Standard Bank Lioness Lean In Breakfast inspires and connects Mozambican entrepreneurs

The event, sponsored by Standard Bank, in partnership with Shell and the embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, brought together inspiring and successful women who shared their stories in business.

Sasha Vieira, Incubator Head from Standard Bank Mozambique, made a positive assessment of the event, taking into account the number of participants, which exceeded expectations, which means that women are interested in interacting, sharing experiences and collecting Help to succeed in business.

By betting on women, Sasha Vieira explained, Standard Bank intends "to contribute to Africa growth, which is our home, hence the need to ensure that women have the same opportunities as men and occupy their place in the world Business. "

"We are betting on women for inclusive growth. There is data to prove that when women are successful in business they can make a difference within their families, community and society, "said Standard Bank Business Incubator head.

At the same time, Lionesses of Africa founder Melanie Hawken understands this event as a platform through which success stories are shared to inspire women seeking to enter the business world and perhaps help them to overcome Difficulties they may be facing.

"It was fantastic. I could see that Mozambican women are ambitious, determined and dedicated. These are the needed elements for them to succeed in the business world, "said Melanie Hawken.

Further on, and speaking about the advantages of entrepreneurship, particularly the female, the founder of Lionesses of Africa explained that it "particularity promotes the diversification of the economy, which contributes to the creation of more job posts, etc."

One of the speakers at the event was Wacy Zacarias, founder of Karingana Wa Karingana, a Mozambican capulana design company, which, after participating in the first edition of Lionesses of Africa in 2016, was able to increase her turnover.

"It is important for women to participate in this type of contact network, because through them we can exchange experiences with our peers, receive advice and, above all, promote our products and services," said Wacy Zacarias, who said that had been contacted by people and enterprises looking for her services, after reading their story on the Lionesses of Africa page.

Lionesses of Africa is a rapidly growing network  of over 300,000 women entrepreneurs from 49 African countries and other continents.