A toast to women entrepreneurs

TUNOHOLE MUNGOBAWINDHOEKFNB on Wednesday celebrated all women in business to mark International Women's Day and tackled topics such as building a fashionable business portfolio and boosting consumer confidence.The invited guests were female entrepreneurs from diverse business backgrounds such as health and fitness, baking and confectionery, and beauty.All the women were young and eager to network and collaborate with other businesswomen.“When a woman controls her finances, she invests in the health, the nutrition and the education of her family and these are the investments that bring an intergenerational change with a ripple effect in the wider communities of our world.“At a macro level, if you expand the financial inclusion of women, it has a profound impact on the overall wellbeing and economic growth of the community,” said Anielle von Finckenstein, head of FNB's fiduciary division. In terms of building a business portfolio, Von Finckenstein used the metaphors of fashion and style and highlighted how there are different levels when it comes to your “fashion and business portfolios”.“You have your staples, which are your everyday clothes, and these are the things you turn to when you need to feel and look good, but building your portfolio means that you also invest in the foundation and the assets that are going to hold your portfolio in good stead during the duration of your career,” she said. AdaptabilitySepo Haihambo, executive officer of FNB Commercial, said although it was a challenging year, “women continue to play today in the home, in businesses and in the workplace.”“Covid-19 made it difficult for most companies to do business and brought with its financial challenges that were a result of international widespread lockdowns.“These challenges associated with remote business models meant a need for businesses to quickly adapt their business models to keep their clients happy.“The adaptability women often display made it easier for vibrant business women such as yourselves to rise to the challenge with adversity and focus like our foremothers before us,” Haihambo said. Power of collaborationOne of the invited entrepreneurs, public speaker and corporate trainer Josy Nghipandua, thanked FNB for hosting the event. “There is a huge gap when it comes to corporate mentorship and creating spaces for young businessmen to sit down and mingle.“This was a very diverse crowd and FNB did a great job picking their guests. Society has portrayed women in a light that we do not get along and this is because of the effects of patriarchy. So, when women collaborate, it is a great thing,” she said.

A toast to women entrepreneurs

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