She Leads Africa continued

Hi! A good friend asked to write more about the event I volunteered at. This is going to be a long one so here it goes.... I will write about the participants and their ideas. Hope you enjoy :)

1) CHERAE ROBINSON ( She came FIRST and I was really impressed with her idea). First place prize was 10,000 USD.

Business name- RARE CUSTOMS
Business Overview- For the hip traveller who wants to travel Africa and skip the mediocre Tastemakers Africa is the world's only mobile app dedicated to buying upscale, curated experiences on the African continent. From boutique hotels, to exclusive restaurants to nightclubs and unlisted excursions. Tastemakers Africa helps trips go from zero to epic. Unlike other travel apps, Tastemakers Africa is the only global solution that caters to modern jet setters.

Unique selling point: While the Africa travel market is growing, high end luxury and modern cosmopolitan offerings are virtually unknown. Using both partnerships and personal relationships Tastemakers Africa provide the content and context for users to see Africa through a new lens.

2)  NOUR DRISSI - She came 2nd and won 5,000USD

Business name: Loue 1 Voiture ( Book 1 Car)
Business Overview- Currently 120,000 searches for a car hire in Morocco are made each month worldwide. 5,500 car hire companies share this market. But only big international brands have a marketing strategy.

Loue1voiture.com aims to reference local car rental companies to give them international exposure. Consequently, customers access competitive offers and save time and money.


3) TAFFI WOOLWARD- She came 3rd and won a 1,000USD
Business name- THANDO'S ( for the love of the sole) Name reminds me of my beloved nando's. Such a cute name
Business Overview- At THANDO'S we provide affordable fashionable footwear that I comfortable and convenient for the women on the go. We do this through a platform tht demonstrates the shoe manufacturing process for aspiring African designers.

Unique selling point- At THANDO'S we make foldable flats you love by crowd sourcing designs via mobile and online submissions.
- Designers register and agree to our design Challenge Submission Legal terms & conditions at THANDOS.com
- Send a picture or sketch of your design to design@thandos.com
- THANDO'S calls to authenticate you
- we evaluate your design. If approved, your design will compete in our design challenge.
- if you win, your shoe gets made and you share in the sales proceeds.

4) OYINDAMOLA HONEY OGUNDEYI - She came 4th and won a prize from an anonymous donor. Not really sure about the details

Business name- Fashpa.com
Business overview- fashpa is filling the online fashion gap that exists in Nigeria and is redefining how fashion is accessed. We provide affordable high- street fashion that is not readily available to offline shoppers. We sell fashion from local, international brands as well as our own private label and deliver Nationwide in 1-3 days.

5) ROSALIN KYERE- NARTEY
Business name- Afrocentric Bamboo Limited
Business Overview- Leveraging bamboo and fiber technologies, the Afrocentric bamboo limited designs, develops and markets bamboo bikes and frames and related products and services.
Revenue model- Our main source of revenue is from the sales of bamboo bikes and frames exported to the international markets. We also generate income from the sale of bamboo charcoal briquettes made from the bamboo waste.

6) BANKE KUKU
Business name- Banke KuKu Textiles. I think her stuff is pretty amazing. i was aware that she had collaborated with virgoslounge
Business overview: BKT designs African inspired prints on luxury fabrics for the fashion, interiors and soft furnishings market.
BKT has been running for over 2 years, and stocks in the UK, Portugal, Nigeria and Australia.

7) ELIZABETH KPERRUN
Business name: LIzzie's creations
Business overview: Lizzie's creations seeks to empower and educate women and children using mobile/web and DVD applications
Unique selling point: Lizzie's creations is currently Africa's only app development company specifically dedicated to developing top quality story-based apps aimed at educating and empowering women and children while simultaneously providing relatable and interactive entertainment. "Motivating Fun Entertainment"

8) ANIKE LAWAL
Business name: Mamalette.com
Business overview: Until now Nigerian mothers and mothers-to-be have lacked a 1-stop shop to have their most pressing questions answered.
From pre-pregnancy to parenthood, mamalette.com is the place for mothers and mothers-to-be to learn, chat, seek advice, solve problems, share experiences and relax through our website and social networking platforms.

9) KEGA FLORENCE MUKWEVHO
Business name: MKP FAST FOODS
Business overview: MKP Fast Foods is a low-cost, scalable, fully equipped mobile kitchen supporting the growth of a chicken brand, Galito's.
While the South Africsn chicken fast food industry is dominated by a few players, the requirements of starting and operating a full franchise store are onerous and expensive.
This model makes owning a franchise more accessible and is located where it is not feasible to operate a full store. This provides a solution to SA's chronic youth unemployment problems.

10) JADE MANN
Business name: Night Bus
Business overview: Night Bus is a trendy fixed-line bus service for Johannesburg, that meets consumers' need for a way of transiting between the city's nightlife clusters. The service also acts as a platform of communication between relevant brands and high value young spenders and is integrated with a contactless payment system, that allows partner merchants to provide special promotions and incentives to partygoers.

There you have it folks! The 10 participants! Wishing all of them luck in their future endeavours.

All this information was extracted from the event's programme xxx

Woah this was a LONG one! I shall continue tomorrow :)