Entrepreneurship

Adapt and lead: Thriving in SA’s business landscape

Embrace adaptability and foster creative leadership to thrive in South Africa’s challenging business landscape, pleads Keith Stevens and Andy Sutcliffe. By staying agile in…

Hlalefang turns culinary dreams into business success

Hlalefang Mzingwane, from Rouxville in the Free State, has transformed her love for food into a booming and sustainable business, inspired by her mother’s…

Funding boost fuels Oakantswe Construction’s success

In a remarkable achievement for women in entrepreneurship, Oakantswe Construction and Projects, an electrical contracting firm based in Pretoria, has secured funding through the…

Retailers enhance business strategy with ERP tech

As the retail industry continues to grapple with the impact of a global economic recession, rising interest rates, inflation, and a high cost of…

Global Leadership Conference to boost Cape Town tourism

The Entrepreneurs’ Organization’s (EO) flagship event, the 2023 Global Leadership Conference (GLC), is set to give Cape Town’s local tourism sector a much-needed boost…

SME showcase in Noupoort drives economic growth

Noupoort Wind Farm recently hosted an exhibition and marketing event in collaboration with Business E-Zone Noupoort, aimed at promoting the growth of small and…

Liquidations surge in SA: ‘Business turnaround is key’

As economic headwinds continue to batter South African businesses, troubling new statistics released by Stats SA show that liquidations are on the rise. Thousands…

How to make it through first few years of entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship has been hailed as the key to South Africa’s economic recovery – and the good news is that all signs point to it…

Alternative lending sector self-regulates to look after SMEs

The alternative lending market is gathering momentum in South Africa, particularly from a small and medium enterprise (SME) market that often battles to get…

Sure-shot tactics to increase sales this festive season

South African consumers want to make purchases at the click, tap or swipe of a card, as fast and as conveniently as possible. The…

FNB commits R200m to grow SMEs through Vumela 4

Significant and growing unemployment and poverty are risks to the sustainability of South Africa. A growing and sustainable SME sector does a great deal…

Is your start-up ready for next generation?

When it comes to hiring entry-level positions over the next few years, start-ups will be recruiting from Gen Z – a whole new generation…

Google AI now helps you practice a job interview

Google has gone live with the launch of Interview Warmup, a tool that enables job seekers to practise answering interview questions to become more…

Start-ups must heed lessons from ‘great resignation’

SMEs and start-ups can take vital lessons from the great resignation being experienced by large enterprises that continue to face the exodus of professionals…

Entrepreneur shines with disability info platform

Saved by his friends in 1994 from a diving accident that left him paralysed, Alan Downey did not take his second chance in life…

Start-ups gear up for Global Entrepreneurship Week in Jhb

Billed as the largest celebration of entrepreneurship in the world, the Global Entrepreneurship Week kicks off in Johannesburg on Sunday. Presented by the Global…

Meet the disrupters and pioneers in SA credit industry

In South Africa, lower-income consumers and thousands of vendors were for years barred from accessing the formal credit sector due to a lack of…

Unleashing the magic of women entrepreneurship

There is growing evidence that women entrepreneurship is crucial in unlocking significant economic growth and driving meaningful and lasting transformation in communities. The World…

World Savings Day: How to build up cash reserves

2022 has offered more than its fair share of challenges for start-ups, including frequent load shedding, a volatile exchange rate, rising inflation and interest…

Entrepreneurial success needs interconnected ecosystem

“No man is an island, entire of itself,” opined John Donne in a sermon delivered in 1642, quoting his poem penned around isolationism. So,…

Africa’s top businesswomen attend Top Women conference

Despite a global pandemic and recent economic downturns, progress has been made towards advancing the role and standing of South African women in business….

Follow these tips to perfect your elevator pitch

There is a common misconception that the elevator pitch is the thing that will sway hiring managers (or even investors!) that you are the…

The worlds of business and social activism are merging

In South Africa, small businesses serve as powerful engines of economic growth, job creation and societal innovation. With small and medium enterprises (SMEs) providing…

Flow launches the world’s first and only shoppable audience marketplace

MTN MoMo’s R10-a-Day Smartphone Offer Aims to Bridge South Africa’s Digital Divide

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

Flow Unveils World’s First Shoppable Audience Marketplace – A Fintech-Led Revolution in Digital Targeting

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

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

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel