Chimuka Moore

For female entrepreneurs who are launching a business in Africa, high self-esteem is important. For female entrepreneurs who are launching a business in Africa, high self-esteem is important. Self-esteem helps you to deal with day-to-day challenges more smoothly and to see the lesson in every struggle. I hope that these quotes from Africa’s women entrepreneurs will help you to develop an empowered attitude, in spite of the challenges your business might face before it starts to grow. "If you have a crazy idea, go for it! Don’t be afraid to make mistakes." - Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu "Everything is possible. Impossible just takes a little longer.” - Wendy Ackerman “Taking an idea that’s on paper or in your head and moving it forward into real, tangible action is the true spirit of entrepreneurship.” - Neri Rionge (Quote source: Lionesses of Africa) Many thanks to these women entrepreneurs who are helping us to feel positive and inspired.

"When you look at the statistics around leadership, men are leading every single industry worldwide." - Dr. Shawn Andrews on The Emotionally Intelligent Recruiter . Are you an aspiring female leader? According to Dr. Andrews, women comprise over 50% of the workforce, but less than 5% of Fortune500 company leaders are women.  This leadership gap is astounding, given the fact that women are also receiving college degrees at a higher rate than men.  If you are an aspiring female leader, it's important to know your strengths.  Here are three things that you come to the table with: Emotional Intelligence.   According to Caroline Stokes , being the best requires emotional intelligence.  Emotional intelligence is about being able to read and identify emotions - something that comes naturally to women.  This is especially helpful when in a leadership position.  Your top talent will thank you. Problem solving.    According to Ron Carucci , founder and man

I am pleased and humbled to announce that I was a regional and country winner for this year's Most Influential Women in Business and Government Awards.  It wasn’t too long ago that women were barred from political, legal and economic rights that their modern-day counterparts take for granted. Thankfully, owing to the perseverance and personal sacrifice of many, African women have become an economic force to be reckoned with.Today, women occupy various top managerial positions not only in the private sector, but also in government. CEO Global long recognised the important role women play in the development of society and since the founding of the company in 2000, has promoted initiatives to recognise women.These initiatives have evolved into the Most Influential Women in Business and Government programme, which has been recognised over the course of several years as the pre-eminent recognition platform for women. I would like to thank CEO Global, especially Annelize Wepene