Your network really is your net worth

I have a good friend, a fellow woman entrepreneur, who often gives one piece of advice to other emerging women business builders - she says, “Your network is your net worth.” And she believes in that advice, creating very powerful networks of her own that help both her business and brand, and her personal development as a woman. I sometimes think we take our networks for granted as entrepreneurs, and yet according to HubSpot, 95% of people say face-to-face meetings are essential to building long-term business relationships. Now admittedly, the way we network may be changing as a result of COVID19, but it doesn’t mean we can’t continue to build our network, just in different ways. Face-to-face meetings now take place virtually; we attend virtual conferences and seminars and collect digital business cards; we have informal coffee meet-ups online instead of in local cafes. It is still all networking, and it is more important now, and critical to our business and personal growth, than it has ever been. So if you haven’t already done so, come and join the 1 million+ strong Lionesses of Africa community, your personal woman entrepreneur network in Africa.

Have yourself an inspired entrepreneurial day! — Melanie