Female Entrepreneurs remain a largely untapped economic resource. Women tend to take an optimistic approach to the business environment. Research carried out by Development Economics on behalf of Facebook revealed that if all South African women who voiced their interest in starting their own business did so, the country’s economy would receive a boost of…

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are an important driver of economic growth and a source of employment, especially for countries such as South Africa which is currently facing high levels of unemployment. Yet, female entrepreneurs remain a largely untapped economic resource. As a source of innovation, women tend to take an optimistic approach to the…