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This week on the podcast, Paula interviews Bella Nakato, the guru behind Uganda’s natural hair revolution. She has achieved this through her Kampala-based hair salon and store, EnviriZaNacho, and her beauty line, AfriLux Beauty. Paula first interviewed Bella in 2019 during a work trip to Uganda, and recently called the beauty entrepreneur again to discuss how EnviriZaNacho has managed during Covid-19. This a raw and honest episode that many businesswomen across the continent will connect with as we all figure out how to survive Covid-19. In this episode, we also talk about: How a Facebook group grew into a shop, salon and beauty brand The importance of word of mouth in the Ugandan market The financial power of the natural hair industry How to build a team you are proud of What happened when the Covid-19 lockdown hit Kampala Plus, an invaluable giveaway for budding beauty entrepreneurs Envirizanacho shop and salon is found on the ground floor of Kisakye mall in Ntinda.
Phone contact is +256-751788112 ***As mentioned in this episode: Bella is offering 3 budding beauty and hair entrepreneurs a 30-minute consultation call to ask her anything.The rules: Follow @EnviriZaNacho AND @africawomeninbiz on Instagram (must follow both) DM @africanwomeninbiz one thing you learned from the interview. Deadline Monday, Sept 7, 2020 @ 9:30 AM Bella’s Recommended beauty products: Magical Organics (Uganda): https://www.instagram.com/magical_organics/ Livara Beauty (Uganda): https://livara.me/ Kentaro Handmade Organics (Uganda): https://www.instagram.com/kentarohandmadeorganics/?hl=en Afriliux Beauty and Grooming: https://www.facebook.com/AfriluxBeauty/ Fleur de Vanille (Madagascar): https://www.facebook.com/Fleur-de-Vanille-449678422539689/ Saru Organics (Kenya): https://saruorganics.com/ Kweli Skin Organics (Uganda): http://www.kweliskinorganics.com/ I Have No Idea What I’m Doing Facebook group (highly recommended) https://bit.ly/3dXScJ2 Connect with Bella(Personal) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bella_nakato/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BellaNakato Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nakato.a.bella/ Business: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/envirizanacho/ https://www.instagram.com/envirizanacho_shopsalon/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Envirizanacho Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/envirizanacho Connect with me (Paula) Twitter https://twitter.com/kalibawse Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kalibawse/ I Have No Idea What I’m Doing instagram https://www.instagram.com/africanwomeninbiz/ I Have No Idea What I’m Doing Facebook group (highly recommended) https://bit.ly/3dXScJ2 This podcast episode was produced by Kali Media