by Lionesses of Africa Operations Department We were fortunate enough recently to be invited to listen to various Lionesses as they pitched their fabulous businesses to different Private Equity firms we had introduced. We say ‘fortunate’ because firstly the pitches we heard were absolutely perfect, with the right blend of ‘story’ with detail, and secondly […]
THE STEM ONLINE MENTORSHIP FAIR Registration is still open! Join us for the #STEM online #mentorship fair to be held this Friday on the International Day for #women and #girls in #science . Register for the event via the link below: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0vdOCoqDgoG9fowZcaokFSHzQHGCAL0vgW See our line up of mentors and key note speakers too in the […]
United States International University-Africa (USIU-Africa) has partnered with the Mastercard Foundation in its global Scholars Program. This initiative will offer academically talented youth from Africa facing financial, gender, displacement, or disability constraints an opportunity to access world class university education. The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at USIU-Africa will provide full-cost scholarships to young Africans who […]
Tshianeo Mathidi left a desk job at a local agricultural co-op to take the plunge into farming in 2001. Having grown up in Thohoyandou in rural Limpopo, he explains, it was inevitable that he would get involved in this sector one way or another. “But I thought farming was a dirty job that would never […]
WHAT IS THE BEST ADVICE YOU HAVE EVER BEEN GIVEN? “When you plan for the future, don’t just plan for your children, plan for your grandchildren.” This I got from my grandmother. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WOULD HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY IF YOU COULD? I would have started with potatoes as soon as I got this […]
Lioness Weekender spoke to Funkola about her personal entrepreneurial journey, and also about her aspirations for her business, DIYlaw. What does your company do? DIYlaw is a legal technology company focused on empowering entrepreneurs in Africa by providing access to simplified and quality legal services at affordable prices, leveraging technology, legal expertise and project management. […]
Tell us a little about your team My Co-founder, Dave, and I both served as Peace Corps Volunteers in West Africa. He led the expansion of Dare to Innovate into Benin and then became the CFO of the global organization. Tite, our head of Data and Analytics has a PhD in Economics from MIT. He […]
by Elizandra dos Santos Living is the biggest challenge that human beings face, and most of them exist and are driven by the feeling of fear. Fear is not bad if it is used as a feeling that moves us to take action, which is not the case I am referring to in this article. […]
by Brigette Mashile A lot of people always say to us ‘just a simple dress, nothing difficult’ and we just stare at them. The words in my mind as I stare at a client saying this, ‘then maybe you should make it’; because if it is that simple…..I mean!? My favourite lecturer said to us, […]
by Anja van Beek As an entrepreneur and a Chief People Officer (CPO) you may have faced/experienced various challenging scenarios. One of my coaching clients shared this specific dilemma with me: She has recently been appointed as the HR Director, and within the first few weeks at the company, one of their clients contacted her. […]