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…

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 [2019 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’s changing how you search for and read news online

Load shedding, elections and the Rugby World Cup: what SA searched for in 2019

Eskom will terminate load shedding tonight, but it’s not over yet

Eran Eyal disappears from social media after new fraud charges laid by SEC over $42m Shopin ICO [Updated]

SA startup 3X4 Genetics lands $2.5m VC deal to market offering in the US [Updated]

Microtraction invests in Ghanaian fintech startup Bit Sika

Meet the Nokia C1: a new entry-level Android Go phone for Africa

4 reasons the Huawei Nova 5T should be your next smartphone [Sponsored]

Lenovo Smart Clock will now wake you with Google’s ‘Impromptu’ alarms

The true cost of Audi’s electric car strategy

BMW i4: how far and how hard will BMW’s latest electric car go?

Tesla’s Cybertruck could change the bakkie business forever

Entrepreneurship

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

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

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

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

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

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

South Africans earning foreign income must prepare for new tax now

Future Females to launch challenge to support 2000 entrepreneurs in February

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

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

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

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

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

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

GEM looking into questionable data says director

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

Funding your startup: Ventureburn lists the SA investors delivering [2019 update]

A primer on the South African artificial intelligence ecosystem

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

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

Vodacom partners with Innovator Trust for Youth Entrepreneurship Programme

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

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

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

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