Aisha Pandor, co-founder and CEO of SweepSouth, shares inspiring tips on making a business stronger and more stable...
Aisha Pandor 3 May 2021
If your business growth has plateaued, or you've hit a wall with your business plan, then it may be time for you to change things up...
Dov Girnun 22 Apr 2021
Let's remember that a successful relationship is built on commitment and that challenges are inevitable - and the same is true for entrepreneurs when they enter a relationship with their businesses...
Jason Mellow 19 Feb 2021
Successful marketing is just as much about following the right processes as it is about creative (and effective) outputs. You can't expect magic to happen without applying some method...
At a time when many small businesses are struggling to stay afloat, cutting costs can boost their chances of keeping their doors open. Here are ways to cut costs, and increase the chance of success...
Rael Levitt shares 13 tips for helping keep those company doors open...
The Customer Solutions Division brings salon-quality products to customers in the comfort of their own home, and provides therapists with ongoing education and training...
The lockdown has been particularly unkind to the small business and entrepreneurial sectors of our economy...
Jason Mellow 7 Oct 2020
2020 has seen more people speaking of "resilience" than ever before...
There are still several weeks to go until we could possibly move to level 2. Until then, businesses need to stand out in order to survive. But how?
Vince De Castro 25 Jun 2020
In her authoritative book, Time to Think, author Nancy Kline talks about the importance of creating time to think...
Allon Raiz 29 May 2020
As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to expand from a health crisis to an economic one, startups and other small businesses have already felt the pinch...
Manickavel Muthusamy 25 May 2020
How many times have you heard "I can't wait for things to get back to normal" in the past few weeks?
Mohamed Majapa 25 May 2020
Right now, most owners of small and medium-sized businesses have been out of business for several weeks...
Stephan du Plessis 20 Apr 2020
As the global toll on human life grows, so too does the toll on livelihoods and businesses everywhere...
Adam Craker 20 Apr 2020
Times may seem bleak for small business owners, but this will be a real test of how malleable you are to change, and the most agile will survive...
Building a business is only half of the equation. Making your business successful is just as important...
Serial entrepreneur, Ian Fuhr shares five tips for business success...
Business strategist Justin Cohen has coached global entrepreneurs, small businesses and major corporates on how to win some of the toughest multimillion-dollar pitches. To kick off our #EntrepreneurMonth coverage, he shares that business pitching in SA is no different than it is anywhere else...
Leigh Andrews 31 Oct 2019
SMEs are the lifeblood of the South African economy, accounting for approximately 29% of employment in the country and forming a critical pillar of the government's 2030 National Development Plan...
Christiaan Steyn 22 Jan 2019
On the surface, sub-Saharan Africa boasts the world's highest rate of women entrepreneurs at 27%...
Mike Higley, vice president of operations at FedEx Express sub-Saharan Africa, provides some tips for expanding your business globally...
The smartphone has perhaps become one of the greatest gifts to an entrepreneur looking to launch a business on little to no seed capital...
Jesse Weinberg 29 Mar 2018
With an increase in boutique coffee shops, edgy cafes and creative eateries, the hospitality industry is becoming increasingly competitive for the millennial generation...
By incorporating an efficient franchisee support structure in your network, you will ensure that franchisees are more motivated...
Sasha-Lee de Bod 4 Apr 2017
The #SustainableBiz16 summit just wrapped up in the US last week. I followed the tweets and noted that most of the learnings, while stemming from global corporations, definitely have local relevance...
Leigh Andrews 7 Oct 2016
Social media isn't the same for everyone. While Facebook, LinkedIn, and Pinterest may work for some companies, they may not prove successful for all audiences...
Boris Dzhingarov 30 Sep 2015
Education is an ongoing process and according to Christo Botes, spokesperson for the Sanlam / Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year competition, this is especially true for entrepreneurs, who are faced with new challenges on a daily basis. He says that seeking guidance from fellow entrepreneurs is vital for both the business's and entrepreneur's growth.
The foodservice sector can now access rich, informative content and resources, latest industry-related news, views, trends and useful business tools from the McCain Foods (SA) Foodservice Division's new website.
Does the thought of a launch send you spiralling into a frenzy, complete with sweaty palms? Do you liken a launch to mind-numbing bills and a precarious bank balance? (video)
Catherine Milward-Bridges 27 Oct 2013
All part of a 20-year plan, Triggerfish Animation aims to eventually displace Disney, announced the company's CEO Stuart Forrest at yesterday's Net Prophet conference in Cape Town. Laying the animation studio's cards on the table, his talk followed on the inspirational thread that ran through all the talks at the annual event.
Sindy Peters 24 May 2013
As mobile communication has grown in popularity, mobile spam, or m-spam, is similarly increasing. M-spam is currently nowhere close to the problem of email spam but as mobile devices become the primary way that people communicate and access the internet, it is logical to assume that m-spam will increase.
2009 marks the 10th anniversary of SAFREA - the media professionals' forum for freelance media specialists in southern Africa. The world of media is going freelance and the association is currently testing a sophisticated new website, it announced on Friday, 19 June 2009.