Women Entrepreneur Successes

Meet Joburg: Suzette Leal and Tilda Loots

Two smart entrepreneurs found a gap in Johannesburg’s singles scene and are having a blast filling it.

Bio Sculpture Gel: Elmien Scholtz

A passion for beauty and business wins the founder of a nail gel company a prestigious award.

TmT Cleaning: Mpho Sono

An entrepreneur gets her hands dirty building a business with more than R3 million turnover.

Prof Justus Apffelstaedt and Associates: Annemie Apffelstaedt

The founder of a specialist breast health centre for women shares her start-up success secrets.

Ann Gadd

Business as art.

Generation Earth

Supporting youth in challenging today’s leaders, and becoming the leaders of tomorrow.

WOA Fuels & Oils: Pria Hassan

A female entrepreneur takes on the highly competitive and male-dominated fuels and energy sector, and comes out on top.

Anansi Heights Guest House: Anthea Ambursley

A corporate guesthouse owner’s niche marketing activity bumps up her bookings.

PwC: Pria Chetty

Consulting giant buys technology law specialist firm to expand advisory services.

ShonaQuip: Shona McDonald

A mother turns social entrepreneur and offers a blueprint for how the drive for profit can happily co-exist with the desire to do good.

Gourmet Grades: Carmen Chilton

How do you get fussy children to (unwittingly) eat nutritionally sound meals that take the school lunch headache away from time-pressured parents? It’s all in a day’s work for Gourmet Grades.

Minimax: Sunet Wagner

Cultivating the arts is all about passion, but creating a sustainable business takes adaptation and flexibility.

VideoLive: Linda Ravenhill

Local entrepreneur makes finals of prestigious global competition.

Modern See Brand Activators: Olwethu Libala

A promotions entrepreneur shares some of the lessons that have made her successful.

House of Fashion: Nicole Morris

Cape Town clothing entrepreneur’s vision for a new way of shopping takes off.

M’hudi Wines: Malmsey Rangaka

A clinical psychologist, her ‘armchair farmer’ husband and their family launch an internationally successful wine label — without capital, farming experience or wine-making knowledge.

Mosaic Works: Jacqui Charles

Sharing her passion for mosaics helps a Cape Town based entrepreneur to take advantage of a growing trend.

Vivid Luxury Marketing: Anina Malherbe

A Cape Town entrepreneur masters the art of marketing high-end brands in a tight economy.

Girlz in Barz: Jenna Grupel

Take beautiful young models, dress them in provocative clothing, add tasty cocktails and you’ve got Girlz in Barz.

By Design Communications Group: Zoe Molapisi

A tenacious entrepreneur gets through tough times and makes it big in communications without any capital or connections.