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Impact Partner Content: by James Noble, Head of Wholesale, Retail and Franchising – Absa Business Banking
No business has been left unscathed by the COVID19 pandemic. Even businesses in the fast- moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector that trade in groceries, health, hygiene, long-life consumables and pharmaceutical products have been impacted due to shorter trading hours and more conservative purchasing behaviour by consumers.
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Lenka Lutonska
Book Review
So many women entrepreneurs find sales and marketing the tough part of their businesses, it doesn’t always come naturally to them. But in her new book, Energetic Selling & Marketing; A New Way to Create Extraordinary Growth in Your Business, author, entrepreneur and sales guru, Lenka Lutonska, has a different approach. By focusing energetically on five critical areas of business, she shows readers how to change their current ways of thinking and doing, and instead to experience growth by adopting a new way of selling and marketing.
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From the Lionesses of Africa Operations Dept
It was one of those mornings, our coffee machine had broken (to be fair it was very well used and abused, especially by our Head of Operations) and our IT/techno guru who doubles as the go-to expert for all things that involve electricity, plugs and buttons (not the business shirt kind) was nowhere to be found.
Panic, chaos and mayhem ensued!
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by Thembe Khumalo, founder and Managing Director of Brandbuilder
At a time when we are practicing social distancing in real life, we need to do the opposite with our customers. In other words, use this time to get closer. How can you do that?
Communicate, communicate, communicate!
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by Amanda Blankfield-Koseff, Founder and CEO of Empowervate
Mindfulness meditation is a great way to still the mind and stop the thoughts from causing stress and anxiety. Our brains have a default network which creates all kinds of thoughts all the time except when we are focusing on something and being “in flow”. All the other times, our thoughts continue. The problem comes when we get stuck on a thought, and obsess about it, which causes negative emotions like fear, worry, anger etc.
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by Mandisa Makubalo, ceo, Unlimited Experiences SA
We are living in times where the way of doing business and living has been redefined for years to come. Pandemics are generally known for taking years to reach their full destructive potential, it is therefore critical for organizations to behave responsibly during the different phases of the pandemic. The consequence of irresponsible behaviour is a new era of disputes that are going to need to be resolved by employers.
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by Kathy Mann, Author & Speaker
Have you ever been told that you are too hard on yourself? When you receive feedback do you scroll past all the good stuff and focus on the negative or ‘constructive’ feedback? This is was my norm for most of my life, particularly early in my corporate career.
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by Catia Mondlane, Founder Estética & Cosméticos
When I started the organic journey, which wasn’t a piece of cake I have to say, I found very interesting facts about the powerful effects food has on the mind, emotions, and the physical, and how the immune system reacts to different situations.
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by Dr Ashika Pillay
In the quest for progress rather than perfection…
Is it possible to get out of your own way so that you can gain traction and get action on things that you would like to do? Sometimes the thing that can keep us stuck in unfinished cycles and continuous loops of inertia and inaction is a fixated view of getting things right vs getting the right things done.
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Lelly Mntungwa, founder, Msinga Clothing (South Africa)
Lelly Mntungwa, founder, Msinga Clothing (South Africa)
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Eunice Cofie, founder, Nuekie, (Ghana/US)
Have a teachable spirit!…
Eunice Cofie, founder, Nuekie, (Ghana/US)
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Ngyenzi 'Nunu' Mugyenyi, co-founder, Bold Kampala, (Uganda)
Angela Franklin, founder, Chez Alpha Books, (Senegal)
Remain humble!…
Angela Franklin, founder, Chez Alpha Books, (Senegal)
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Rachel Phiri, founder, Silverbox Jewellery (Zimbabwe)
Rachel Phiri, founder, Silverbox Jewellery (Zimbabwe)
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Bushera Bashir, founder, Trebene, (South Africa)
Take that entrepreneurial leap!…
Bushera Bashir, founder, Trebene, (South Africa)
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Lynn Munitich (L) and Lee Barker (R), founders of WAYSTD (South Africa)
Lioness Launch
South Africa based company Waystd has created a sustainable solution for waste, whereby it uses the PET plastics to create products that have an educational message to them, as well as helping the state of the environment. The company is currently launching with the production of face masks to start with, and will then go on to make a wider range of products. Current future product samples include a pen and ruler set that will have the educational message that they were made from plastic bottles, etc, to aid both learning and environmental awareness.
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Temie Giwa-Tubosun
Awards and Accolades
The 2020 Laureates of the Cartier Women’s Initiative have just been announced, and the inspirational LifeBank Founder, Temie Giwa-Tubosun, has just been named as the Sub-Saharan African Laureate. LifeBank is a medical distribution company that uses data and technology to discover and deliver essential medical products to hospitals in Nigeria.
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Kate Colbert
Book Review
If you want to know the secret to taking your business from mediocre to meaningfully different, then author Kate Colbert has the answer in her new book Think Like a Marketer. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a management consultant or the owner of a small retail business, the ability to think like a marketer will give you a competitive edge.
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Mahlatse Masimini Vilakazi
Impact Partner Content: Absa
During this time, we’ve all had to find new ways of adapting to the new normal, and some businesses have had to relook their business models. We want to share the incredible efforts of Moshate Communications with you. In a time when connecting in person is impossible, they are connecting people online. That’s how Moshate Communications – a 100% black female-owned company – is inspiring us. That’s the #SpiritOfAfricanacity.
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Kristine Pearson, founder of Lifeline Energy
Lioness Weekender Cover Story
Kristine Pearson, founder of Lifeline Energy, is a real impact driven social entrepreneur, on a mission to bring the power of radio to people in remote and under-resourced areas of sub-Saharan Africa. Her work is positively changing the lives of millions of people who would have little access to news and information without these innovative solar powered and wind-up radios. Lionesses of Africa chatted to Kristine this month to find out more.
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