The business environment is changing. Are we changing the way we build our businesses to keep up? Last week, I attended @EcobankUganda women's mentorship breakfast under its Ellevate 2.0 programme where we talked about how the changing business environment is influencing the way we operate, grow and think about the future of our businesses. COVID-19, for example, forced many businesses to rethink how they operated. For some, it exposed the risks of depending on one product, one revenue stream or one way of doing business. Diversification has became less of a nice-to-have and more of a necessity. But there is also another shift worth paying attention to, businesses are increasingly thinking beyond the single product or service they offer and looking at the wider ecosystem they can build around it. I've seen this first hand as I build @AfricanSisters_ When I started TASN, the idea was to build a membership-based coaching and mentorship community for African women. Over time, the vision has grown beyond that initial model. We are currently building an ecosystem that connects university chapters, an academy, coaching hub, an alumni community and the events that bring our community together. Each part serves a different need, but they all connect to the same bigger purpose which is "Building Africa's next generation of women leaders, change makers and influential voices through mentorship, visibility, opportunity and leadership pathways. If you've watched our journey then you must haven seen us evolve since 2024. As I continue to build, I've learnt that sometimes, growth isn't simply about selling more of what you already offer. Its about understanding the different needs of the people you serve and building ways to meet those needs at different stages of their journey. But the more I build, the more I realise that having a good product or service is only part of the work. How you structure the business around it, who you build with and how willing you are to adapt matter just as much. Thank you @EcobankUganda for creating the space for these conversations. A petition for more of them please!

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