Startups

Cyber security tips for startups [Opinion]

From 2020 being dubbed ‘the year of the side hustle’ to small businesses grappling to maintain continuity and profitability, despite these unprecedented times there…

Five tips on how to grow an eCommerce startup

With today marking World eCommerce Day, Ventureburn has gathered insightful eCommerce startup tips from Matthew Leighton, the Creative Director of local eCommerce giant, OneDayOnly….

How has Covid-19 impacted private equity in Africa?

Over the past year or so, we’ve all become familiar with a whole host of terms we knew nothing about at the start of…

SAVCA Responds to 2021 Budget Speech

The Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SAVCA) welcomes the announcement that proposed changes to Regulation 28 will be published by National…

Treasury to take heed of what SMEs need to effect urgent economic reform

This is no ordinary year and this week will be no ordinary Budget Speech. Looking back on the Minister of Finance’s Address from last…

Covid-19 TERS scheme extended to 15 March 2021

The president has announced the TERS benefit will be extended to 15 March 2021 for certain sectors but there are unanswered questions over aspects…

How to create an intelligent enterprise that future proofs business

The drive towards digital transformation and the adoption of new IT methods, tools, and technologies is a business-critical move to build an intelligent enterprise…

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…

Watch these guys — here are the SA startups to look out for in 2018

Tech startups that focus on solving problems using data analysis top Ventureburn’s list for the 12 South African tech firms to watch in 2018 –…

It’s been a tough year in SA, so is it wise to cut that promised staff bonus?

The year is rushing to an end and many South Africans are looking forward to a well-deserved break. It has been a difficult year…

Time to re-imagine education, training to prepare for Fourth Industrial Revolution

“If you are left behind in the digital era, you will never catch up.” These were the thoughts shared by Telkom CEO Sipho Maseko…

XL Africa — aiming high to create continent’s next growth startups

During one week each November, thousands of events and competitions in over 160 countries supported by a network of more than 15 000 partner…

Here are the 23 countries where you can register a business in under five days

Do you have an internet startup and want to open in a hurry? This year’s Doing Business report, released earlier this week lists 23…

These six tips will help you as an entrepreneur master the art of pitching

You’ve secured that all important meeting with a potential investor, or perhaps you have received confirmation that you’ve been shortlisted to the final pitch…

Telkom assists 40 black technician firms, helps set up 11 black Express dealers

South African telecoms giant Telkom had in the year to end of March this year, procured R130-million in services from 40 black-owned technician businesses employing…

Despite slow growth of tech ecosystem, those in Gambia remain optimistic

Touching down at the Banjul International Airport, a first-time visitor would be impressed with the petit nature of the continent’s fifteenth least populated country….

State, private sector must partner to ride out Fourth Industrial Revolution – Zulu

“The only way to ride the wave of the Fourth Industrial Revolution is through partnership,” Small Business Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu said today at…

Why website T&Cs, policies should be more than a link on your landing page

Website operators and owners barely think about the terms and conditions hyperlink, and its destination content, lurking at the bottom of their website. They are, in…

FNB manager details six ways startups can improve their pitch to a corporate

One of the worse things a tech entrepreneur looking to pitch to a corporate can do, is to send one liners to corporate managers asking…

Don’t assume you know more about tech than those you pitch to – Clicks head

Startups that pitch their apps or web platform to corporates should not assume that they are more knowledgeable technologically than those that they are…

Startups must think twice about pivoting for corporates – MMI Holdings manager

Startups that pitch to corporates should be wary about pivoting their business just to accommodate a corporate, if they risk losing focus on their initial values, cautions…

Being strategic on cost cutting in a downturn can help startups to stand out

In any downturn, operational expenses are the first thing that needs attention as businesses go into survival mode, however while curbing unnecessary expenditure is…

Don’t tell Santam in pitch that you’re the first, unless you really are first

So you have a great product you want to sell to a big corporate but sometimes you feel like you are number 1365 in…

Lenovo at MWC 2025: AI-Powered Laptops, Sustainable Concepts, and a Glimpse into the Future

Smart Tech: Turning the Tide on South Africa’s Water Crisis

Celebrating Innovation: Redmi Note 14 Post-Launch Event in South Africa

Verto Launches Global Business Award to Fuel African Startup Expansion

GITEX Africa: Shaping the Future of Tech and Positioning Africa as a Global Powerhous

Gozem Secures $30M Series B to Fuel Super App Expansion Across Francophone Africa

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Honor Magic V3 launches, four things to know

Honor Magic V3, a Guinness world record attempt

Lucid CEO becomes strategic advisor

Golf 8.5 update with lots of Life

Tariffs trump US new car affordability needs