Karabo Mathang, 28, South Africa

Karabo Mathang is South Africa's first female Fifa-accredited soccer agent.

She founded P Management to scout for amateur talents and help them to win professional contracts.

Her advice for anyone running their own business: "Hang in there and know that better days are coming."

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