Bellafricana published in April 8, 2021

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Bellafricana is a tech-enabled community that provides a platform for creative entrepreneurs in the fashion, arts & craft, beauty, home & living, food produce & snacks industry, to gain visibility, increase sales, have the right business support and structure that gives them the capacity to grow their business.

How do I become a Bellafricana member?

You can become a Bellafricana member by selecting a membership package that suits you here. After making payment, you will be contacted and onboarded to the creative family.

What kinds of businesses can join the Bellafricana family?

Creative, African-owned businesses in the following categories: Fashion, Health and Beauty, Arts and Crafts, Home and Living, food produce and snacks can join the Bellafricana Family

What is the difference between the BA Family and the BA Community?

The Paid Community called the Bellafricana Family, gives you access to an open Telegram group where you can share your business related concerns, foster strategic partnerships and lots more.

You also get access to :

-Perks and discounts

-Listing on our highly SEO optimised directory

-A solid accountability system

-Access to market channels

-Access to reduced costs on business operations.

The BA Community is Known fully as the "Bellafricana community for Creative Entrepreneurs," the BA community is a close-ended Telegram channel for creative business owners looking to get access to business tips, free business resources and exclusive offers during the free BA Masterclasses and events.

What do you mean by “Creative, African-owned?”

It basically means owned by an African whether they reside/produce in the continent or not.

Is your product handmade?

Do you recycle to make unique products?

Are you a creator or an inventor?

Then join the Bellafricana creative family now.

Can I upgrade or cancel anytime?

You can definitely upgrade or downgrade to a membership package suitable for your business needs at the time.

What makes Bellafricana different from other platforms?

We focus on Creative entrepreneurs with African-owned businesses, because no other community caters to this category extensively. We are passionate about helping creative business owners become empowered to build and grow sustainable businesses.

We’re export-focused: (Never backing down in our efforts to make our members products more globally accessible)

-We also give access to discounted services (by partnering with key organizations) to reduce business costs

-We guarantee support from our amazing family, and hand-holding like never before.

-Members also get access to our membership platform filled with resources to help them make better business decisions.

Am I sure to get sales from being a member of the Bellafricana family?

Oh yes! As long as you implement all the resources available to you as a Bellafricana member: From our course on Digital Marketing, to our membership platform filled with insightful resources.

We also have a directory of over 500 stockists, and wholesalers all over the world where you can stock your products globally.

Don’t do business alone,

You are not alone on this business journey

Bellafricana is the no.1 community for more than 20,000 creative entrepreneurs.

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Driving Value for quality brands

Achievement

Our awards & recognitions

Design Award

Awards celebrates digital by honoring outstanding Websites Marketing, Video.

Coding Award

Awards celebrates digital by honoring outstanding Websites Marketing, Video.

AI Award

Awards celebrates digital by honoring outstanding Websites Marketing, Video.

Big Data Award

Awards celebrates digital by honoring outstanding Websites Marketing, Video.

Bellafricana published in April 8, 2021

Our Story

We have come a long way but we are still consistently excited about the journey

Our Journey so far

APRIL 2016

Relaunch of Bellafricana

Bellafricana relaunched to be the go to platform bridging the buyer-seller gap between quality, indigenous businesses and their global consumers. A platform to enable creative MSMEs thrive, whilst doing all it takes to bring the quality products to the forefront of the market.

2016 - 2017

ACE Awards was launched, First Edition

An initiative to laud the creative works of Nigerians (Africans), which makes open competition affordable and accessible. In turn, this will encourage more businesses to look inwards and create more globally acceptable brands. (Over 3000 Attendees, 60 Exhibitors, 15 Awardees participated at the first ACE Awards event by Bellafricana)

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2017

Bellafricana enters 2 new cities

Abuja: At the Africa-Nordic Meeting of Foreign Affairs Ministers & Calabar: At the Bridge Leadership Foundation Career Day. (Over 1000 young entrepreneurs in attendance at the Bridge Leadership Foundation event in Calabar had the opportunity to listen to what it takes to start a local business with a global market in mind).

2017

Mr Olusegun Awolowo Fully Endorses Bellafricana

The Executive Director of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council in Nigeria endorses Bellafricana.

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2017

The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) sponsors Bellafricana member, O'Eclat with a sum of ₦500,000 ($1100)

This member was nominated in the Independent Handbag Awards, a global event that celebrates creativity with a focus on handbags in New York.

This gave the member the much needed encouragement to keep growing, brand visibility and access to a new network.

While it gave Bellafricana more brand voice, credibility and community based value.

2017/2018

9 Bellafricana Members Sponsored By The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), Valued At ₦3,500,000.

This led to increased sales, patronage and brand visibility.

2018/2019

Second edition of ACE Awards by Bellafricana

Over 4500 Attendees, 90 Exhibitors, 15 Awardees participated, 7500+ creative entrepreneurs in the Bellafricana network.

