The Women Private Equity Fund 1 was launched with the mandate to address the challenge faced in the economic empowerment of women. The objective of the Fund is to grow a quality portfolio of private equity investments with strong growth prospects and clearly identifiable exit strategies. We believe in empowering women in business and our principal aim is to provide them with expansion capital!

FEATURED PROFILE

QPHOTO:
QPhoto is a chain of 10 photographic retail branches operating in Tshwane with a focus on digital image printing, photocopying and ancillary services.

HISTORY: QPhoto opened in 1984 with one shop in Sunnyside Pretoria, then known as Express Foto. The company now consists of 8 Photographic Retail outlets, a Professional Copy Centre and a Finishing Department which does large format laminating, encapsulating and mounting. 50% of QPhoto is owned by a BEE consortium (including WPEF) which is focused on the empowerment of women in business.

SECRET TO SUCCESS: The combination of service excellence and technological innovation has placed Q-Photo as the market leaders in analogue and digital photographic services. Q-Photo stores are situated in all the major shopping centers in Pretoria.

 

Website: http://www.qphoto.co.za

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