• Name of entrepreneur : Zama Ngcobo
• Name of business : WMN Attorneys
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Location : WMN Attorneys , FutureSpace Nicol on Main , 2 Bruton Rd , Bryanston , Johannesburg , 2191
• Phone Number : 010 300 0928
• Email Address : info @ wmnattorneys . com
• Website : https :// www . wmnattorneys . com /
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1 . WHAT TYPE OF BUSINESS DO YOU RUN ? I MANAGE A SPECIALIST COMMERCIAL LAW FIRM THAT PROVIDES LEGAL COUNSEL ON THE STRATEGIC IMPLEMENTATION AND DELIVERY OF INFRASTRUCTURE , NATURAL RESOURCES , AND TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS ACROSS AFRICA .
2 . HOW LONG HAS YOUR BUSINESS BEEN RUNNING FOR ? I ’ VE BEEN IN THE LEGAL INDUSTRY FOR 12 YEARS NOW . I STARTED MY CAREER AT AFRICA ’ S LARGEST LAW FIRM AND HAVE SPECIALISED EXCLUSIVELY IN CONSTRUCTION LAW FROM THE BEGINNING OF MY CAREER . IN 2021 , I FOUNDED MY OWN LEGAL FIRM CALLED WMN ATTORNEYS INC . ( AN ACRONYM FOR WOMEN ), A UNIQUELY POSITIONED , BOUTIQUE COMMERCIAL LAW FIRM . WMN HAS NOW BEEN RUNNING FOR ABOUT 3 AND A HALF YEARS .
3 . WHAT MOTIVATED YOU TO START YOUR OWN BUSINESS ? I LOVED MY CAREER AS AN ATTORNEY , BUT I STRUGGLED TO FIND AN ENVIRONMENT THAT TRULY SUITED ME . IT WAS MY PARENTS WHO ENCOURAGED ME TO STRIKE OUT ON MY OWN . WITH THE UNWAVERING SUPPORT OF MY CLIENTS , I FOUND THE CONFIDENCE TO TAKE THE LEAP . MY GOAL WITH WMN ATTORNEYS TO CULTIVATE A SAFE SPACE FOR YOUNG , BLACK FEMALE LAWYERS TO FLOURISH WITHIN SOUTH AFRICA
4 . WHAT STEPS DID YOU TAKE TO GET YOU GOING ? I REGISTERED MY BUSINESS AND FIRM , INITIALLY RELYING SOLELY ON ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE . AS A SOLE PRACTITIONER , I MANAGED WELL UNTIL I WAS APPOINTED TO A MAJOR PROJECT , WHICH REQUIRED ME TO QUICKLY ASSEMBLE A TEAM . I BROUGHT ON LAWYERS I HAD PREVIOUSLY WORKED WITH , AND FROM THERE , EVERYTHING FELL INTO PLACE . THE REST IS HISTORY .
5 . WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO RAISE AWARENESS OF YOUR BUSINESS AND BRING IN NEW CLIENTS ? SOCIAL MEDIA HAS BEEN INCREDIBLY EFFECTIVE FOR ME . KEEPING CLIENTS AND POTENTIAL CLIENTS INFORMED ABOUT OUR ACTIVITIES AND THE TYPE OF WORK WE DO HAS PROVEN REWARDING . ADDITIONALLY , RECEIVING RECOGNITION AND AWARDS , SUCH AS THE 2023 VEUVE CLICQUOT BOLD FUTURE AWARD BY VEUVE CLICQUOT , SERVES AS A HIGHLY EFFECTIVE MARKETING TOOL .