the pride of Africa's women entrepreneurs
Tapiwa Matsinde
Do you find yourself constantly generating ideas that you find too irresistible to ignore? And as a result, you become distracted with all these ideas begging to be brought to life. Welcome to the life of the multi-passionate (also referred to as multi-hyphenate).
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Grace Gichanga, founder of Luma Law (South Africa)
Startup Story
Speak to Grace Gichanga, founder of Luma Law (South Africa), and she will tell you that she loves, loves, loves the law, because of its power to transform lives. As an attorney with over 10 years of experience, not surprisingly Grace has built a business which allows her to share her love of the law and how it works with the people of South Africa. The business was founded 2 years ago and LUMA the legal literacy chatbot officially went live on Facebook Messenger at the beginning of April 2020. Grace is committed to the vision of an empowered Africa through technology, innovation and the principles of social justice.
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Nosisa Dhlomo, founder of Afrizulu Tech (South Africa)
Startup Story
South Africa needs vibrant, bright young women with ideas and entrepreneurial ventures that have the potential to transform the economic landscape of the country and bring with it a wealth of opportunities. Nosisa Dhlomo, founder of Afrizulu Tech is one such pioneering woman entrepreneur. She believes in building African female leadership through industry platforms and hubs to produce more female leaders.
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Gércia Sequeira, co-founder of Instituto de Tecnologias, Inovação e Serviços - ITIS (Mozambique)
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ITIS, creating local, innovative technology solutions for business and people.
Gércia Sequeira is a leading techpreneur in Mozambique and the CEO and co-founder of Instituto de Tecnologias, Inovação e Serviços - ITIS. As President of the ICT Association in Mozambique (AMPETIC) and Master trainer in business development service providers, as well as a trainer of various associations and single business owners concerning the use of ICT and Management tools, she is an influential tech voice in the country.
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Marta Vânia Uetela, founder, Minimal (Mozambique)
Marta Vânia Uetela, founder, Minimal (Mozambique)
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Linda Dempah, founder, Adeba Nature (Cote d’Ivoire)
Find your sweet spot!…
Linda Dempah, founder, Adeba Nature (Cote d’Ivoire)
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Keren Pybus, co-founder and ceo, Ethical Apparel Africa (Ghana & Benin)
Keren Pybus, co-founder and ceo, Ethical Apparel Africa (Ghana & Benin)
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Mellisa Mazingi, Managing Director of Gone Rural Swaziland
Build a tribe!…
Mellisa Mazingi, Managing Director of Gone Rural Swaziland
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Anja van Beek, founder, Anja van Beek Consulting and Coaching (South Africa)
Anja van Beek, founder, Anja van Beek Consulting and Coaching (South Africa)
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Wuraola Ademola-Shanu, copywriter, content strategist and creator (Nigeria)
Create value with your brand!…
Wuraola Ademola-Shanu, copywriter, content strategist and creator (Nigeria)
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Tapiwa Matsinde, Founder, Atelier 55, UK
Tapiwa Matsinde, Founder, Atelier 55, UK
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Achenyo Idachaba-Obara, Founder & CEO, MitiMeth (Nigeria)
Pace your business journey…
Achenyo Idachaba-Obara, Founder & CEO, MitiMeth (Nigeria)
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Marlese Wallis, founder of Mies Body Products (South Africa)
Startup Story / First published March 19, 2017 / Updated September 7, 2020
Marlese Wallis is the creator and vision carrier of MIES body products. She studied Drama at Pretoria Technicon in South Africa and pursued an awesome career as a performer in the first Afrikaans girl band called Shine 4. It was during this time that Marlese made the very first product and only after moving down to Cape Town from Johannesburg, did she pursue it as a career. Eleven years later and MIES is still growing and building business muscles! Marlese loves all things natural especially body care, loves people, giving them work, and loves the hustle of being an entrepreneur.
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by Paula Quinsee
With the majority of people working from home these days, there are less team and one-on-one interactions with the majority of communications being done almost entirely online. Some concerns that are already being flagged in organisations are that of: "employees are increasingly disconnected and as a result, projects can take longer to complete. New hires are failing to integrate effectively and young professionals can take longer to professionally develop without mentors at hand or behaviours to emmulate.”
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From the Lionesses of Africa Operations Dept
The Head of Finance (HoF) waltzed into the office this morning and called us all together. “Time to come down from the incredible high of the VW Lionesses Den and crack on with our Business Unusual take on business in difficult times! So let’s look at one of my favourite topics! - Crisis Transformation.”
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by Gercia Sequeira, CEO and cofounder of ITIS
I can't change the direction of the wind or the tides, but I can adjust my sails to rich my destination - Confucius
Suddenly everything changed, and the worst of all nightmares was the increasingly palpable uncertainty! And the voice that screams in every entrepreneurial woman’s heart is that, a time of crisis is a time of opportunity. It seems like a “cliché”, unreachable. However, it allowed us to identify the harsh reality. We weren’t prepared! Schools, supermarkets, people, the government, nobody was prepared.
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by Elizabeth Otieno
Earthquakes, locust infestations, food wastage and shortage, Forest fires, park fires, mismanagement of funds, police brutality, and don't get me started on the Covid-19 pandemic. When historians finally write about the year 2020, it will most definitely sound like a horror story lifted from the pages of an Edgar Allan Poe or a Stephan King novel. Nothing from the year feels real, and yet here we are reading this on our laptops, from the safety of our homes with our masks nearby. Even though it feels like a pre-apocalyptic era, it doesn't mean we should live in a state of constant melancholy.
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by Wuraola Ademola-Shanu
Apart from being a Copywriter, I also double as a Content Strategist. And having gained an experience of over 5 years in the field, I’ve always been asked certain content marketing questions by clients, potential customers, business owners and content marketing enthusiast.
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by Dr Ashika Pillay
It’s a well-known fact that exercise changes the body and improves physical health. It makes us look better, and when we look better, we feel better. You may have also heard of “runners high” the common understanding that the body releases natural “feel good” endorphins after a run or workout. However, what do we know about its impact on the brain, on performance, mood, and focus? Is there even such a thing?
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by Tapiwa Matsinde
Turning your hobby into a business is a highly rewarding experience. Not only can it mean making a living doing what you love, but also learning more about yourself and just what you are capable of. Turning your hobby into a business is a big step, one that requires a shift in mindset from creating for pleasure as and when you feel like it to creating for-profit and having to put routines and goals in place.
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