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At scale, Zamgoat plans to pursue growth across the goat value chain through vertical integration with demand-side operations in meat products (currently main focus), ready-to-eat food services through Zamgoat Xpress and Pizzagoat Africa (offering goat pizza and pastries) and BillyBurgers (goat burgers) among other brands and later also pursue value addition of goat leather and dairy products among other operations, as well as supply-side operations through Zamgoat Farms (providing improved breeding genetics to farmers) and Zamgoat Information Services(providing knowledge and information services to smallholder farmers for improved productivity).

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Through the programme, she learnt new and valuable things and became more equipped to run a business. The Alumni Network platform has also allowed her to amazing entrepreneurs with whom she continues to learn and network.

As a Tony Elumelu Entrepreneur, Kgomotso has been exposed to insightful partnerships that have, in turn, motivated her to stay on course and never give up in the face of challenges.

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Through the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme, Stannie has been able to sharpen her entrepreneurial skills to the benefit of herself and her community. The knowledge received during the training has significantly contributed to the sustainable development of her community, and she continues in her quest to create more jobs for rural women.

Since the programme, Stannie has empowered young entrepreneurs around her to contribute effectively and create positive impacts in among their communities. Her ambition is to have the biggest dried fruit processing factory in Africa, giving access to nutrients to everyone who needs it, especially in the southern part of Madagascar and in Africa too.

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The Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme gave him the much-needed support he required to make a commitment of such magnitude. He knew Nasmalust was a viable business opportunity when digital marketing and media began to trend in Africa. Most brands were adopting the US and Europe-based approach to marketing to Africans, and his vision was to change that and make it more authentic by adding Afrocentric elements.

During the 2020 State of Emergency in Namibia as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, Nasmalust was registered as an essential service company, making it among the very few companies that could assist public organizations with the distribution of information relating to Covid-19.

For James, his greatest challenge has been his desire to scale the business and become the digital media giant he plans for it to be. He is constantly contracting jobs to young videographers, photographers, and marketing professionals and providing Namibians with local content through their work with local brands.

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Through the Tony Elumelu Foundation entrepreneurship programme, Tuduesto was able to boost her confidence as an entrepreneur. She learnt the importance of setting goals, calculating milestones and being flexible – a thing she would have a closer encounter with in 2020. Being an entrepreneur in COVID-19 times has been challenging but maintaining a willingness to adapt quickly to change has kept her busines moving. These unprecedented times, which is characterized by varying life stress factors, requires that one maintains a work life balance, for mental and emotional wellbeing.

Recently, Nubian Seed moved operations to a manufacturing facility in what is a significant symbol of the business’ growth phase, contributing to its local community through employment, training, skills sharing and capacity building. Amongst several aspirations, Nubian Seed intends to grow and be able to source products in Botswana, increase distribution and market share and have a significant and positive impact on natural cosmetics industry.

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The company makes roofing tiles, and other material by utilising mixed post-consumer waste plastic and blending it with sand to create a polymer resin bonded product that is eco-friendly, stronger and cheaper compared to other products. The collected waste includes beer bottles and all sorts of glass blended with concrete resin and wood to create alternatives to granite, marble and Ceaser stone.

Msindazwe Ndhlovu says: “For centuries roofing has been made from materials that were extracted from the earth cement, clay steel or grass. But we have improved and used waste plastic to generate a far superior product that is lighter, stronger, and affordable up to 30% cheaper.”

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Lombola Lombola started the company to empower the youth and women locally. Bamboo Express is solving the problem of deforestation, youth unemployment, and lack of income alternatives for rural women. They run a youth apprenticeship program and purchase 90% of raw materials from rural women.

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