Meet Our Team

Betsy Ings

Founder & Managing Director

Betsy Ings

Our Women Entrepreneurship Specialist and ETD Associate is a Master Trainer, HR Practitioner and trainer of facilitators in all industries and an experienced ETD Internal Auditor.

Betsy Ings is also a seasoned Facilitator and Advocate for Women Entrepreneur Development and Leadership.

She is a certified ILO WEDGE Programme Trainer and Trainer-Assessor-Moderator of Business Edge IFC SA.

Betsy is an internationally accredited programme provider to various United Nations organisations and a facilitator of women development and leadership. She is an internationally accredited programme provider to various United Nations organisations, a facilitator of Women Entrepreneur Development and Leadership and an International Labour Organisation (ILO) Women Entrepreneur and Community Development Specialist. Betsy is also an ILO Master Trainer in Social Enterprise Development

Laetitia Oosthuizen

OD-ETD Practitioner

Laetitia Nienaber-Oosthuizen

Our Quality Assurance and Corporate Governance Associate is an OD-ETD Practitioner and External Moderator for Service Seta, and registered as SDF with FASSET. Laetitia Nienaber-Oosthuizen is a Member of the Institute of Internal Auditors.

Her main activities align to Women Entrepreneur Development; Project Management; Partner and Network Mobilisation; Community Coordination for upliftment and enterprise development; Facilitation; Mentoring and Coaching; Advocacy Awareness and Capacity Building.

Asha Naran

Qualified Designer

Asha Naran

Asha Naran is our qualified designer and skilled creative.
Asha is our time and space creator, she creatively co-ordinates the internal process and captures the essence of the progress of our interactions.
Intuitively creating space for the team to be, creative, effective, efficient and impactful.

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Members of the Team

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Ricardo is a business incubation specialist with more than 15 years’ experience in the SMME development sector.

MBA; MPhil Management Coaching; MD Kamva Leadership Institute.

Bev Is A Global Leadership Coach And Mentor With A Passion To See Leadership, Coaching And Mentoring Conversations Permeate The Profession, Organisations, Small Business And Society.

Chariman MBCI South Africa

An Internationally Accredited Mentor And Business Coach, Ian Has Over 9000 Hours Of Coaching Experience. His Passion Since 2004 Has Been In Mentoring And Business Coaching, Facilitation And Strategy.

Life Coach, One-2-One Coaching

Naomi Describes Herself As A “Relationship Mother” And “Life Stage Midwife”. She Cares Deeply About The Family – At Work, At Home And Within – As Well As The Promotion Of Arts And Culture, The Environment And Poverty Alleviation.

BCom (CA): Entecom Business Support Services

Brett Is A CA With A Passion For Figures, Business And Helping Women In Business Grow Sustainable Enterprises.

MD, Siyaloba Training Academy

Karen Is An Ambassador And Expert In Social Entrepreneurship With A Passion For Skills Development.

Emerald Hill PR

Susan’s Experience At Leading Multi-National, Local And International Corporates Has Equipped Her With An Unparalleled Understanding Of Creative Communication Solutions That Ensure Her Clients Stand Out From Their Competitors.

HR And Facilitation Specialist

Sue Completed A Specialized Programme Through NMMU In 2012 And Was Trained By Mr John Paisley Of Pro Coaching And COMENSA In The NMMU Manager As Coach Programme.

Clear Communications

Lize Has More Than 20 Years Of Management Experience In Business Communications, Public Relations, Media And Events Management In Small To Multi-National Organisations Across Various Industries.

A certified chartered public relations practitioner, project manager and community development specialist. Jerome’s skills and experience include government sectors, in which he managed professional staff from psychologists, social workers and nurses to educators, HIV co-ordinators and faith leaders. He is also a qualified Assessor and an academic who made the Dean’s of University Merit Lists at both University of Cape Town (UCT) and the University of the Western Cape (UWC). He holds a Magister Artium in Development Studies and is currently enrolled for his PhD in Child and Family studies at the UWC.

Lusanele is a dynamic forerunner in the development and empowerment of emerging entrepreneurs, with a special interest in youth and women. An innovative and creative thinker, she holds an Honours degree in Marketing, is a facilitator, qualified Assessor and Moderator and a community development specialist. Lusanele is accredited with international organisations ILO (International Labour Organisation) and SEED, a global partnership which promotes entrepreneurship for sustainable development and the green economy.

Tradelane is strategically led and managed by its three business partners, whose capacity is strengthened and extended by the company’s network of highly skilled, equally passionate and professionally accredited business associates.