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Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu (born 1980) is an Ethiopian businesswoman, founder, and executive director of soleRebels, Africa's "fastest growing footwear company". Bethlehem has received honors and accolades for her business acumen, as well as her efforts to shift the discourse on Africa away from poverty to the continent's entrepreneurial spirit, social capital, and economic potential. [1]
In 2014 and 2015, Forbes Magazine Online listed Uche among the 30 Most Promising Young Entrepreneurs in Africa. In December 2015, she was listed amongst the Most Influential CEOs of 2015 by Ventures Africa [ 9 ] as well as New African Woman's Women of the Year for 2015 and made the QUARTZ’S List of 30 African Innovators.
Magdalena Franciszka Wierzycka [1] (born 1969 in Gliwice, Poland [2]) is a Polish-South African billionaire businesswoman. [3] She is the co-founder and CEO of Sygnia Ltd, a financial services company. [4] [5] She is the richest woman in South Africa, [6] and is also known for her anti-corruption activism.
She launched the first fund to provide capital to women-owned businesses in South Africa with an R120 million private equity fund. [6] In 1999 she was recognised as one of the 50 Leading Women Entrepreneurs of the World. [7] The World Economic Forum in Switzerland recognised her as a Global Leader of Tomorrow. [6]
[citation needed] According to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor report, “women are nearly one-third more likely to start businesses out of necessity than men.” [16] Because women are overtaking their male peers in the level of education obtained, [17] having higher education degrees is one of the significant characteristics that many ...
In fact, according to the Wells Fargo 2024 Impact of Women-Owned Businesses Report, between 2019 and 2023, Black/African American women-owned businesses saw average revenues increase 32.7% ...
Eweniyi was on Forbes Africa's list of 20 New Wealth Creators in Africa 2019. [20] She was nominated for The Future Awards Africa Prize for Young Person of The Year in 2020. [21] Eweniyi was also listed on Bloomberg 50 in 2020 [22] [23] and Time' Next 100 list in 2021 for her joint contributions during the End SARS protests of October 2020. [8]
She and her company, Ghana Bamboo Bike Initiative have won several awards. In 2016 and 2017 she was listed as one of WomanRising's 100 Most Outstanding Women Entrepreneurs in Ghana. [4] [5] Dapaah sits on the advisory board of the WIPO GREEN in Switzerland and is the founding curator of the Kumasi Hub of the Global Shapers. [6]