From a dissatisfied customer to CEO, this is Ijeoma Oguegbu’s story
Ijeoma’s desire to train entrepreneurs on acquiring the right skills needed for their business was sparked by an experience she had at a pastry shop. She bought terrible snacks from a shop that was recently opened near her house and she couldn’t help but worry. Why would the shop owner invest so much money in […]
Nana Twum-Danso is saving the lives of pregnant women through her health startup
Nana Twum- Danso is a medical doctor and through her emergency health transportation startup, Maza, she is saving the lives of expectant mothers and their unborn babies in rural Ghana. Through a network of multipurpose motorized tricycles and drivers at the community level that is powered by mobile technology, MAZA enables rural families to access […]
Lagos State Deputy Governor, Abiola Alabi, Bolanle Austen Peters, and others to converge at WISCAR’S 2016 Annual Anniversary
Women in Successful Careers (WISCAR), a highly structured mentoring program for professional career women, will be converging great men and women at its annual Mentorship and Leadership event and is also set to induct another batch of successful mentees. The WISCAR Mentorship and Leadership program encourages professional career women to achieve their full potentials and […]
Kendi Sapepa is living fiercely and pursuing purpose
Kendi’s love for chic, feminine and classic designs led her to start her own fashion label, Barbara McKenzie and three years after inception, the brand is doing quite well and it has been worn by South African stars at the SAFTAs, the South African Film and Television Awards. Barbara McKenzie fashion company offers specialized services like […]
#FaithSeries – Why we the women need to link arms, lift up & build bridges
When our world is all kinds of confused and breaking, this is what we the women really want to know: where are the Esthers? Where are the Ruths, the Hannahs and the Rahabs? Where are the Marys who will show up at Elizabeth’s doorstep to link arms with her and help her baby leap again? […]
Leslie Ossete is solving the transportation problem in Africa, one country at a time
Leslie Ossete is the CEO of Magic Bus Ticketing, an offline SMS based ticketing system aimed at improving the transportation system in Africa. The student of Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana, alongside three other students came up with an initiative that helps to solve a number of the transporting problems African commuters face. Ossete […]
Magatte Wade is a serial entrepreneur that loves to create new businesses
Magate Wade is one of Africa’s most notable and respected female entrepreneurs. She first founded Adina World Beat Beverages, a beverage company that manufactures tea, coffee and fruit juices from indigenous traditional beverage recipes from across the world. In five years, Magatte raised $30 million in venture capital funds for the company but later left […]
Abai Schulze is changing the african narrative with Zaaf bags
Abai Schulze saw the untapped potential of the Ethiopian leather market and decided to do something about it. After understudying a few companies while working as an intern, Abai started Zaaf, a company that specializes in handcrafted luxury leather handbags and accessories produced by Ethiopian artisans. Through Zaaf, Abai seeks to create unique products, open up […]
Amanda Sibiya and Charmaine Ngobeni take pride in promoting African creativity
No doubt the number of creatives in Africa are on the rise but does the world know this? Amanda and Charmaine are young entrepreneurs who have taken it upon themselves to make sure these creatives are not just visible but properly recognized throughout the world and she is doing this with her magazine, Conté Magazine. […]
This is how Dr. Adedunmola Oluwo finished medical school while running four businesses
Can we just say that Dr.Adeduola is stunning? Well we just said that Although it would be considered impossible by many, Dr Adedunmola Oluwo just graduated from the University Of Debrecen Hungary whilst running four businesses, alone. She started her first business, Hair by Dedun at the age of 17 when she moved to Hungary to […]