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Blooming good business sense with SA Florist
[Leigh Andrews] Nicholas Wallander and Fraser Black are founders of SA Florist, the successful start-up that recently wowed crowds at Tech4Africa with their Dragons' Den South Africa success story... read more>>

Jail time for holders of false qualifications?

Jenny Reid

Deputy President, Cyril Ramaphosa said that government is busy putting measures in place that will see those misrepresenting their qualifications being reported to the National Prosecuting Authority...

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The Creative Counsel wins Sanlam/Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year

The Creative Counsel, owned and founded by Gil Oved and Ran Neu-Ner, has won the 2015 Sanlam/Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year...

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[Relentlessly Relevant]: 1. Lessons on innovation from a Soweto street vendor

Douglas Kruger

Take the off-ramp near Soweto, stop at just the right place, and you will meet a man who runs an unusual food stall. It isn't part of any retail chain you've ever heard of...

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Entrepreneurship
Jumpstart your brand

Tamsyn Kiddle

So you have a business idea, capital, resources and infrastructure. Now what? New businesses are started every month. Many will struggle during the first few years - and half will fail... read more>>
MasterCard's Start Path Global opens to South African entrepreneurs
MasterCard's Start Path Global is a one-of-a kind six-month partnership programme for startups and entrepreneurs that are developing the next generation of breakthrough commerce solutions... read more>>
Winning invention is early warning device for asthma sufferers
PhD student, Moses Kebalepile was the overall winner of the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) Inventors Garage competition for his prototype, the Asthma Grid. It is an early warning device to predict asthma attacks... read more>>
SMME Opportunity Roadshow comes to Cape Town
The last of the four SMME Opportunity Roadshows is taking place on Wednesday, 9 September 2015 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre from 8am to 5pm... read more>>
Special tech start-up secrets: social media and gamification FTW!

Leigh Andrews

Looking for an example of something game changing for the realm of e-commerce in Africa? Look no further than the i-Pay Payment Solution, an innovative tech business. CEO Thomas Pays talks us through the importance of self-belief and slight insanity when launching any business... read more>>
Report finds SA's emerging companies face significant challenges
According to a report released by PwC today in collaboration with Silicon Cape, Microsoft BizSpark, Wesgro and the City of Tshwane, South Africa's entrepreneurs... read more>>
New patron for Cell C Girl Child Institute of Mentorship
Cell C's Girl Child Institute of Mentorships has announced its new patron, Dolly Mokgatle. The Institute cites a lack of career guidance in schools as one of the most common reasons that more than half of South Africans between the ages of 15 and 29 are unemployed... read more>>



Jobs & Recruitment
Employment outlook survey indicates conservative hiring intentions for Q4 2015
The Manpower Employment Outlook Survey, which came out today, 8 September 2015, indicates that South African employers have conservative hiring intentions for Q4 2015... read more>>
Adult matric opens up employment opportunities

Jackie Carroll

Tomorrow, 8 September 2015, is International Literacy Day and it is a good time to reflect on the value the adult matric will bring to a society, where only 28 out of a 100 school entrants achieve matric and only four of these enter higher education, with one graduating. read more>>
Save your bottom (line) with well-being

Linda Trim

Have you ever spent the day at work but never actually achieved anything? Have no fear, you are not alone. Due to poor workplace well-being, presenteeism is a phenomenon spreading far and wide across the globe... read more>>
Why you didn't even get an interview

Marion Scher

Just recently I was involved in helping a client recruit a media liaison person for their organisation, an NGO involved in mental health. We gave very clear specifications in the advertisement and received literally hundreds of replies. Where to start... read more>>
Labour Law & Unions
COIDA judgement finds State is not considered a single entity

Fiona Leppan, Michael Yeates and Terrick McCallum

The Constitutional Court has now had the opportunity to decide on the meaning on the word 'State' for purposes of the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act 130 of 1993 ('COIDA') in the matter of Minister of Defence and Military Veterans v Liesl-Lenore Thomas (168/14) [2015] ZACC 26... read more>>
Management
Summit highlights role of HR in business growth
The HR Summit and Expo Africa 2015, presented by Informa in partnership with Oracle and the Gordon Institute of Business Science, will run from 28 September to 1 October... read more>>
CEOs reveal their strategies on dealing with challenges
At the recent i3 Summit in Sandton, Patrice Rassou, head of Equities at Sanlam Investments, led a panel discussion with the CEOs of three successful multi-national corporates on how they deal with the challenges in their respective industries... read more>>
Skills Development & Training
[I Am Talent]: The qualities for success?

John Gatherer

One of the greatest challenges to individuals navigating the rapidly changing, uncertain white waters of life, is to become adept at 'riding the waves', staying on top and finding a balance... read more>>
People on the move
  • Headhunters welcomes new shareholder and general manager - more info

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Looking for top recruitment consultants to join our dynamic team in Bryanston. Don't miss out on this rewarding opportunity and send your CV to chenep@emerge.co.za. Read more >>



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