House of Tara to host Nigeria’s 1st Makeup In Nigeria Conference

Upping the ante! Frontline beauty company, House of Tara has announced that it will be hosting the maiden edition of the Makeup In Nigeria Conference (MINC)! The event which is scheduled to hold at The Oriental Hotel, Lekki on Wednesday 30th April 2014 is aimed at building and equipping beauty entrepreneurs, make-up professionals, leaders and pioneers in the beauty industry.
Teniolami Adejuwon, Project Manager, MINC also stated that the conference promises to offer every attendee a platform to learn new skills, exchange ideas and network with industry veterans as well as provide all the information entrepreneurs and makeup brands need to know to build a profitable and sustainable business model in record time.
We are excited to host this conference. House of Tara is not just a business focused on its customers, it is also an industry enabler. We are focused on opening up the space for expansion and for growth, and are also passionate about connecting entrepreneurs with opportunities.” Managing Editor, House of Tara, Tara Fela-Durotoye affirmed.

FORBES' 20 YOUNG POWER WOMEN IN AFRICA 2013: 3 NIGERIANS MAKE THE LIST

Tara Fela-Durotoye
3 distinguished Nigerian female entrepreneurs (Tara Fela-Durotoye, Folake Folarin Coker and Ola Orekunrin) have made Forbes’ 2013 list of 20 young power women in Africa. These 20 female game changers have been described as “the most innovative, courageous, daring and successful young women aged 45 and under, the continent’s emerging power brokers, the Amazons to watch, and the custodians of tomorrow.”
20 YOUNG POWER WOMEN IN AFRICA 2013
(1) Folake Folarin Coker, Fashion Designer, Founder and CEO, Tiffany Amber Beauty (Nigeria)
(2) Tara Fela Durotoye, Beauty Entrepreneur, Founder and CEO, House of Tara International (Nigeria)
(3) Ola Orekunrin, Medical Doctor, Founder, The Flying Doctors. (Nigeria)
Others
(4) Isabel Dos Santos, Investor. (Angola)
(5) Mimi Alemayehou, Executive Vice
President, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) (Ethiopia)
(6) Vera Songwe, Country Director,
World Bank, Senegal (Cameroon)
(7) Rapelang Rabana, Entrepreneur, CEO and Founder, Yeigo Communications (South Africa)
(8) Claire Akamanzi, Chief Operating Officer, Rwanda Development Board (Rwanda)
(9) Valentina da Luz Guebuza, Investor (Mozambique)
(10) Hadeel Ibrahim, Executive Director, Mo Ibrahim Foundation (Sudan)
(11) Alengot Oromait, Member Of Parliament (Uganda)
(12) Monica Musonda, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Java Foods (Zambia)
(13) Lindiwe Mazibuko, Politician &
Parliamentary Leader, Democratic Alliance (DA) (South Africa)
(14) Minoush Abdel-Meguid, Private Equity Investor, Entrepreneur, Investment Banker (Egypt)
(15) Sibongile Sambo, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of SRS Aviation (South Africa)
(16) Lupita Nyong’o, Actress and Filmmaker (Kenya)
(17) Amini Kajunju, President & CEO, Africa-America Institute, (Democratic Republic of Congo)
(18) NoViolet Bulawayo, Author (Zimbabwe)
(19) Wangechi Mutu, Artist and Sculptor (Kenya)
(20) Angellah Kariuki, Politician (Tanzania)
Open chat