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Shabana Habibo, founder of Enviro Green Lda. (Mozambique)
Startup Story
Any company or homeowner knows just how challenging it can be to organize reliable cleaning services, packing and setting up new offices and homes, and reorganizing spaces in an environmental way. In Mozambique, that’s where entrepreneur Shabana Habibo comes to the rescue with her company, Enviro Green Lda.
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Kilamba Welwitschia Manuel, founder of Welila Cantelier (Angola)
Startup Story
Everyone loves to receive a handcrafted gift that has been made with love and care. In Angola, entrepreneur Kilamba Welwitschia Manuel, founder of Welila Cantelier, is creating unique gifts for children that are delighting parents and little ones alike.
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Impact Partner Content: Absa / by Absa Business Banking
The ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT) is becoming an increasingly growing topic of conversation in the workplace. It’s a concept that not only has the potential to impact how we live, but also how we work. IoT has particular implications for the retail industry.
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Book Review
In her new book Obsessed, Emily Heyward, the cofounder and chief branding officer of Red Antler, the branding and marketing company for startups and new ventures, explains how hot new brands like Casper, Allbirds, Sweetgreen, and Everlane build devoted fan followings right out of the gate.
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From the Lionesses of Africa Operations Dept
Having received many questions about last week’s blog discussing the value of certain customers and how we seemed to be quite happy to lose customers, we just want to make one point before we move to an unemotional and purely clinical look at your products. The undercurrent of both these letters is Time.
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by Thandekile Moloko
Many of us have well wishes for the new decade that many have crowned 20-plenty. With the pandemic ushering us into a year that doesn’t really seem like plenty, there are a few things that we need to bear in mind. Sure, these are trying times, we are all worried about our families, mental wellbeing, job security, and the ever so important financial security. This period of our lives has somewhat placed a spanner in the works of what is meant to be a great year.
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by Sylvia Walker, author of SmartWoman
It’s been a tough year financially as the world has reeled under the impact of Covid-19. For many, the financial impacts have been far-reaching and it’s been a daily battle just to keep afloat. As the economies slowly start opening up again and business start operating, some people are left with financial devastation – how and where do you start rebuilding and moving ahead?
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by Nomihlali Ntszunguzi
Robert H. Schuller says, “tough times never last, but tough people do.” This statement says it all for entrepreneurs especially during this time. This is our time, a time to grab the bull by its horns and show off our skills and gifts to this changing yet exciting new economy.
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by Lori Milner
I received a call from a friend, Jill, one Thursday morning. She works at one of the largest global IT firms. Her role is to conduct research projects and publish white papers based on her findings. Her latest paper was on the topic of mergers and acquisitions in the retail industry; this attracted so much attention that she had to present to the Vice President of the company. As it is a global firm, the senior executives are based in the USA and her team are based in South Africa so it was going to be done as a conference call.
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by Aleshia van der Ploeg, Founder of VDP Legal Consulting
Many Employees are so eager to be employed, that they simply sign an employment contract without giving a second thought to the contents thereof. Many Employers are including Restraints of Trade in their employment contracts these days in order to protect their proprietary interests.
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by Thozama Ponti
For most entrepreneurs, finding our passion makes us feel alive and follow our inner guidance. Even though the journey is a difficult one, it’s a journey worth taking. Before we ventured into the business world, we started by deciding to discover our passions. It’s not as easy as it sounds, to find your passion.
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Patricia Vasco, founder, Luminara, (Mozambique)
Patricia Vasco, founder, Luminara, (Mozambique)
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Seno Namwandi, Intellectual property pioneer and Mandela Washington Fellow, (Namibia)
Choose a name that counts…
Seno Namwandi, Intellectual property pioneer and Mandela Washington Fellow, (Namibia)
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Paballo Mokoqo, founder of Dust Busters (Pty) Ltd, (Lesotho)
Paballo Mokoqo, founder of Dust Busters (Pty) Ltd, (Lesotho)
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Tatenda Rungisa, Human Resources Practitioner and co-founder of Twin Connect Solutions, (Zimbabwe)
Demonstrate initiative and speed…
Tatenda Rungisa, Human Resources Practitioner and co-founder of Twin Connect Solutions, (Zimbabwe)
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Nomihlali Ntsunguzi, founder, Nissi Human Capital Solutions, (South Africa)
Nomihlali Ntsunguzi, founder, Nissi Human Capital Solutions, (South Africa)
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Nontobeko Mbuyane, CEO & Founder of Bee’s Beauty Haven & Glutaspa Group, (Eswatini)
Stay ahead of the business game…
Nontobeko Mbuyane, CEO & Founder of Bee’s Beauty Haven & Glutaspa Group, (Eswatini)
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Lisa Videira, founder, LV Digital, Lda (Angola)
Lisa Videira, founder, LV Digital, Lda (Angola)
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Lizl Naude, founder, Lilly Loompa (South Africa)
Learn to ground yourself…
Lizl Naude, founder, Lilly Loompa (South Africa)
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by Wuraola Ademola-Shanu
As business owners, what can we learn from other brands doing it right during this pandemic? While it’s hard to know what each day will bring, these brands are listening to people’s pain points and acting on them with a heavy dose of empathy mixed alongside it.
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