Quote of the Day “What gives me the most satisfaction is that I enjoy what I do, I learn every day, I challenge myself to improve.” Sara Bouazza is the founder of the SOSdigital, a startup in Morocco. She offers web services for small businesses in the process of digitization. She also offers her virtual […]
KwaZulu-Natal’s rural areas that already had strong farming networks and mutually supportive relationships between diverse sections of their communities often fared better at preventing or minimising damages caused by the mid-July unrest in the province. This was the general sentiment of presenters during Landbouweekblad’s recent webinar titled Lessons from the KZN unrest: managing the fallout and stopping […]
Sara Bouazza, founder of SOSdigital (Morocco) Startup Story For those small businesses in Morocco that are looking to digitize their product and service offerings, Sara Bouazza, founder of SOSdigital, has the solution. She has a range of virtual digital platforms that provide showcase opportunities for those clients who are trying to connect with key markets. […]
The Female Founder Initiative Botswana is a Non Governmental Organization that aims at empowering women in business through voluntary business discussions and mentorship programs. Co-founded by Cindy Matlapeng (President), Nametso Manyepedza (Vice President), and Evita Tlhobogang (Vice President), the organization also aims to source funds for women who have the ideas but lack financial support […]
Lioness Weekender spoke to the impact driven founder of AMAATI to find out more about her unique entrepreneurial journey and her vision for the future of the business. What does your company do? AMAATI is using a market led approach to revive Fonio on community degraded lands. We support landless vulnerable women in rural savannah […]
Book Review Comprised of 25 lessons, The Emotional Entrepreneur by Scout Sobel will guide Millennial and Gen Z women through the emotional challenges of launching, running, and scaling a business such as fear, risk, uncertainty, and anxiety. Each of the lessons outlined are inspired by Scout Sobel’s healing journey from living with bipolar disorder. As […]
Melanie added, “I passionately believe that if we want to change the business landscape for women entrepreneurs in Africa, and provide the opportunity for us all to grow, thrive and fulfill our business potential, then data is critical. How often do I hear the words “show us the data” when I am presenting the business […]
Ford partners with SVI Engineering to offer armoured protection for the Ford Ranger. This makes the Ford Ranger the only vehicle in its category to be offered with original equipment manufacturer-approved armoured protection. The best news: Armoured Rangers can be ordered directly from Ford dealers. SVI Engineering was formed in 2004 as a mechanical engineering […]
What inspired you to start your company? A few years ago, I struggled with how to cut and sew clothes, I didn’t know where to start from or where to learn the skills I needed. So I spent years looking for a solution to this problem from different places. I ended up wasting years learning […]
In a shout-out to our large and fabulous Lionesses of Africa membership in South Africa, and to inject a bit of humour into our discussion before Professors across the globe start writing to Melanie, shocked that we should turn volumes of sacred work by the great Einstein into two (very) simplified paragraphs, we know for […]