When women entrepreneurs achieve success, everyone wins!

Much has been written in recent years about the impact value chain associated with successful women entrepreneurs in Africa. They invest their success in family, community, and other women entrepreneurs and their businesses. They become critical drivers of the move to achieve greater gender balance in their countries. They understand the value of mentorship, playing an important role in ensuring the next generation of women entrepreneurs who are coming after them can learn from the hard fought lessons they had to experience the hard way. And, perhaps most importantly, they become much needed role models, showing that success is possible with enough determination, sheer hard work, and the right business idea at the right time. Africa’s women entrepreneurs need more role models, other women entrepreneurs who know at first hand how to achieve success in business whilst at the same time successfully building families, communities and personal relationships. That way everyone wins!