From Lab Coats To High Fashion: A Designer’s Journey To Entrepreneurship

World Entrepreneur Day, celebrated every 21st of August, highlights the global impact of entrepreneurs. In Africa alone, there are over 245 million businesses, many of which enrich communities far beyond their borders. Ramatallahi Abubakar, a Nigerian-born fashion designer who now lives in Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK, is among one of them. With a mission to […]

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Standing Out In The Crowded Fashion Industry – What Does It Take?

Local fashion designers have it tough. The industry is a mixed bag filled with creatives who strive to produce original work, international fashion giants with huge budgets, and copycats whose focus is to produce good quality fakes. What does it take to stand out, scale and remain lucrative in such a competitive industry? South African […]

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