Entrepreneurship

Got a small business? Here are 5 tips to help make it sustainable

Almost 50 years ago, when Emma Meyer started Auto Number Plates with her now late husband Nico, the couple only had determination on their…

Is forcing banks to lend to SMEs a good idea?

India’s reserve bank recently introduced new measures under its long existing priority sector lending policy that mandate banks to lend a minimum percentage of…

Endeavour South Africa accelerator celebrates success rate at JSE

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), in association with Endeavor South Africa, recently showcased the success rate of its early-stage, black-owned businesses — some of…

Cape Town rising: the natural ground for tech entrepreneurs?

A decade ago, no one in South Africa knew what the terms angel and tech startups meant. People were progressively adjusting to a new…

How to make the most of startup life (even if your manager sucks)

Managers. We all have to deal with some version of them. Even the companies claiming they have a flat organisation structure. There’s always someone…

From coupons to furniture removal: first annual #Hack.Jozi Challenge winners announced

The #Hack.Jozi Challenge recently announced the winner of its R1-million reward. Developed by the City of Johannesburg and Wits University, the event was aimed…

8 examples of why university is the perfect time to found a startup

There’s no perfect time to startup a business and you’ll always be able to find excuses not to. But when you’re a student, you…

Mentorship Marketplace: matching entrepreneurs with business experts

African entrepreneurs are increasingly looking for mentorship. Locally, a study by the Silicon Cape initiative, revealed that access to business mentors was the second…

Uncharted entrepreneurship in Africa’s domain name industry

During the heyday of the domain name business in the late 90s, entrepreneurs snapped up attractive .com domains for cheap. Like real estate, the…

Coping as an entrepreneur

When I wrote about being born an entrepreneur, I did so to communicate what I felt / thought in an effort to be validated….

Sailing startups to market: Q&A with Unreasonable Institute’s Daniel Epstein

Taking your company global is no small thing. For startups that want to conquer the international market, finding the best way to do that…

5 reasons why working for a startup can kick-start your career

“I love my job” isn’t something you hear very often, is it? Well, I love my job. Ever since I started working for a…

10 great questions I never thought investors would ask a startup

I’ve raised close to US$1-million for my previous startups and I’ve been asked questions that were not what I had expected to hear from…

Meet the 11 startups aboard the Unreasonable Institute’s startup ship

Entrepreneur accelerator programme, Unreasonable Institute, is on a 100-day epic cruise around the world with 11 startups hoping to scale their businesses globally. The…

Can Africa accommodate Elon Musk-esque ambition?

“Young men with unlimited capital looking for interesting, legitimate investment opportunities and business propositions.” — Advert in the New York Times that led to…

Notes from the Dragons’ Den: 9 lessons for the budding entrepreneur

I guess this was inevitable. Two things are always meant to collide — a startup journalist and a television show about startups. Dragons’ Den…

How I met 75 investors and raised $650 000 in three months

Three months. 75 investors. US$650,000 raised. My company, Love With Food, graduated from 500 Startups’ accelerator program about a year ago and we raised…

13 lessons every startup can learn from Warren Buffett

Warren Buffett was once the richest man on the planet. He’d still probably hold, or at least be close to, that spot if he…

Some private equity negotiating tips for women working for a startup

Before I get on my soapbox and begin waving the women-can-do-all-things flag I would like take a breath and point you all to some…

5 apps every entrepreneur needs to be using

Entrepreneurs are those people who see great opportunities and grab hold of them before they can pass by or be taken advantage of by…

Doing it the startup way: Veronica Mars gets big pay day on Kickstarter

Teen sleuth drama Veronica Mars has raised more than US$2.5-million on Kickstarter for its final performance. Everything is a startup these days, and Kickstarter…

500 Startups partner GSF India opens second accelerator program applications

Emerging market startups are a dime-a-dozen these days. Getting recognised and separating yourself from the pack is a challenge for any young company, but…

Check out the 10 biggest tech entrepreneurs under 30 [Infographic]

Need some inspiration? Why not look to the most successful, and young (under 30), tech entrepreneurs in the world today, in the form of…

Acer Rolls Out Student-Focused Tech in South Africa Ahead of New Term

South African Businesses Face Growing Legal Risks as AI Adoption Soars

MTN Pumps R300 Million into Gauteng to Strengthen Digital Infrastructure

Cape Town VC firm HAVAÍC secures $25m second close to power next wave of African tech startups

Binance Pay Unlocks Everyday Crypto Spending in South Africa

Memecoins Outperform All Crypto in 2025 But South Africans Should Tread Carefully

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Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

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TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

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