5 African Entrepreneurs Who Are Changing The Business Landscape
5 Young entrepreneurs who are changing the business landscape. From hi-tech to fashion to branding, startups in every field are transforming the continent and supercharging commerce.
What’s even more exciting is that these genius start ups belong to young hardworking individuals who seek change in their economies. The following entrepreneurs are making big business moves with their start ups that started from humble beginnings into the lucrative establishments they are today;
1.Rahma Bajun– MnM Clothing Line
Bajun, is the founder and Creative Director of MnM Clothing Line, a popular Afro-centric clothing brand in Tanzania that produces affordable clothes, wallets and other fashion accessories for men and women using the popular East African Kitenge fabric. The company has over 10 full-time employees and sells its products across East Africa.
2.Anerlisa Muigai– Nero
Anerlisa Muigai,is the daughter of revered Kenyan alcohol tycoon Tabitha Karanja. She refuses to bask in her father’s glory and has established a credible line of business for herself. Muigai, is the founder of Nero, a beverage company that manufactures and sells the top selling Executive Still Water brand across Kenya.
3.Simbarashe Mhuriro– Oxygen Private Energy Limited
Mhuriro, is the founder and Managing Director of Oxygen Energy Private Limited, an independent power producer and renewable energy development company that specializes in utility scale power plants and commercial rooftop projects. The company has done a lot of commendable work. This includes a US$ 965,000 grant to Oxygen Energy Private Limited to support the preparation of a bankable business case for the development of a 20MW off-grid solar photovoltaic rooftop project on buildings owned and managed by Old Mutual Property Group, Zimbabwe’s largest property investment managers.
4.Alan Knott-Craig
A trained accountant, Alan Knott-Craig has been changing the telecommunications industry in South Africa since 2003. His latest innovation is setting up the largest free public WiFi network in South Africa, Project Isizwe, which he has built one community at a time. Alan is driven to success mostly by the fear of failure and this has helped build him to where he is now.
5.Dr Maavi Norman- IRIS International Consulting
Social entrepreneur Dr. Maavi Norman is the founder of IRIS International Consulting. Through his company, he bridges the gap by encouraging foreign investment in Africa, while supporting it’s deep local impact.Through his affiliation as a mentor with the White House Young African Leaders Initiative, Norman has helped guide a cohort of like-minded entrepreneurs in Africa.
