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Building a small business is an extreme sport . But a mindset shift by asset managers to start investing in startups can support promising small enterprises, which, in turn, should use their nimbleness to access markets that are hard to penetrate.
Andile KhumaloThis is according to entrepreneur and chartered accountant Andile Khumalo, speaking about the importance of supporting small businesses at the launch of an innovative new campaign, which will see leading insurer, Hollard, sharing its ‘big advertising’ spaces with 12 budding SMMEs over the next six months.
The idea is to help these small enterprises thrive in the long term, bolstering South Africa’s economy in the process.
Award-winning banking, finance and insurance executive Patience Akyianu has joined Hubtel as a Non-Executive Director.
Hubtel is one of Africa’s fast evolving fintech-shopitality platforms, and largest messaging service provider with operations in Ghana and Kenya. The company has been expanding in innovative ways focused on helping retailers sell and deliver to nearby communities.
In August of 2020, Hubtel was given regulatory approval by the Bank of Ghana to operate as a licensed Enhanced Payment Services Provider. This also followed the company s international certification for PCI-DSS and ISO 27001 bank card information security and general management standards.
The inclusion of Patience Akyianu to the leadership of the company brings her impressive wealth of expertise as a solid executive with over 26 years of experience in Finance, Banking and Insurance.