April Insights and Opportunities

Welcome to the Africa's Business Heroes Community Newsletter! In this monthly feature, we will be sharing updates from our heroes and opportunities for the broader ABH Community. Let's jump right in:

Mobile Wallets for Microfinance

First up, we have Dr Ethel Mupambwa the Founder and Managing Director of MoneyMart Finance. She was the 2020 Africa’s Business Heroes Second Runner-up, & People’s Choice Winner, and she has some exciting plans for 2023:

Dr Mupambwa, and her team at MoneyMart Finance have been hard at work refining their offering in Zimbabwe and looking to expand into new markets later this year. You can find more updates from Dr Mupambwa here.

Building Healthcare for Africa’s next billion

Next up, we have Oluwasoga Oni the Co-founder & CEO of MDaaS Global. He was the 2020 ABH First Runner-up and had a phenomenal year of growth in 2022:

Although 2022 saw record inflation driving up the cost of sales, increasing energy costs, accelerated clinical brain drain, and the post-COVID slump in the health sector, MDaaS Global saw record growth across every single one of its metrics. We look forward to seeing the new heights Oluwasoga and his team at MDaaS will grow to this year, you can find more updates from him here.

2023 Application Deadline

If you are one of the many hopeful entrepreneurs in our community, this is a reminder that our 2023 Africa’s Business Heroes application deadline is rapidly approaching, and we encourage you to complete your application before the final deadline on 17th of May, 23:59 GMT!

ScaleUp: Building Company Culture & Surviving Tough Conditions

If you haven’t signed up already, this is a reminder to join our upcoming ABH ScaleUp on Building Company Culture & Surviving Tough Conditions. Our Heroes Dr Ethel Mupambwa and Oluwasoga Oni cannot wait to share their insights with you!

Date: Thursday, 4th of May 2023

Time: 14:00 GMT | 15:00 WAT | 16:00 CAT | 17:00 EAT

Speakers: Ethel Mupambwa, Founder & Managing Director of MoneyMart, and Oluwasoga Oni, Co-founder & CEO of MDaaS Global

Location: Zoom

To help us reach more entrepreneurs across the continent and amplify the impact we can have on YOU our community, we are delighted to share the full list of ABH partners for 2023! These organizations are key players in the African entrepreneurial ecosystem, and we are so excited to have them in our community:

That’s a wrap for the first of many LinkedIn ABH community newsletters. Due to the overwhelmingly positive reception for our first email newsletter, we have decided to update you monthly so you can expect the next edition at the end of May!

See you soon,

Tahira Hardy

ABH Community & Operations Officer