Entrepreneurship

Different types of workplace culture – which one is right for your startup?

Workplace culture is a unique sociological construct. While it may work in much the same way as any other type of culture does in…

How to find the right idea for your new business

When I am giving lectures on entrepreneurship or networking with groups of would-be entrepreneurs, I am frequently asked ”But where can I find a…

Two essential tools for your business toolkit

Organising two important areas of your business can be made a lot easier by using a couple of simple but powerful tools. Effective Leads…

9 lessons running taught me about running a startup

Since becoming an avid runner and launching my startup, Tripovo, last year, I can’t help but notice that entrepreneurship and running have a lot…

8 Lessons for entrepreneurs who want to conquer the world

I recently had the honour of speaking to Executive MBA students from the University of Columbia when they visited Cape Town for a summer…

3 fundraising trends to help your startup

Hammer pants. Frosted tips. Fanny packs. Some of you bought into these flavours of the month. Others, well, lucked out. At one time, for…

5 reasons your startup should consider an online loan

“Banks loan money to businesses that can prove they don’t need to borrow the money.” This statement is an adage for a reason. Traditional…

Art of the Deal: 6 steps to closing that next investment

The world is ablaze with high-growth startups that are making headlines and raising millions. With the world economy in the state that it is,…

Should startups have a work-life balance?

Our society, or more appropriately the entrepreneurship community, seems to have an idée fixe with the work-life balance concept. The general mind-set in the…

In the age of one-man businesses, co-workers should unite

A massive movement is under way with the rise of the one-man business. Often web-based, they employ no more than their owner (who often…

Tips from a successful Ghanian exit: Q&A with Saya Mobile founder Robert Lamptey

Last year, the Ghana-based developer of mobile messaging apps for feature phones, Saya Mobile, was acquired by Kirusa from the States. Founded in 2011,…

Do startup founders make great CEOs?

Calling yourself a CEO is easy. All it takes is getting a stack of business cards made, and slapping your name and the CEO…

MTN is backing tech entrepreneurs through New Generation Mindset programme

South African teleco giant MTN is going the extra mile to support innovation and entrepreneurship in the country. That’s apart from the pan-African company’s…

Should budding entrepreneurs share their ideas?

There’s a general school of thought among a number of new entrepreneurs that one should not share their business idea with anyone else. The…

Key lessons startups can take from Domino’s Pizza’s massive foreign expansion

Not too long ago, US pizza chain Domino’s Pizza established a South African presence. To date, there are eleven stores spread across Cape Town,…

Daddy.O to launch entrepreneurship programme for previously disadvantaged

South Africa’s Daddy.O startup incubator and sister business academy Daddy’s Dragons are about to launch a support programme for entrepreneurs from previously disadvantaged communities…

MzansiStore collaborates with Barn Khayelitsha to host ecommerce workshops

Recently there’s been a lot of focus on enabling entrepreneurs in townships like Khayelitsha across South Africa’s Western Cape province. Most notable has been…

Hampered by load shedding? Here’s a survival guide for your startup

Load shedding is here to stay, so every small business needs to take steps to protect its systems and data when the lights go…

Cape Town’s latest co-working innovation hub Workshop17 is looking for startups

Co-working spaces play a huge role in facilitating a collaborative startup community; engineering serendipity. The V&A Waterfront in Cape Town, South Africa and the…

Vinny Lingham hopes to boost SA startup investments with Series Seed initiative

Prowling for investment just got a whole lot easier for South African startups. Last night at StartupGrind Cape Town, serial entrepreneur and South African…

#RhodesHasFallen: 10 startup mistakes South African statues made

#RhodesHasFallen at University of Cape Town and the graffiti is on the wall for many other South African statues as we struggle to contextualise…

From fire detectors to SMS fundraisers: meet Africa’s top 10 innovators of 2015

The African Innovation Foundation has just named the continent’s top 10 entrepreneurs through its annual Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA). After receiving 925 applications…

Why AI in Education Still Needs Human Teachers

Speed Tests, Mbps Myths, and the Real Truth About Your Internet Performance

Lenovo Accelerate 2025 champions Innovation

Why 3 Out of 4 South African SMEs Still Can’t Raise Capital

Huawei Cloud and Elenjical Solutions Partner to Accelerate Financial Digital Transformation in Africa

Mastercard and enza Join Forces to Supercharge Fintech Innovation in Africa

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

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel

The most recognisable tactical pickup truck evolves

JLR channels its Camel Trophy history