Masa fashion show to empower designers
Wednesday, September 13, 2017

The mentees have been designing their exclusive collections for the Masa Fashion Show
According to Masa Square Hotel sales and marketing manager Neo Nkele, as part of their fashion show campaign, they have also hosted a series of business seminars, namely the Masa Square Hotel Fashion Mentorship Talk Shop Series. This year the fashion show will be held under the theme: ‘Working Together to Build Botswana’s Creative Industry.’
“Through these talk shops we have invited renowned local, and international business leaders and entrepreneurs from different industries. We have included captains in the finance, telecommunications and entertainment industries in order for them to discuss their experiences and success stories in their respective fields,” she said. Nkele said two talk shops have been successfully rolled out thus far.
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