When I travel around the African continent visiting our Lionesses communities in each country, I often speak about how women entrepreneurs can leverage the power of the network to open up business and collaborative opportunities in different countries. But just looking at our Lionesses of Africa network and seeing the increasingly large numbers of users in countries and cities around the world, it becomes clear that women entrepreneurs in the Diaspora are interested in contributing to the continent’s success. And there is an important role they can play. At our recent Start-up Night! Africa events in London and Berlin, meeting and talking to highly experienced and knowledgeable women from the African Diaspora opened up opportunities for collaboration, for business, for investment and mentoring. Such connections emphasized the important role women entrepreneurs in the African Diaspora can play in bringing their global business smarts to the table and helping to shape the future of the continent through great collaboration, business building, and information sharing.
Have yourself an inspired entrepreneurial day! - Melanie