Funding small business is risky – a hybrid solution
Democratic Allicance’s Toby Chance looks at the difficulties faced by small business when it comes to financing and finds a hybrid solution.
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MUST WATCH: Shifting mindsets from opportunites to ‘Unfortunate’ opportunites
David Epstein has a simple, yet fundamental belief that entrepreneurship is the answer to almost every issue we face today.
Andrew Fenwick – Navigate the SA rollercoaster with these 10 Business Tips
Entrepreneur Andrew Fenwick highlights the 10 business tips that he found helpful in running the family business, which has been in existence for 25 years
From Pretoria with love – how Ultimate Sports Nutrition was built
Albe Geldenhuys created Ultimate Sports Nutrition as he felt the quality of existing products was either too low or too expensive.
Al-Bashir: African Unity at the expense of jobs & a tattered reputation?
Off the back of the al-Bashir saga, Toby Chance wonders if Ministers Rob Davies and Lindiwe Zulu will be able to raise an ironic glass to African unity at the expense both of jobs and our tattered reputation amongst nations committed to the rule of law and South Africa’s position as a trusted international partner.
Tough day for Elon Musk: SpaceX rocket explodes shortly after launch
Entrepreneurship is often 10% inspiration and 90% persistency. After this setback SpaceX founder Elon Musk will need to draw on more of that staying power.
Richard Branson buys three ships in bet to rejuvenate luxury sea cruises
Branson’s latest bet is to attract millennials onto luxury sea cruise liners, a sector long been regarded as the preserve of the purple rinse brigade.
Inspirational: Themba Baloyi – intrapreneur, YGL, runner, thinker
Alec Hogg interviewed the brilliant, genuine and inspirational entrepreneur (and intrapreneur) Themba Baloyi of Discovery. Find out more about Baloyi’s humble background and his life achievements thus far. Well worth a read for some inspiration and advice!
Startup separation anxiety: How to let go when it’s time to grow
Entrepreneurs often take on many roles within their own business as they believe it is solely their responsibility to make a success of the business and often times they have to play these roles when the business is still small and cannot afford additional staff.
Entrepreneurs: Should you take a break from your company?
When emotions encroach upon business logic, rational decisions can be difficult to make – none more-so than those of the entrepreneur.