by Marjon Meyer The psychology of spending money…Do you sometimes fill a virtual or a real trolley of goods to deal with a hole in your soul? Making purchasing decisions can help reinforce a sense of personal control over our environment. It can also ease feelings of sadness. A study from the Journal of Consumer Psychology found […]
by Claudia Folgore-McLellan It quite aptly feels like January and February are one long, drawn out month and I’m sure most of us are suffering latent fatigue from having had to push that much harder in the past year. As solopreneurs and freelancers, the demands on us are just that much greater, it’s literally a […]
by Catia Mondlane A new year indicates the beginning of a new cycle and certainly the renewal of hopes and positive expectations. On the one hand, it’s an opportunity to take advantage of the natural inclination most of us feel, to start the new year with new goals and aspirations both professionally and personally. On […]
What gives you the most satisfaction being an entrepreneur? The flexibility, the ability to live my purpose and passion, to inspire and influence a wide audience. I can say I love what I do every day (except the admin that I outsource to my virtual assistant). What’s the biggest piece of advice you can give […]
What inspired you to start your company? The passion we have in the different areas we focus on. We believe everyone has a purpose and should live it. Why should anyone use your service or product? We do everything with love. Our main goal is to make everyone happy and smile. Cherishing the moments, we […]
Sad, but true. As we always say, once we know the rules of the game (even if we don’t agree with them), we can play (do we have a choice?!). Obviously this generalizes terribly and we have a number of excellent forward thinking PE Investors we turn to, so fear ye not, all is not […]
Book Review In her book, Tiny Business, Big Money: Strategies for Creating a High-Revenue Microbusiness, small business specialist and author, Elaine Pofeldt, has written the entrepreneur’s complete guide to making it big while keeping things small. She offers her blueprint for getting a running start with your microbusiness―that is, a business with no more than […]
Outside of habeshaview, Tigist’s passion is supporting charities worldwide. She is an advisor for Citizens Advice Bureau in Berkshire, UK, a trustee for Home-Start West Berkshire and a volunteer with a Cancer Charity in Berkshire. Tigist has raised significant funds for charities, orphanages and schools in Ethiopia, Indonesia, the United Kingdom, and the Philippines and […]
A popular quote by renown actor Reese Witherspoon goes, ‘you always gain by giving love’. In this day of love, FAWE staff from the Regional Secretariat and FAWE Kenya Chapter paid a visit to Mathari Old Primary School to celebrate Valentine’s Day with the pupils, mostly from standard six to eight. The delegation of seven […]
Buti Malinga has built Vukani Piggery from a very small start – when he left a full-time job to start the business alongside his sister, Cathy, they had only nine sows. He currently runs a 120-sow unit that he plans to grow to 600 sows soon, and eventually to 2 500 sows. This go-getter speaks […]