the pride of Africa's women entrepreneurs
by Robyn Keet
A topic that has been controversial in creative circles for years. When asking this question to any creative doing paid work — “Do you do work for exposure?” - you will likely be met with a flurry of different answers. Some negative and some positive.
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by Laura Camacho
When you don’t say anything at a meeting, the assumption is you have nothing to say. If you seriously want to raise your Leadership Presence quotient, start speaking up at every meeting. Here are three easier ways to speak up, when you feel so nervous your voice may be shaking.
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by Charmel Flemming
Hi, I’m Charmel Flemming, CEO and founder of F Twelve in South Africa. F Twelve is founded on the premise of using innovative cloud-based accounting technologies to provide real-time and relevant information to clients. As an outsourced cloud-based accounting company, we are committed to solving the challenges many small and medium business owners face. This goes beyond just accounting but spans into real business challenges because your business functions as an ecosystem and all the parts work together and rely on each other.
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Dr. Angela Dick (Hon)
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Dynamic Outsourced Solutions (Pty) Ltd, South Africa’s pioneering and innovative staffing and outsourcing business
Dr. Angela Dick (Hon) is the Founder and Managing Director of Dynamic Outsourced Solutions (Pty) Ltd (South Africa). She is the recipient of many exceptional business awards and is recognised as the female leader in the Staffing and Outsourcing Services Industry. Angela has 38 years of business experience and as a Founder of her first company, she grew the revenue from R85 000 back in 1983 to well over three quarters of a billion rand by 2020. Her vision for her new company DYNAMIC is to create a positive legacy by making a substantial and sustainable contribution to improve the quality of life and hope for the future, for as many South African citizens as possible.
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Fatima Agoujil, founder, Le Petit Riad (Morocco)
Startup Story
Fatima Agoujil is the founder of Le Petit Riad, a unique guest house business in the city of Ouarzazate in Morocco. She is an impressive example of a tourism professional and also of a woman entrepreneur who has taken the path of adventure. After a rich career as a tour guide and travel agent, Fatima created "Le Petit Riad" in order to welcome foreign visitors to the city in a warm family setting, sharing different cultures, traditions and typical Moroccan meals. She is a woman entrepreneur driven by the pleasure of moving forward and the curiosity to continually discover new things.
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Rahel Mwitula Williams,lead designer, ILAVA (Tanzania)
Startup Story
Rahel Mwitula Williams serves as lead designer of ILAVA, a socially responsible lifestyle brand that uses fashion to empower women and inspire change around the world. Her role within ILAVA has not only reinforced her passion for seeking global change, but it has also led to her ability to impact women and leaders across the globe through various opportunities. To name a few, ILAVA was invited to showcase its latest collection at LA Fashion Week in 2017, and in April 2018, she had an opportunity to represent ILAVA at Northwestern University through a TEDx Talk (Redefining Philanthropy: Faces of Change Makers).
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Katja Presnal and Candice Kilpatrick Brathwaite
Book Review
Big Rich Money is a transformative entrepreneur’s guidebook written by world-renowned and award-winning business and marketing consultants, Katja Presnal and Candice Kilpatrick Brathwaite. It is a book that leads you on a discovery of how to elevate your business and life goals. It provides insights to their goal-achieving secrets and access to practical business tools so you can make more money with your company faster.
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Samantha Skyring
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Oryx Desert Salt, founded by Samantha Skyring in South Africa, is a brand of naturally organic, crystal-white salt – sundried, unrefined and free from any additives. This salt contains the essential, natural minerals and trace elements, in the correct balance, for the body to absorb and utilize for optimal functioning, vitality and health. Oryx Desert Salt will be launching nationally in Whole Foods Market in the USA, with 6 products - salt grinder & refill, pepper grinder & refill, smoked salt, and BBQ salt. Products will be on the shelf from 1st October 2021.
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By Lionesses of Africa Operations Department
Having seen (and discussed over the past month) the terrible effects on our businesses from Covid and the terrifying effects of global warming on our planet that we see each evening on the news, we could be forgiven for thinking that these are the worst things that are going to happen to us. As Humans we tend to concentrate on the most recent shocks and our memory tries to protect us as much as possible from the old by pushing previous fears deep into the background and then builds walls around them.
