IJERE Africa Africa Business Radio

We are joined over the phone by Angeline Mhlanga the founder and CEO of Wings Consultancy. Angie has extensive experience managing and working with people in the Tourism and Hospitality industries, as well as in social development programs in which she has participated and run for the last few years. Angie began her career in hospitality in Zimbabwe before being selected in the International Program at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, USA. It is with this International training that she developed her own Service Excellence Training in Africa, to enhance service standards through her Consultancy, Wings Consultancy. After noticing a gap in women empowerment across Africa, Angie partnered with Jessica Jera to create a Pan-African event that celebrates diversity and women’s achievements from grass root level to the Boardroom. She is also the founder of Angels Wings Foundation, is an author and sits on the board of GloBuntu.

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Although most of you guys have figured out what business you want to start in the new year, some of you just want to create some extra income but don’t really know how to go about it. Kudzai have a list of businesses you can start with very little income and those that you can do on the side as a part time hustle so to speak. Kudzai has a special surprise at the end of the list!

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It’s that time of the year again when everyone has one resolution or the other and some of you have “Start my own business” on the list. Kudzai gives you some basic information on starting your own business. Do you start with a business plan?, funding? Or registering the business? Listen to this podcast to find out!

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On Today's show, we explore creating an entrepreneur mindset. Being an entrepreneur isn’t just about creating business plans, funding proposals, and pitching competitions. The most basic thing you need to master as an entrepreneur is creating the right mindset for you to succeed. We have in studio Wendy Muhammad who is a multi-million dollar business developer, thought leader, crisis manager, trainer and manager. She is currently president and Director of Business Affairs for the Minimally Invasive Vascular Centers. Wendy is also the creator and developer of Mind of an Entrepreneur brand that currently produces a radio show, authors and publishes books on mental strategies for navigating the world of business. We look at the qualities that are important for you to have as an entrepreneur, the opportunities available for you as an African entrepreneur which can benefit your society. We also chat to Wendy about the work that she does as well as why it is important to develop the right mindset and discover who you are as an entrepreneur. Finally, we go through some apps and web channels available for your motivation and inspiration in your day to day journey in business.

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In today’s show we look at the importance of youth empowerment in Africa. An alarmingly large number of young Africans are dis-empowered and unemployed. We usually look to governments to solve the problem but what can we do to economically empower the youth of the continent, especially since we are the youngest continent on the planet. This is discussed with Ntsiki Khunju and Makhoape Letsie from Afrika Tikkun. We then have a look at organizations that are available for youth to receive mentorship and training as well as get skills to develop them as entrepreneurs. A more interview with Ntsiki and Makhoape helps us understand more about Afrika Tikkun and the work that they do in youth development from cradle to career.

Finally the rumor doing the rounds in the 21st century is that we are all being replaced by machines and will end up all jobless but have we taken the time to look at jobs that are actually being created because of technology? We take a look at the jobs that didn’t even exist 10 years ago and how young people can capitalize on this.

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On this episode we take a look at growing Ecommerce platforms in Africa. We explore how to set up an ecommerce site for your business, what you should look out for and which platforms are available for you to use. We also chat to Horesia Nyawade and Tshiwela Ncube who are the founders of Vuuqa an online store for African products. A burning question is how to set up payment methods that work in African markets and that will work for your ecommerce site. We also explore the opportunities available in the Ecommerce sector from starting delivery services, creating the platforms and promoting Ecommerce sites.

Horesia and Tshiwela walk us through how they started their site and what they have learnt along the way and why it is important for them to grow African businesses. Finally we give tips on how to protect your ecommerce site from fraud which is the demise of most Online based businesses.

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