Using a simple mobile phone, SasaAfrica allows craftswomen to create an online storefront able to facilitate credit card purchases, which is then transferred into mobile money, and sent directly to the vendors. By Joëlle Payet (Marketing & Communications, BiD Network) Co-founded by MIT graduate Ella Peinovich, SasaAfrica is a revolutionary e-commerce platform that aims to [...]
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Women In Business Challenge Finalist: Stela Maris Da Silva
September 4, 2012 – 12:14 pm
Stela sees the opportunity for women to forge a dominant position in the evolution to a sustainable economy and urges female entrepreneurs to share their ideas and ideals, because if a woman doesn’t share an idea, that’s all it will remain. An idea. By Joëlle Payet (Marketing & Communications, BiD Network) This week’s finalist is [...]
Women In Business Challenge Finalist Kosi Yankey (Nuba Foods)
August 18, 2012 – 1:00 pm
Increasing employment and reducing poverty is something Nuba Foods is deeply committed too also, with the number of employees expected to quadruple to 16 by 2014. By Joëlle Payet (Marketing & Communications Coordinator, BiD Network) Since 2009, the Women in Business Challenge has provided support, coaching, visibility and finance to over 600 entrepreneurial women in [...]
Meet The Women in Business Challenge Finalists, Starting With Kiki Kamanu In Nigeria
August 12, 2012 – 5:00 am
Kiki Kamanu wants to assist female entrepreneurs in Nigeria gain access to the market. By Joëlle Payet (Marketing & Communications Coordinator, BiD Network) Since 2009, the Women in Business Challenge has provided support, coaching, visibility and finance to over 600 entrepreneurial women in emerging economies. This year, five outstanding applicants were selected from almost 300, [...]
