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'Win The Right Way' to find promising entrepreneurs
Chivas Regal has launched Win The Right Way, which is a global search for the most promising social entrepreneurs: those with businesses or ideas that use enterprise and innovation as a force for good. read more>>



Retail
Protecting family businesses through trusts

Tertius Geldenhuys

Data from a US-based Family Firm Institute indicates that family-owned enterprises are responsible for more than 70% of global GDP, but the key contributor to their demise is a lack of foresight in succession planning. read more>>
Brand News
SA salons can now obtain easihair pro extensions
Using high quality German engineered ingredients to ensure a high quality long lasting product, easihair pro tape-in hair extensions are now available in South Africa from certified salons. read more>>
Commercial Property
Atlantic Leaf seeks more funds for portfolio

Nick Hedley

Atlantic Leaf Properties intends to raise more funds over the next few months as it looks to build on its fledgling property portfolio. read more>>
Exhibitions & Events
Annual Soweto Conference on Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development
The fifth annual Soweto Conference on Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development has as its theme, 'Promoting Township Business Competitiveness: Co-existence of Immigrants, Big and Small Township Enterprises'... read more>>
Franchising
Liquor City plans to grow franchise portfolio

Nick Hedley

Liquor City‚ which has about 300 franchised and owned stores across SA‚ plans to ramp up its franchise portfolio by taking under-pressure independent liquor retailers under its wing. read more>>
Informal Retailing
Plan festive outings in Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch has already lined up an array of events for the festive season to ensure that visitors to the City of Oaks have an indulgent, entertaining time. read more>>
Retail Marketing
SKYN launches in South Africa

Issued by ACDOCO SA

First global campaign for signature condom that changes everything. Leading condom brand, SKYN®, is rolling out its global campaign in South Africa this October. SKYN® Condoms have already been successfully test marketed, and encountered huge consumer satisfaction due to the revolutionary new material, Polyisoprene, which replaces the traditional latex first used nearly a century ago. read more>>
Retailers
Pimp your Magnum at The Zone in Joburg
On 1 November 2014, the latest Magnum Pleasure Store opens in The Zone Rosebank in Johannesburg, joining other international cool spots in New York, Melbourne, Amsterdam, Paris and Istanbul. The store has been travelling the globe since 2013, drawing crowds of public and celebrities, alike. read more>>
International
GTAT wants court to cancel Apple's sapphire contract
SAN FRANCISCO, USA: A supplier enlisted to make sapphire screens for Apple mobile devices has asked a bankruptcy court to free it from contracts that it branded "oppressive and burdensome." read more>>
ICANN to be free from US control
SAN FRANCISCO, USA: The head of the agency entrusted to essentially run the internet said that the group is on course to break free of US oversight late next year. read more>>
Google sees Amazon as its biggest competition
BERLIN, GERMANY: Google boss Eric Schmidt said his company's biggest competition as a search engine came from e-commerce company Amazon, and not from other search engines. read more>>
More International
Government
DTI seeks to prosecute illegal verification agents
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has embarked on Operation Khusela to clamp down on illegal verification agents who issue fraudulent BEE and company registration certificates. read more>>
SAA's warning over bogus websites
South African Airlines (SAA) has warned the public about fraudulent websites that reportedly have information on the Cadet Pilot Development Programme. Applications for positions are now closed. read more>>
Medunsa will move to Sefako University next year
The Medical University of South Africa or Medunsa will, from next year, become part of the newly instituted Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU). read more>>
Ocean economy plans to be released this week
President Jacob Zuma will release the results of work done to explore the potential of the country's ocean economy at the first Operation Phakisa open day in Durban this week. read more>>
More Government news
Motoring
Etios Cross - lamb dressed as wolf

Henrie Geyser: motoring editor

Like a number of other brands, Toyota also has a cute pretend-toughie. It's called the Etios Cross and like Renault Stepway and VW Polo Maxx, it is also very much a lamb in wolf's clothing. read more>>
More Motoring news
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New events to diarise
ED Conference 2014
Creative Space Media - 27 Oct 2014 to 28 Oct 2014 Midrand

CGCSA Summit 2014
Meropa Commuications - 28 Oct 2014 to 29 Oct 2014 Johannesburg, Midrand

Pricing and Billing Conference 2014
Trade Conferences International - 29 Oct 2014 to 30 Oct 2014 Johannesburg

Art exhibition and auction - Joshua Behrens
Reputation Matters - 31 Oct 2014 Johannesburg

Africa Marine and Leisure Expo
1 Nov 2014 to 2 Nov 2014 Durban

Agriworks Farmers Expo
CADEK Media - 6 Nov 2014 to 8 Nov 2014 Stellenbosch

LeKap Lifestyle Fair 2014
Vivid Luxury - 6 Dec 2014 Cape Town

Cards and Payments Africa 2015
Terrapinn Ltd - 10 Mar 2015 to 11 Mar 2015 Johannesburg

Renewables & Energy Forum South Africa Conference
REFSA CONFERENCE - 5 May 2015 Johannesburg

Gauteng Outdoor Expo
Outdoor Events and Exhibition Organisers - 29 May 2015 to 31 May 2015 Johannesburg

Upcoming events
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Business Connexion - 16 Oct 2014 to 18 Oct 2014 Johannesburg

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