Entrepreneurship

Digitisation: ‘You don’t need robots and drones to benefit’

The march of digitisation across manufacturing and engineering start-ups continues. While this is not breaking news, QuickEasy BOS ERP commercial director Anton Oosthuizen is…

New online incubator vows to increase SMME success rate

Start-up founders who work with business advisor Heike Kannemeyer will be pleased to know that her business incubator programme was inspired by a desire…

[Opinion] SMEs in SA vital for economic recovery, upliftment

South Africa’s small businesses have the capacity to solve employment problems. The country faces record levels of unemployment with disastrous implications. However, job growth…

Tech investment fund could fast-track growth in Namibia

To build a sustainable future for Namibia, our children, and far into the future, we need to invest in the country. However, as a…

Wanted: Climate-wise entrepreneurs for TEDx bootcamp

TEDxJohannesburg has announced a rigorous, innovation-focused, three-day bootcamp that will help South African entrepreneurs become market-creating innovators. The Market-Creating Innovation (MCI) bootcamp will be…

Africa’s Business Heroes: Hurry to enter $1.5m competition

Entrepreneurs and small business owners across Africa have until Wednesday, 6 July to apply for Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH), a bold call to the…

Jasiri now recruiting 55 more aspiring African entrepreneurs

In an exciting development to boost its East African expansion, the Jasiri Talent Investor programme has included Ethiopia along with Rwanda and Kenya in…

Innovation, tech transfer can help South Africa to address triple challenges

The news in South Africa, and in many other countries, is currently filled with stories of power battles, conflict and corruption — when we should…

Do your commercial drone insurance policies have adequate cover?

Incidents involving drones can be minor, slightly humorous, or have extremely dire consequences. From a kiss-cam drone cutting off a piece of a person’s…

University, science council spinoffs climbs to 45 startups, finds survey

The number of startups spun out of SA science councils and universities climbed from 29 to 45 between 2008 and 2014, following the implementation…

IDC approves R17m deal to fund SA’s first 3D metal printer

The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) has concluded an agreement with an SA startup that plans to launch the country’s first production-based 3D metal printer…

Exclusive: ‘Government won’t match private sector in R1.5bn SME fund’

The SA government has no immediate plans to match the R1.5-billion that 48 large companies have committed to the SA SME Fund, National Treasury…

Finfind initiative to link SA lenders with entrepreneurs seeking finance

SA banks and lenders may soon be able to use a finance-matching platform to source entrepreneurs looking for finance, if a new initiative piloted…

Nestlé SA to bring more business to entrepreneurs

Nutrition company Nestlé SA and the Department of Small Business Development have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that’ll see the creation of more…

Close to fifth of Joburg, Cape Town startup founders are immigrants

Almost one in five startup founders in Cape Town and Johannesburg are immigrants, reveals a new report. The 2017 Global Startup Ecosystem report, released…

6 effective ways to fund your startup

Whether you’re launching the next big thing in fintech or a rival to Uber, your startup is going to require some cash injection. It’s…

African startup future: infrastructure and access

Last week, I wrote about the future of the African startup. I tried to answer what our future in the tech startup space entailed,…

Design thinking vs the lean startup: which one should you use?

When it comes to creating a startup, two methodologies for products and customers have become prominent: design thinking and the lean startup. Question is,…

4 reasons your startup won’t get financing

Startups face numerous challenges when it comes to getting financing. Firstly, many banks lend money on the basis of the 4C’s of Credit. These…

Why we rejected $100k in funding when we had next to nothing in the bank

I started my first business at the age of 16, selling products door to door. Since then, I have acquired over 10+ years of…

Game-changing lessons African startups can learn from Snapchat’s IPO

On March 2, Snap Inc, the company that owns messaging app Snapchat, was officially listed on the US stock market for US$17 per share…

Global Student Entrepreneur Awards to support young entrepreneurs

The Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA), a global initiative of the Entrepreneurs Organisation (EO) is aiming to support young local entrepreneurs. “The GSEA awards…

Insights from Private Equity in Southern Africa Conference

The Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SAVCA) recently held the annual Private Equity in Southern Africa Conference. The event was centred around…

iGaming FAQ: Answering the Most Common Questions for South African Players

AI’s $4.8 Trillion Explosion – Will Africa Get a Slice of the Pie?

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AI in Recruitment: How Blue Pearl is Transforming Hiring for Modern Businesses

enza Secures $6.75M Seed Funding to Revolutionize African Payments

MGX’s $2 billion investment in Binance marks historic institutional backing

Acer Unleashes Beastly New Predator BiFrost and Nitro GPUs with AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series

Philips Evnia Drops Jaw-Dropping QD OLED Monitors: 240Hz, Ambiglow, and All the Good Stuff

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

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