2020

Launched a structured and resourceful membership platform. 20k strong community

Upgraded membership packages from 3-tier to 5-tier, 11+ Strategic partnerships, 20,000+ creative entrepreneurs in the Bellafricana network, free listing on online directory for non-Bellafricana members

2021

Launched a bi-monthly Open Day event, Empowered 100+ female entrepreneurs with a discounted and free membership access

Initiated monthly themes and an accountability structure for members to engage and grow better, created the BA Community….

2021

Third edition of ACE Awards by Bellafricana | 15 winners and nominees get export grant from The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) with a sum of ₦60,000,000 ($140,000)

Over 2500 Attendees, 25 Exhibitors, 15 Awardees participated, 3500+ creative entrepreneurs in the Bellafricana network.

2022

Bellafricana starts the year with a physical meet up to build more connection between members

In partnership with Softcom, over 60 members were in attendance.

2022

Bellafricana in partnership with Digital Marketing Skill Institute held a free digital marketing training.

Over 50 women were in attendance and got to understand indepth knowledge of digital marketing.

2023

Bellafricana Marketplace launches a pop-up store. And the story continues...

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Bellafricana published in April 7, 2021

Who we are

The Number 1 Community for Creative African-Owned Businesses

Bellafricana Global Services Limited is a tech-enabled community that provides a platform for creative entrepreneurs in the fashion, arts & craft, health & beauty, home & living, food produce & snacks industry, to gain visibility, increase sales, have the right business support and structure that gives them the capacity to grow their business.

When our founder Bukky Asehinde left her home country, Nigeria for 8 years of her life , she always yearned for a piece of home but could not find a proper platform that she could buy from.

On moving back in 2012, the idea of creating a platform that bridges the gap between creative producers in these key industries earlier listed and their global consumers became her goal.

And so, this quest started in 2014 where she tested running an eCommerce platform for about a year but later realised there were other underlying problems to tackle to make it a success.

The decision to build a community for creative entrepreneurs to get more visibility, more sales and provide business support which will help improve their business was born in 2016.

The birthing process of the Bellafricana community idea, led her to think of the importance of a strong support system for creative businesses, hence why the community is called “creative family” and now referred to as “Home to creative entrepreneurs”. It was so intentional.

With the long term focus of building the largest e-commerce platform for African creative products.

Our Mission

We are a tech-enabled community that provides an enabling platform for 10,000 creative entrepreneurs in order to increase sales, provide visibility and capacity building for creative business owners.
We are on a mission to empower over 100,000 Creative entrepreneurs by year 2030 to start, grow and scale profitable and sustainable global creative businesses. This is a big deal for us because what we do does not just impact the creative people we help but the people that work for them, their family and even their customers.

Our Vision

Our Core Values

We are Family Oriented:
We see each other not as colleagues, friends, clients or prospects, rather as one big family.
We value relationships here at Bellafricana and every decision made is in the best interest of our community and staff.
We are passionate about Creatives’ & Creativity:
We are a lover of creativity of all sorts and appreciate the hard work , persistence, services and products of African Creative Entrepreneurs.
Bellafricana understands the challenges and is honored to be a part of the Creatives’ dream. Their dream is our dream.
We are dedicated:
The development and growth of our family members is important to us and showcasing rich African creations to the world.
We are all about strong support system:
We provide an unwavering support to our family.
We are all about growth & development:
No one is left out. We take the projects and goals of our family seriously & make readily available the platform, tools and resources to help propel them in achieving the very best.
We think long term:
We are not only concerned and invested in what our family is currently doing but also where they would like to be 5 – 10 years from now.

Years Strong

Here Are Some Benefits of Becoming a Bellafricana family member today:

Creative Sectors

Increase in Sales & Visibility

At Bellafricana, we are 100% focused on making your brand more visible through digital marketing to the right target audience. When you upgrade to become a verified member, you get easily found on search engines through our blogs, monthly newsletter with over 20k subscribers, social media and much more.

Opportunities & Networking

Wouldn’t you love to be part of a community that is excited about your growth, willing to share resources so you can all grow and thrive? You get first hand access to events, weekly webinars with experts, opportunities and more for your business success.

Support & Growth

Get support from the Bellafricana community of creatives when needed the most. Have access to hundreds of quality creatives across Africa, access to local and international market, access to discounted trainings, business resources and offers to grow your revenue faster.

Advocacy & Partnership

Without a doubt, when it comes to creative indigenous business welfare, Bellafricana is your biggest advocate. Not only are we building exclusive partnerships with likes of Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), Digital Marketing Skill Institute (DMSI) and more to ensure you thrive, but to also ensure you have a bigger voice with partners rooting for you.

Meet the Winning Team

Doing business alone is hard enough,