Lioness Business Agility Webinar 29 November 2024

On Friday 29 `November, we invite you to join us for our final Lioness Business Agility Webinar of the year. Our theme is on Sales and Growth `Planning for 2025, and it's the perfect topic for Black Friday. We are in conversation with game-changing women entrepreneurs who are in growth mode, plus we have experts with us to share their insights on getting our retail sales game on. `We also have some exciting new initiatives to announce from Lionesses of Africa as we celebrate our 10th anniversary. It’s a must-attend webinar!

Please join us for our final webinar event of the year where we will be hearing from women entrepreneurs who are successfully growing their businesses and creating jobs in the retail sector. There is so much we can learn from them. We will hear from senior executives and experts from Absa who will share how the bank is supporting the growth of women entrepreneurs to boost economic growth.

We have a great speaker line-up and lots of digital networking to do with our fellow women entrepreneurs and with key business banking and finance experts who can support us on our entrepreneurial journeys. So, what are you waiting for? Come and join me, my fellow women entrepreneurs, and our colleagues from Absa, for a really insightful Webinar, on Friday 29 November. You need to log in promptly at 8.45am (South Africa time).

Kind Regards

Melanie Hawken

founder & ceo, Lionesses of Africa

• Get some great tips and advice on getting those all important sales in before year end
• Learn from women entrepreneurs as they share their experiences and advice on creating successful sales and customer growth strategies for their businesses
• Build your network and meet fellow women entrepreneurs
• Hear about initiatives to develop essential skills and business knowledge
• Connect with eco-system players who are supporting women entrepreneurs
• Build your banking and finance support network and meet with Absa executives

• Melanie Hawken, founder & ceo, Lionesses of Africa
• Charnel Kara, National Business Development Manager: Retail Sector, Absa
• Weli Ntuli, Area Segment Manager SME, Absa - Update on the Absa SME Woman Customer Value Proposition

• Lesego Kodisang, founder, Scones and All (Pty) Ltd
• Michelle Geere, founder, Adbot
• Ginette Blackbeard, founder, Enough Upcycled Beauty and Health
• Lusando Omelo, founder, Luomo Brands
• Brenda Hart, founder, Soft & Co

Theme: Focus on sales and growth planning for 2025

8.45am - Attendees log in

9.00am - GO LIVE - Welcome - Melanie Hawken, founder & ceo, Lionesses of Africa

Celebration of Lionesses of Africa’s 10th anniversary

9.05am – Charnel Kara, National Business Development Manager: Retail Sector, Absa

9.10am - Speaker 1 - Lesego Kodisang, founder, Scones and All (Pty) Ltd

9.20am - Speaker 2 - Michelle Geere, founder, Adbot - Getting Your Business Ready to Shine Online on Black Friday

9.30am - Panel Discussion - Women entrepreneurs from the Lionesses of Africa community share their experiences and advice on creating successful sales and customer growth strategies for their businesses

• Ginette Blackbeard - founder, Enough Upcycled Beauty and Health
• Lusando Omelo - founder, Luomo Brands
• Brenda Hart - founder, Soft & Co

9.45am – Weli Ntuli, Area Segment Manager SME, Absa - Update on the Absa SME Woman Customer Value Proposition

9.50am - Melanie Hawken - Announcement of new Lioness initiatives for women entrepreneurs

10.00am - End

Event Venue

Online