes our lives.
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Anna Cole Ojukwu, founder of Pernia Couture (Ghana)
Start small....
- Anna Cole Ojukwu is the founder of Pernia Couture, an exciting fashion brand from Ghana using African beads to design and manufacture ladies’ accessories like neck pieces, bags, slippers and also transforms different African prints into beautiful ladies clothing. Anna's love for fashion began at an early age, originally inspired by her mother, Mrs. Mary Coleman, a seamstress who created rich and vibrant garments. She is passionate about growing her brand both locally and internationally and to promote African culture through her works.
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Mo Abudu, founder and Chief Executive Officer of EbonyLife TV
- Mo Abudu founder & CEO of EbonyLife TV (Nigeria)
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Fatima Babakura, founder of Timabee (Nigeria)
Terryanne Chebet, founder of Keyara Organics (Kenya)
Tough times help us grow....
- Terryanne Chebet is a household name in Kenya, having worked as an actress, television news anchor, reporter and producer. Outside the glitz and glamour of television, Terryanne is also a successful entrepreneur having founded two businesses. Scarlet Digital is an advertising, communications and digital branding agency; and Keyara Organics, is a natural skin and hair care brand.
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Emelda Mwamanga, founder of Bang! magazine (Tanzania)
- Emelda Mwamanga founder of Bang! magazine (Tanzania)
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Shereen Makhanye, founder of Nubian Nature (South Africa)
Be the best of yourself....
- Shereen Makhanye is the founder of Nubian Nature, a natural hair care business she launched in South Africa in 2013. Her struggle to source local natural African hair care products was the driver to start Nubian Nature. Shereen's dream of sharing the experience and richness of Africa with Africans and the rest of world by putting together the best of Nature & Science brought Nubian Nature to life. Her love for hair and science stems from having grown up known as her local township’s resident stylist and her dream of one day becoming a Scientist.
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Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu, founder of soleRebels (soleRebels)
- Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu, founder of soleRebels (Ethiopia)
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Ana Alecia Lyman, founder of Bio Óleos de Miombo and Grupo Trichilia (Mozambique)
Be courageous....
- Ana Alecia Lyman is a specialist in value chain development for non-timber forest products. She is the founder and Managing Director of Bio Óleos de Miombo, a company producing high-quality, natural skin care products based in locally available ingredients from the Mozambican landscape. She is also a co-founder of Trichilia Group, a startup focused on bulk processing of indigenous oilseed species for the local and international markets. She has done extensive consulting work in the field, including market research, business plan development and supply chain planning for inclusive business models focused on engaging rural women. For the last three years, Ana Alecia has sat on the Board of Directors for PhytoTrade Africa, the Southern African natural products trade association. She is also a graphic designer with 20 years of professional experience.
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Deidrè Akaloo and Lynnette Murua, founders of Earth Elements (South Africa)
Believe!...
- Deidrè Akaloo and Lynnette Murua are the founders of Earth Elements in South Africa, a company that hand-makes organic and natural body products. This family business established in 2016 by sisters, Deidrè Akaloo and Lynnette Murua is on a journey to create environmentally friendly products. They are passionate about creating products that are handcrafted, organic and chemical-free using only the best quality natural, raw ingredients that are ethically sourced from fair community trade.
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- Nkemdilim Begho founder of Future Software Resources Limited (Nigeria)
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Agata Karolina, founder of House of Gozdawa (South Africa)
Follow your intuition.....
- Agata Karolina is the founder of House of Gozdawa, a small batch perfumery company founded in Cape Town in 2015, dedicated to creating high quality epicene scents, following a strict production utilising only natural essential oils and carriers. Each scent is personally developed by Agata, a design initiator and curator who studied Contextual Design Masters at the Design Academy Eindhoven in 2009 before returning to Cape Town to pursue her passion for perfumery and natural scents.
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Raksha Mahabeer (R) is the co-founder of SummerTime (South Africa)
Embrace collaboration....
- Raksha Mahabeer is a co-founder of SummerTime in South Africa, a vibrant creative design studio that specialises in fresh graphic design, comprehensive brand development and innovative marketing support services for both SMEs and corporate clients. Raksha is a connector, a communicator, a purpose-driven, inspired inspirer! She prides herself in partnering with SME’s in establishing new South African brands with a view to creating jobs in South Africa.
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Binta Coudy Dé, vice president & co-founder of Jjiguene Tech Hub
- Binta Coudy Dé co-founder Jjiguene Tech Hub (Senegal)
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Ethel Cofie, Akosua Afriyie-Kumi, Sabine Dall'Omo, Melanie Hawken, Emi-Beth Aku Quantson, Kimberley and Priscilla Addison, Minister Brigitte Zypries
The 15th of December marked the final stop on the year-long Lionesses of Africa tour around the African continent, showcasing the best and most inspirational women entrepreneurs to the rest of the world. Accra was the final city of the tour, and what an occasion it was. Our hosts were the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy in Germany, together with a high level business delegation of leading ceos and decision-makers from some of the most influential companies and organisations in that country.
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Sheryl Sandberg & Adam Grant
From Facebook’s COO and Wharton’s top-rated professor, the #1 New York Times best-selling authors of Lean In and Originals: a powerful, inspiring, and practical book about building resilience and moving forward after life’s inevitable setbacks.
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Que Lebatha, founder of Que Lebatha Consulting (South Africa)
Each day as consumers, we are bombarded with messages, information, brands, and businesses vying for both our attention and our purchasing decisions. It can be hard to stand out from the crowd. But help is at hand from South Africa based specialist marcomms expert, Que Lebatha, founder of the consulting company that carries her name.
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Sihle Hlophe, founder of Passion Seed Communications (South Africa)
Many entrepreneurs are driven by a passion to solve a societal challenge and to make a difference in the world. For South African entrepreneur, Sihle Hlophe, founder of Passion Seed Communications, her inspiration came from a desire to see films and television programmes in her mother tongue SiSwati.
Read moreMaira Koutsoudakis, Founder and CEO of LIFE Interiors I Architecture I Creative Strategy
- Maira Koutsoudakis founder and CEO of LIFE Group of Companies (South Africa)
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