Final Lioness Business Agility Webinar of 2023 celebrates women entrepreneurs as job creators — Lionesses of Africa
Next in the panel discussion was Boikano Sikwane, founder, Chuck Chilli Foods, a specialist food production business launched in 2019, with a much-loved chilli sauce range retailing both in physical stores and online to reach customers nationwide. The business currently employs 8 people, mostly youth. She shared what personally drives her to create jobs, particularly for young people in her business. She spoke about the opportunity to create more new jobs for youth in her business and industry sector going forward. She also shared her strategy for growth and expansion through partnerships with local farmers for the supply of raw ingredients, and also contract manufacturing for part of the process.
Rebecca Tshuma, founder of Becks Foods joined the discussion with some high impact business building experiences to share. For Rebecca, farming has been passed down the generations in her family, starting with her grandparents, which inspired her to pursue a career in the culinary, agricultural and hospitality industry. After joining the Christina Martin School of Food and Wine, and qualifying Cum Laude as a chef, it earned Rebecca the title ‘Chef Becks’, and she started her own business Becks Foods. Today, she has created 6 full-time jobs and has 24 in-service students. She shared her personal drive to create jobs and training opportunities for young people in the food industry, and the challenges encountered in creating jobs in her industry sector? She also spoke about the need for more specialist training and development for a new generation of chefs and food service staff.
The final panelist to share her extensive knowledge and experience was Mapholo Ratau, founder of Ledikana, a highly established decade-long lifestyle brand in South Africa which is known and loved by many, both at home and abroad, with a distinctive range of products that are both distinctive and memorable. The business specializes in the manufacturing and retailing of contemporary African clothing and accessories targeted at locals, tourists, business travellers, employees, hotels, and corporations in and around OR Tambo International Airport and the Melrose Arch precinct in South Africa, where her retail businesses operate. Mapholo has created 6 full-time and 2 independent contracting jobs, and also supports a women’s project in Limpopo and Gauteng producing Merino Wool into felt fabric for her products. She shared her passion for creating jobs in her industry sector, and about how hard is it to find skilled employees. She also spoke about the biggest opportunities for job creation in the fashion and clothing sector, and what support is needed to turn those opportunities into reality.
The formal part of the programme ended with a presentation by Weli Ntuli, Area Segment Manager – SME at Absa, who shared more information and answered questions on the Absa Business She Thrives Presentation and the support for women entrepreneurs’ business growth, including access to funding, specialist advice and information. Absa has created this exciting new proposition for women SMEs in South Africa, so Weli encouraged attendees to read the brochure to find out more, or to send an email for a direct conversation. Weli spent the rest of the session answering questions from audience members and sharing more information on financial support and advice.
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