Entrepreneurship

Live a simple life, Project Isizwe founder Alan Knott-Craig urges entrepreneurs

Project Isizwe founder, HeroTel executive chairman and World of Avatar founder and former CEO Alan Knott-Craig yesterday urged entrepreneurs to live a simple life and keep their living costs flat once their income increases.

No need to panic over new critical skills list expected next month

In September last year, then minister of the home affairs, Malusi Gigaba announced that a new critical skills list is expected to be released…

From vision to keeping positive- 8 habits of successful entrepreneurs [Opinion]

Not all entrepreneurs are created equal. Some fail, some just remain one-man-bands, some go on to create small businesses, and some go on to…

Here’s why African edtech startups are struggling to find a viable business model

At its peak Nigerian Elvis Chidera’s edtech startup reached over 120 000 users across West Africa. Over 100 students subscribed to use his startup’s…

Everything you need to know about SA’s tech startup ecosystem [updated 2019]

Update: Are you a venture capitalist or an angel investor looking to invest in a company? Are you an entrepreneur looking for capital or…

South Africans earning foreign income must prepare for new tax now

South Africans living and working abroad should be doing more to prepare themselves for the implementation of the country’s new expatriate tax on 1…

Future Females to launch challenge to support 2000 entrepreneurs in February

Future Females, an international community of female entrepreneurs, will in February launch 5 Days to Start, a free five-day challenge that the organisation hopes will support 2000 entrepreneurs to turn their ideas into a real business.

How Daniel Gross’s Pioneer Tournament proves that talent is everywhere [Q&A]

For former Apple director Daniel Gross — who runs US accelerator Y-Combinator’s AI-track and recently launched a global talent search fund — talent is everywhere….

Why Africa needs more critical media to cover lively tech startup sector [Opinion]

A day doesn’t seem to go by without news of another big deal in the tech startup sector in Africa. In a continent where war, famine…

Six takeaways from Jack Ma and his speech to African tech entrepreneurs

Last week, Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma spoke at what is arguably one of the most important tech events to have taken place so…

Tertiary education one of founding blocks of entrepreneurship – MEST head [Q&A]

Tertiary education is one of the founding blocks for entrepreneurship. So, believes Victoria Jackson (pictured above), senior community manager at MEST Africa. “Access to…

African universities not connected to ecosystem as they should be [Q&A]

Earlier this month 90 innovation hubs from across the continent endorsed the African Innovation Policy Manifesto in Kigali, Rwanda. The declaration covered seven key…

Don’t assume every market in Africa is the same cautions Zoona co-founder

Entrepreneurs looking to grow their business in Africa should not assume that the market in every country on the continent is the same. So,…

GEM looking into questionable data says director

Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) executive director Mike Herrington says he and his team are looking into the accuracy of various data in its annual…

Craig Wing’s six tips on launching new projects, dealing with setbacks

Having founded two startups — including a visual aid company Focal Point Engineering and cleantech firm Cleantech U — and led several enterprise projects,…

Funding your startup: Ventureburn lists the SA investors delivering [2018 update]

For entrepreneurs wanting to find early-stage funding, this is the article for you. As there is generally a veil of secrecy surrounding funding and…

A primer on the South African artificial intelligence ecosystem

Artificial intelligence — intelligent computer systems capable of learning from data — was one of the main trends in tech innovation this year. The…

Angel investor Patrick de Zeeuw on picking investors and keeping them happy

Things are going great and some investors have expressed interest in your startup. But how do you as a founder know if an investor…

Alan Knott-Craig Junior’s book – Seven attributes of a hero [Extract]

Entrepreneurs are society’s new heroes. In this third extract from his new book, tech entrepreneur Alan Knott-Craig Junior unpacks some of the attributes that make an…

Vodacom partners with Innovator Trust for Youth Entrepreneurship Programme

Mobile communications company Vodacom has partnered with ICT accelerator Innovator Trust to launch a six-month long Youth Entrepreneurship Programme. In a press release yesterday,…

Alan Knott-Craig Junior’s new book out now – The values that are essential [Extract]

Developing values such as loyalty, respect, humility and perseverance will stand you in good stead as an entrepreneur In this second extract from his new…

13 Rules for being an Entrepreneur – Follow your dreams [Extract]

Being an entrepreneur is tough. It takes the honing of a multiple of skills and “never say die” attitude to succeed. But anyone can be an…

Small Business Corporation regime takes sting out of tax on those early profits

Tax season is open – and the SA Revenue Service (Sars) is on a mission this year. Fiscal budgets are under immense pressure. South…

Google Photos will now let you search for text in your camera roll

YouTube to discontinue direct messages feature in September

Google ditches the desserts in its biggest Android rebrand yet

Are these six, SA’s most important venture capitalists?

Healthtech platform Hospitalia wins Seedstars Cairo

Nigerian real estate firm Landwey acquires 25% stake in proptech platform Vistafront

New features coming to Google Assistant on Lenovo Smart Clock

Apple’s next ‘Pro’ iPhones to feature improved cameras, shatter-resistant screen

New firmware updates available for Canon EOS R and EOS RP

Audi’s new cars in Germany will count you down, pace you to green lights

Two Ford Focus trim levels also found to have lock issues

South Africa’s govt ministers really love German cars and big Toyotas report reveals