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 | ALLON RAIZ One of the first paradoxes a startup entrepreneur faces is choosing the size of their first rented - or purchased - business premises along with the duration of the lease...read |
|  | NONTOKOZO MADONSELA The side gig economy has become much more than an alternative to formal employment. It now takes on a new layer as a necessary supplement to an existing income...read |
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 | ISSUED BY BIZCOMMUNITY.COM Being acknowledged and appreciated is everything and this April it's the turn of brand managers on Biz... Read |
 | The Covid-19 pandemic has increased the pace of deterioration of South Africa's government finances because revenue collection has fallen, the cost of borrowing has increased and it has pushed our economy into its longest recession in over two decades... Read |
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 | The Cheeba Cannabis Academy will host the 2021 Craft Cannabis Summit on 25 and 26 February. The two-day virtual event will include nine webinars... Read |
 | ISSUED BY SETUP A STARTUP How can you prepare your company to be investment and due-diligence ready from the very beginning? To get the answer, join the launch of the Setup a Startup Investment Readiness Programme. A digital platform that connects entrepreneurs, mentors, and investors... Read |
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 | EVAN-LEE COURIE 2Stories is a new content collective by serial entrepreneur Joanne Hope and seasoned content director Anelde Greeff... Read |
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 | The 2021 Edelman Trust Barometer reveals that South Africans now trust business more than any other institution, and are looking to CEOs to solve societal challenges that have been exacerbated by the Covid-19 crisis... Read |
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 | JASON MELLOW 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... Read |
 | The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) is calling for applications for its 2021 TEF Entrepreneurship Programme. With the deadline fast approaching on 31 March 2021... Read |
 | Founder of SpaceX and Tesla, Elon Musk has launched the XPrize Carbon Removal competition which aims to create... Read |
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 | In a bid to minimise the rate of infection, the Covid-19 regulations places a greater responsibility on workplace compliance with fines being touted for transgressors... Read |
 | MICHAEL CHERRY University of Cape Town (UCT) researchers are expected to start a phase one clinical trial of the Covid-19 vaccine candidate, hAd5 T-cell, later this month... Read |
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 | The National Empowerment Fund (NEF) in partnership with the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) has established an Economic Distress Fund to provide concessionary business loans to Black-owned and managed enterprises... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY RECRUITMYMOM The popularity of 'purpose-driven' companies has grown exponentially over the past decade, and for a good reason. Historically, businesses exploited every opportunity for the sole purpose of maximising profit for shareholders. That said, the reckless exploitation of natural and societal resources for profit is increasing under the spotlight... Read |
 | RUI LOPES Rui Lopes, managing director at Lopes Attorneys, discusses the impact of the revised National Minimum Wage Act and its potential impact on employers... Read |
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 | 2020 will likely forever be remembered for its major challenges, including many personal losses caused by Covid-19. In the wake of a year of lockdowns, job losses, and more, both businesses and staff are looking to the annual Budget Speech happening on 24 February with a mixture of hope and dread... Read |
 | Most companies, submitting tenders for government contracts, are not even aware that they score zero points for B-BBEE, despite having a good B-BBEE Status Level Contributor, simply because, they've exceeded the regulated limitation, place on the allowable percentage of sub-contracting. Read |
 | The Public Investment Corporation Amendment Act has been promulgated and published in the Government Gazette... Read |
| Marketing & Media |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE I chat with Solly Moeng ahead of the Davos Online Communications Summit, where he will be one of the panellists at the virtual event on Thursday 25 February 2021... Read |
| Small and Medium-sized Enterprises |
 | KESHIA AFRICA, ISSUED BY TOPCO MEDIA We take a look at inspirational South African women in business and the books that they've written. If you're a woman in business, looking for inspiration and advice on how to overcome the odds that have been stacked against you, this list is for you... Read |
 | BURTON MATTHEWS, ISSUED BY TOPCO MEDIA New Year, new you? But how about new resolutions for your business? The new year is the perfect time to set professional goals and focus on taking your small business to the next level - and one of the best ways you can do that, is to focus on your business's financial health and more specifically, its cash... Read |
 | In the space of a few years, Lekau Sehoane has gone from not having shoes of his own to owning a footwear chain... Read |
 | ISSUED BY EDGE GROWTH The Vumela Fund is excited to announce an equity investment into Inoxico, enabling the company to continue establishing itself as a commercial credit risk tech provider... Read |
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 | SALIOU SAMB CONAKRY - The World Health Organisation (WHO) has asked six African countries to be alert for possible Ebola infections... Read |
 | WILDU DU PLESSIS AND MORNE VAN DER MERWE In Part 1 of this series, we analysed merger-and-acquisition data in sub-Saharan Africa - here we look at country specific M&A activity in SA, Ethiopia and Ghana... Read |
 | CHARNÈ HUNDERMARK With substantial offshore gas discoveries of over 100-trillion cubic feet, Mozambique has seen an influx in foreign investment in its liquified natural gas (LNG) developments... Read |
 | CD Baby has appointed music business manager and independent music advocate Sakhele Mzalazala to lead its expansion into southern Africa. Read |
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 | KEVIN SOUTH To unlock the power of true digital transformation, leaders need to find ways to put digital first, encouraging everyone in a company to start thinking about... Read |
 | MOHAMMED AMIN 2020 can only be described as an unpredictable year, and one that brought with it some of the most dramatic shifts we've seen in the way we live and work... Read |
 | HOWARD PLAATJES It's safe to say that the past 10 years of technology have been stratospheric in the disruption they've brought and the changes they've wrought... Read |
 | VUYANI NDABA South Africa's consolidated fiscal deficit is expected to narrow this year because of an economic rebound, although the long-term trend of higher debt remains unchanged due to Covid-19 and pre-existing spending... Read |
 | Further steps to ensure tax enforcement and collection are more likely to be the message in the upcoming Budget Speech than the introduction of a wealth tax. Read |
 | South Africa is now ready to manufacture and commercialise hydrogen fuels technology, after over a decade of research and development... Read |
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