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by Michelle Wilbraham, Entrepreneur and Virtual Assistant at VA Connect
Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic that we are all facing at present I thought that it would be very appropriate to encourage everyone to find that place that you can call your happy place.
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by Ronel Jooste CA(SA), Financial Consultant, Speaker and Author of ‘Financially Fit and Wealthy’
Covid-19 certainly calls for extreme measures. The financial impact on individuals and businesses is extreme. The impact on the economy is extreme. Individuals and businesses are desperately looking for solutions to carry them through the lockdown period as well as the recovery phase thereafter. Most banks and other credit providers have offered payment holidays. Payment holidays are a welcome relief and definitely one solution to consider. It is however important to fully understand what a payment holiday entails and what the impact is over the longer-term.
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Sian Louw, ceo and owner of The Pacific Institute Swaziland (eSwatini)
Sian Louw, ceo and owner of The Pacific Institute Swaziland (eSwatini)
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Femi Oyedipe, founder, Loshes Chocolate, Nigeria
Have big goals…
Femi Oyedipe, founder, Loshes Chocolate, Nigeria
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Cátia Mondlane, founder of Isabella Estética & Cosméticos (Mozambique)
Cátia Mondlane, founder of Isabella Estética & Cosméticos (Mozambique)
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Farida Yahya, founder, Lumo Naturals, Nigeria
Lead with empathy…
Farida Yahya, founder, Lumo Naturals, Nigeria
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Eva Sonaike
Lioness Weekender Cover Story
There is a growing global interest in African design, textiles and products, and talented Nigerian interior designer and lifestyle brand creator, Eva Sonaike, is taking the world by storm on the back of this trend. Her aim is to position the 'African' aesthetic in the global textiles and interior industry as part of her bigger brand-building picture.
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Shaden Abushaera, founder of HeraCloset Online (Algeria)
Startup Story
Shaden Abushaera, founder of HeraCloset Online, knows what her customers want when looking for clothing that meets their lifestyle needs. Her dream was simple; to create a new world of self-expression for independent local artists and to help them sell their creations in a meaningful way.
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Ruth Wewura Guribie, founder of Sava Shea Company Limited (Ghana)
Startup Story
For decades, women across the African continent have known how good shea butter is for the skin. Now, Ruth Wewura Guribie, the founder of Sava Shea Company Limited in Ghana, is creating a natural skincare brand that celebrates this much-loved local ingredient.
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From the Lionesses of Africa Operations Department
In the world of entrepreneurship, the founder of the business is the most trusted of all social messengers when it comes to effective communication – beating business in general, government, media and NGOs by 20-point margins. When the founder speaks, people listen, in particular employees — and the tone, accuracy and relevance of employers’ advice can make all the difference between calm and panic in this current, unsettling crisis situation.
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Carmen Miral, founder of Black Khakhela (Mozambique)
Lioness Launch
For conscious consumers looking to buy proudly Mozambican natural skin and haircare products, entrepreneur Carmen Miral, founder of Black Khakhela has the answer. She is launching a new range of ten products that celebrate Mozambican culture and ingredients, and which are completely natural. Fans of Carmen’s business and brand will be delighted to see this new range as it is not only of the highest quality, but also supports the growth of a local cosmetics industry in the country.
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Impact Partner Content: Absa
The recent global health crisis has many of us deeply concerned about the health and wellbeing of our family, friends and employees. Not to mention the impact it has on us as business owners. We may consider a multitude of strategies, tactics and angles, but at the end of the day it effectively comes down to one thing – the lifeblood of our businesses…cashflow!
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by Ronel Jooste CA(SA), Financial Consultant, Speaker and Author of ‘Financially Fit and Wealthy’
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has announced an interest rate cut of 1% (100 basis points) effective from March 2020. The interest rate cut brings the repo rate down to 5,25% and the prime lending rate to 8,75%. This follows the previous cut of 0,25% that was announced three months ago in January 2020 bringing the repo rate to 6,25%. The cut in the interest rate is in response to a South African economy struggling for quite some time now.
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by Natasha Singh-Ally, Founder: Business Ecology
Together we are conceiving of the complexity and fragility of the living ecosystem we have always been a part of, but perhaps never before so harshly experienced.
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by Karen van Zyl, Founder & CEO, VA Connect and SnappSales
If you Googled “always be closing” the first page will bring up results of Alec Baldwin’s monologue in a dated movie called Glengarry Glen Ross. There was a lot of hype back then regarding this ABC monologue. And if you ask around today they’ll tell you this mind-set dead.
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Vânia Ribeiro, founder & ceo, Assinebwe, Lda (Angola)
Vânia Ribeiro, founder & ceo, Assinebwe, Lda (Angola)
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Faith Dzwinamurungu, founder, Fay’s Kitchen (Eswatini)
Push yourself…
Faith Dzwinamurungu, founder, Fay’s Kitchen (Eswatini)
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by Catia Mondlane
The new Coronavirus pandemic has forced most of us to stay indoors, and having to work from our homes seems to be the only way out to survive the current situation. As bad as things seem to get, I truly believe that there is a bright side out of the bad news we have been seeing and hearing about what is going on around the world.
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Lisi B Kempton
Book Review
Author and business growth expert, Lisi B Kempton, knows it is not easy being an entrepreneur with a new business. Her new book, From Budding Entrepreneur to Empowered Business Owner, was written with the early-stage entrepreneur in mind. It takes a whole-business and systematic approach to implementing the essential foundations and systems you need to build a thriving successful business and gives you the confidence to share your gifts with the world.
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by Mandisa Makubalo, founder and managing director, Unlimited Experiences SA (Pty) Ltd
Pandemics may take months, sometimes years, to reach their full destructive potential. Let us look at how small businesses can re-structure themselves in a restructured marketplace. It would be rather risky and naïve to neglect the fact that COVID-19 has resulted in a restructuring across the globe from an economic, social and political perspective.
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