Powerful insights from 23 women entrepreneurs

Every day, innovative women entrepreneurs are emerging throughout the developing world. These women are spearheading companies, creating jobs, and driving the charge toward gender equality.

infoDev held the African Women Entrepreneurs Roundtable at its recent 5th Global Forum on Innovation & Technology Entrepreneurship in South Africa in May 2013. During the Roundtable, both accomplished and aspiring female entrepreneurs from Africa and across world regions shared personal experiences and resources on how to succeed in business, connect with mentors and stimulate the next generation of promising entrepreneurs. These types of connections are often indispensable to entrepreneurs.

Many of the Roundtable’s participants were profiled in a booklet that was distributed at the Forum. The Women Entrepreneurs booklet features the insights from 23 of the most inspiring women entrepreneurs, who are all developing innovative new products for the mobile, education, clean technology, retail and media sectors.