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by Claire Keet & Sinal Govender
Your will is arguably the single most important legal document you could have in your “life.file” of legal life stuff. It’s a good idea to have a solid grasp on what a will is and what function it serves before signing yours.
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by Phindile Ndlovu-Tapula
Motherhood is not a full-time job, and it is not a job, period. I often hear and read people calling Motherhood a job and I get really offended. I get offended because I wish it were, but it is not, okay? It is not!
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by Catia Mondlane
Business visionaries are inventive, imaginative and risk-taking by definition, so building up a business in or following a pandemic doesn't scare them away. The pandemic showed numerous such visionaries that keep up with their actual wellbeing and develop new business frameworks. In 2020, buyers looked to discover innovative solutions online to forget their challenges, and virtual exercise classes and online courses entered the market with a flourish.
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by Clementina Busayo
I’m that girl figuring out life as she grows, asking questions to help her find her way, taking little steps daily, making mistakes but never giving up. I started an ushering agency as a full-time customer service consultant in a bank. I realized only a few people pursue their ideas - either it is to start a business, an impact project, or pursue a purpose.
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Sujata Jaffer
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Nexia SJ Tanzania, a leading Audit, Accountancy, Tax and Assurance consulting business
The award-winning Sujata Jaffer is highly respected by industry peers and colleagues for her intelligence, strength, passion, philanthropy, work ethics and leadership qualities. Founder and Managing Partner of Nexia SJ Tanzania, Sujata brings more than 20 years’ experience in Accounting, Audit and Tax consulting.
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Sonya Barlow
Book Review
Sonya Barlow, award-winning entrepreneur and author of Unprepared to Entrepreneur: A Method to the Madness of Starting Your Own Business, believes times have changed. Today you can launch a successful enterprise with your phone, sell through social media and tap into a whole world of opportunities. In her new book, Sonja takes a look at the resilience needed to make it in business, the incredible tax on mental health and the non-negotiable steps to creating a viable business. This is the ultimate guide to side hustling, freelancing and entrepreneurial freedom of the future.
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Startup Story
Kunjina Tesfaye is the founder and creative director of Kunjina, a fashion brand established in 2017 in Ethiopia while she was a university student studying construction technology and management. The brand mainly caters to women and also makes some unisex items. Kunjina’s main sales outlet is the physical store located in Addis Ababa, and the business is also on its way to launching an e-commerce site soon. Kunjina currently has five employees working for the brand.
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Fatma Fernandes
Lioness Launch
Quincewood Group Limited is a technology company founded by entrepreneur Fatma Fernandes in Tanzania. The business is focused on the agricultural sector, developing innovations that aim to improve the livelihoods of farmers and even the playing field across the journey from farmer to table. The products developed are done with sustainability in mind. It’s latest innovation, eHakiki, is positively impacting thousands of lives in Tanzania's largest economic sector, agriculture. Its main aim is to ensure that smallholder farmer's incomes are protected.
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Naïma Korchi
Startup Story
Naïma Korchi is the founder of Africa Women’s Forum in Morocco. She is a Moroccan and French citizen and graduated in Paris (Assas and Sorbonne) in international law, international affairs and African legal and political affairs. She started her career with the United Nations deployed in several countries in Africa. She is also an expert on women peace and security with the African Union. After the UN she worked for international firms with businesses in Africa as a strategic manager. Her network and experience motivated her to create her first business to help organisations to develop their activities on the continent.
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By Lionesses of Africa Operations Department
During the last three weeks we have written about our frightening and ever changing world. One in which life will never be the same again (it seems) and one in which changes happen not only with increasing size, but with an ever increasing speed. How this will impact in the long-term for some of our businesses remains to be seen, although for many of us, we have already felt at first-hand the immediate results.
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by Helena Naitsuwe Amadhila
Entrepreneurs are creative and innovative individuals with unique eyes to see opportunities and create wealth. In order to persist and succeed, it is imperative for entrepreneurs to be risk-takers.
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