Support for Women Entrepreneurs

Communicating this business case, setting goals and reporting on progress are key to driving change. The door to diversity will not open itself.

Organisations built by business women and that speak loudly and assertively for business women will send an unambiguous message that women belong in the community of entrepreneurs.

The bottom line is that while funders need to stretch further to reach female entrepreneurs, these entrepreneurs need to make their own efforts to connect and ready themselves to tap these resources. Only then will the latent economic value of women in our economy reach its full potential.

Discover the secrets of these ten innovative women entrepreneurs who have built highly successful SA businesses, while juggling family responsibilities.

South Africa’s growing band of female entrepreneurs have many lessons to teach us all.

Communication, corporate culture and leading by example are important factors in effective management.

Recently I had the privilege of speaking to two inspirational leaders who happen to be women. Here is what Bonnie Cooper and Esna Colyn shared on wearing the mantle of leadership.

If we can create a tech industry in South Africa and the rest of the continent that is seen as welcoming towards women, gender equalities could diminish significantly in the space of a generation.

Established woman entrepreneur Olatorera Oniru, CEO Dressmeoutlet.com shares essential strategies for growing a very successful business rapidly.

Women in the workplace want to make an impact worth remembering.

Donna Rachelson, well known speaker and Author of her latest book - Play To Win, asks South Africans to look at the gender pay gap for 2015.

There's a new kind of entrepreneur on the rise, it's the new wave of momtrepreneurs.

Millennial women are the next leaders in the workplace. Businesses need to sit up and take note of what they can bring to the mix.

Recent studies have shown that more and more women are starting their own businesses, but that they face a number of challenges in doing so.

The number of women entrepreneurs in South Africa continues to grow, but the increase is not at a level it should be due to the higher number of challenges they face in comparison to male entrepreneurs.

While research has shown that most women entrepreneurs bootstrap their businesses in the early start-up stages, many require external funding to grow their businesses.

Find out what women are currently doing in the world of business.