Belle News Issue#60 What We're Building Together This Week Founders Note Happy Wednesday, Queen There are moments in life when you end up exactly where you need to be, even when you never intended to go there. A few weeks ago, if someone had told me I would be participating in the African Immigrant Collective (AIM) Business Ignitor Program, I probably would have laughed. The truth is, I never planned to sign up. My calendar was already packed and I was juggling more responsibilities than I...
7 days ago • 4 min read
Belle News Issue#59 For the Woman Becoming More, And Building Her Next Chapter Founders Note Happy Wednesday, Queen A few days ago, I was sitting in my team's usual stand-up meeting, half focused on updates and half thinking about the million other things on my to-do list. Then I looked at my screen properly. Every single person on the call was a woman. I don't know why it took me so long to notice, but the moment I did, I smiled. Not because it was planned or even unusual. It simply felt...
14 days ago • 4 min read
Belle News Issue#58 You Were Never Meant to Figure It Out Alone Founders Note Happy Wednesday, My Queens On Saturday during our Networking Event, we went round sharing our businesses and how Belle Sisters has impacted us, and it really touched me. I’m deeply grateful for this community. What started from a place of loneliness and simply wanting genuine connection with other women has grown into something beautiful, friendships, collaborations, business opportunities, events, and real impact....
21 days ago • 4 min read
Belle News Issue#57 Building Businesses Through Real Connection Founders Note Hi Queen, One thing that has stayed with me since the HerScension Pre-Conference on Saturday is how powerful intentional relationships and genuine community can be. The conversations we shared around relationship building, support, and meaningful connection felt deeply important, especially in a time where networking can sometimes feel transactional and surface-level. Then on Sunday, while attending a friend’s book...
28 days ago • 3 min read
Belle News Issue#56 Watching Women Win Never Gets Old Founders Note Hi queen, I just graduated from the Start;ME Accelerator Program and I honestly cannot stop smiling about it. Last year, I shared with you all that I got accepted into the program, and I remember how excited and hopeful I felt at the time. It felt like one of those opportunities you know you should take seriously because it has the potential to shape you beyond just business. At the same time, I also knew my reality. I was...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
Belle News Issue#55 A Room Built for Women in Business and Corporate Spaces Founders Note The Belle Sisters anniversary, even two weeks later, is still something I’ve been reflecting on. It reminded me of something I don’t want to take for granted, that this community is no longer just an idea we are building; it is something that is already alive. Celebrating across three cities showed me the depth of what we’re creating together. Different rooms, different faces, different conversations,...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
Belle News Issue#54 Belle Sisters Anniversary: A Celebration Across Atlanta, Lagos, and Awka Founders Note Last week, we celebrated one year of Belle Sisters, and I’m still taking in what this journey has become. What started as a simple space for me to speak freely as an entrepreneur has grown into a real community of women across different countries and continents, showing up for each other, growing, and building something meaningful together. Anniversary week was intense in the best way....
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
Belle News Issue#53 We’re Celebrating One Year of Sisterhood Founders Note Hi Queen, I had an interview recently that really put something into perspective for me. We were hiring for an operations role (2–4 years experience), and during the application, a candidate rated themselves as advanced in WordPress. We had already made it clear there would be a practical assessment covering ClickUp, Canva, and WordPress. The conversation itself was fine. But when we got to the technical part and I...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
Belle News Issue#52 This Is What Building Together Looks Like Founders Note For the past couple of weeks, we’ve been counting down, dropping hints, and building quietly behind the scenes without saying too much. But last Thursday, we finally revealed what we’ve been working on. This is a collaboration between Belle Sisters and African Women in STEM (AWIS), and at its core, it’s about creating something a lot of us as founders actually need, but don’t always have. A space where women who are...
2 months ago • 4 min read