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Access to markets and finance key topics at the latest Lioness Lean In Enterprise Event in Nelspruit

November 3, 2019 Melanie Hawken
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Event Report

It was another city first for Lionesses of Africa on Wednesday 30 October as the latest Lioness Lean In Enterprise took place for high growth potential women entrepreneurs in the city. Once again in this important series of events, it was hosted in partnership with ABSA.

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Leading women entrepreneurs in Luanda gather at the first Lioness Lean In event in Angola

October 27, 2019 Melanie Hawken
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Event Report

On the morning of Friday 25 October, around 80 leading women entrepreneurs from Luanda gathered together for the first in a series of popular Lioness Lean In networking events in Angola. The event was hosted by Lionesses of Africa and Standard Bank Angola. The event built on the host of events that have been held already in Africa’s leading cities on the continent by Lionesses of Africa in partnership with Standard Bank Group over the past five years. As always, the focus of the event was on women entrepreneurs sharing their startup stories, inspiring each other with their experiences, and of course, lots of networking.

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Durban’s high growth women entrepreneurs share insights and experiences of building scaling businesses

October 27, 2019 Melanie Hawken
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Event Report

The most recent city stop on the Lioness Lean In Enterprise tour of South Africa was Durban, home to some of the most diverse yet exciting businesses, created by women entrepreneurs with growth in mind. Lionesses of Africa once again partnered with Absa to encourage these women business and brand builders to share, inspire and connect for greater business success.

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Lionesses of Lagos come out in force for the first Lioness Lean In event in Nigeria

October 20, 2019 Melanie Hawken
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Event Report

It was a long anticipated event, but when the first Lioness Lean In event in Lagos, Nigeria took place on Thursday 17 October at the Wheatbaker Hotel in Ikoyi, cohosted by Lionesses of Africa and Sigma Pensions, the atmosphere was buzzing. Around 120 leading women entrepreneurs from across the city came to be inspired, motivated and to connect for greater business success. It was a recipe for a great event - and it didn’t disappoint!

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Cape Town plays host to another inspirational Lioness Lean In event for the city’s women entrepreneurs

October 6, 2019 Melanie Hawken
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Event Report

A cold sea breeze may have been blowing across Cape Town on the morning of Friday 4 October, but it did nothing to deter the spirits of the 100 women entrepreneurs who gathered at The Argyle in Woodstock for the latest Lioness Lean In event. The welcome was warm, the breakfast and hot coffee gave a much needed boost, and energy levels were high as the conversation and networking got underway.

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Lionesses of Africa talks women’s empowerment in Africa through entrepreneurship with HRH the Duchess of Sussex 

October 6, 2019 Melanie Hawken
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The global news media was abuzz this month with the Royal Visit to Africa by their royal highnesses, Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Lionesses of Africa had the opportunity to meet with the Duchess and talk women’s entrepreneurship in Africa during the final leg of their visit to Johannesburg. The occasion was a special reception hosted by Her Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for Africa, Mrs Emma Wade-Smith OBE, at her official residence in the city.

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High growth potential women entrepreneurs of Port Elizabeth Lioness Lean In for business success

September 29, 2019 Melanie Hawken
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Event Report

The women entrepreneurs of Port Elizabeth in South Africa may have had to wait a while for a Lioness Lean In event to be hosted in their city, but when the first event arrived on 27 September, they turned out in force. It was a celebration of entrepreneurial spirit, tenacity and the power of women entrepreneurs to connect and collaborate for business success.

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A truly inspiring morning for Francistown’s women entrepreneurs at the latest Lioness Lean In event 

September 22, 2019 Melanie Hawken
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On a warm and bright morning in Francistown, Botswana, local women entrepreneurs gathered at the latest Lioness Lean In breakfast event, to share their entrepreneurial experiences, learn from one another, and of course, to network and generate new business opportunities. It was a morning of inspiration and friendship building that will continue long after the event itself.

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Namibia’s women entrepreneurs Lioness Lean In for greater business success

September 15, 2019 Melanie Hawken
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Event Report

On the morning of Wednesday 11 September, 70 women entrepreneurs gathered together for the latest in the series of popular Lioness Lean In networking events in Windhoek, once again hosted by Lionesses of Africa and Nedbank Namibia. As always, the focus of the event was on women business builders sharing their startup stories, inspiring each other with their experiences, and of course, lots of networking.

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Johannesburg’s women entrepreneurs demonstrate the power of networks at the Lioness Lean In event

September 8, 2019 Melanie Hawken
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A gloomy rainy morning in Johannesburg did not deter a packed audience of 150 women entrepreneurs from gathering together for the September edition of the Lioness Lean In event, held at VWSA headquarters in Sandton. As always the atmosphere was lively, warm and filled with the sound of women doing business, the hallmark of a good Lioness Lean In event.

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Polokwane’s women entrepreneurs prepare to take their businesses to the next level at the Lioness Lean In Enterprise event

August 31, 2019 Melanie Hawken
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Event Report

As part of a programme of special Lioness Lean In Enterprise events taking place across South Africa, 100 growth focused women entrepreneurs came together in Polokwane on 28 August. The aim, to connect them to one another to build business connections, to connect them to financing and business advisory services, and to inspire them to take their businesses to the next level.

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Lionesses of Africa heads to Maun in Botswana for its second Lioness Lean In event in the country this year

August 25, 2019 Melanie Hawken
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Event Report

It’s always a special occasion when Lionesses of Africa visits a new city to host a Lioness Lean in event, and that was certainly the case on 9 August when Maun in Botswana was the host location. 100 women entrepreneurs gathered to share, inspire and connect for business success in the latest Lioness Lean In event in the country.

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Maputo’s finest women entrepreneurs gather again for inspiration and networking at the latest Lioness Lean In events

August 18, 2019 Melanie Hawken
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Event Report — Mozambique

Mozambique is a country with a rapidly growing Lionesses of Africa community of women entrepreneurs. So it was good to be back amongst some of the finest women business and brand builders on 26 July for the latest Lioness Lean In event in Maputo. As always, the atmosphere was buzzing, business relationship building was brisk, and inspiration was in the air - a typical Maputo Lioness Lean In event.

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Abidjan’s women entrepreneurs ‘Lean In’ to share, inspire and connect to build their businesses and networks

August 7, 2019 Melanie Hawken
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Abidjan’s entrepreneurial landscape is going through some exciting changes right now and that means good news for women entrepreneurs in the city. At the latest Lioness Lean In event held on 26 July, in partnership with the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, over 100 women entrepreneurs got the opportunity to meet, network and share their businesses experiences in order to grow. 

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August kickstarts with the launch of the new Lioness Lean In Enterprise series of events in South Africa

August 3, 2019 Melanie Hawken
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What better way to kickstart Women’s Month in South Africa than with the launch of a new series of Lioness Lean In Enterprise events in partnership with Absa? On 1 August, 100 high growth potential women entrepreneurs from the Lionesses of Africa community gathered together with specialist banking advisors from Absa for a morning of inspiration, networking and business consulting, at the prestigious new Houghton Hotel in Johannesburg. The aim, to help them to take their businesses to the next level.

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Gaborone's leading women entrepreneurs gathered to share experiences and connect for success

July 28, 2019 Melanie Hawken
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Gaborone’s leading women entrepreneurs turned out in force on Friday 19 July to be part of the first Lioness Lean In event in Botswana this year. It was great to be back and the event marked the first of a series of Lioness Lean In collaborations between Lionesses of Africa, Stanbic Bank and Liberty Life Botswana in the country. Over 100 women entrepreneurs in the audience got to experience a great morning of inspirational startup story sharing, connecting for business success, and networking with like-minded women entrepreneurs to share experiences and gain support.

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Lionesses of Africa CEO speaks at UN Senior Ministerial Roundtable event in New York on Mobilizing investment and private enterprise across Africa

July 21, 2019 Melanie Hawken
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On a hot summer’s day in New York on 16 July, Lionesses of Africa Founder and CEO, Melanie Hawken, was at the United Nations to participate in a number of high level discussions as part of the Companies to Inspire Africa New York Day.  One of the highlights of the day was the Senior Ministerial Roundtable event, co-hosted by UK and Kenya UN missions on supporting investment into Africa, where Melanie had the opportunity to speak about mobilizing investment for women entrepreneurs across the African continent. 

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Cape Town plays host to another inspirational Lioness Lean In event for the Mother City’s women entrepreneurs

July 7, 2019 Melanie Hawken
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On a chilly 5 July morning, over 100 women entrepreneurs gathered in Woodstock in Cape Town, South Africa, for the first Lioness Lean In event of 2019, once again co-hosted in partnership with Volkswagen South Africa. It was a morning of inspirational story sharing, great networking, and importantly new business connection making.

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Lesotho's leading women entrepreneurs lean in for greater business success

June 23, 2019 Melanie Hawken
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On a beautiful morning in the district of Leribe, Lesotho’s leading women entrepreneurs arrived in style at the Mahlakapese Guest Lodge to connect with one another and to be inspired by a packed and inspirational Lioness Lean In programme ahead.

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Durban's women entrepreneurs head to Ballito for a morning of Lioness Lean In networking and inspiration on 7 June

June 15, 2019 Melanie Hawken
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At the first Lioness Lean In event to be held in Durban, South Africa, this year, the city’s women entrepreneurs representing businesses both large and in startup phase, gathered for a morning of inspiration, great networking, and story sharing. As always, it was great to be back in the city, seeing like-minded women entrepreneurs sharing their experiences and making important business connections.

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