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3 Successful Women Entrepreneurs Who Beat the Odds

While starting a business is never easy, gender is one additional obstacle that women entrepreneurs face when trying to succeed in the business world, which can still be something of an “old boys’ club.”

The Mindset of an Entrepreneur

If you’re an entrepreneur, you’re well aware that your brain is consistently running ten different ways and feeling like a chicken with your head cut off is nothing new.

Bruggemans: Plumbing in stalled SA economy needs a great big flush

By Cees Bruggemans     We all have something very basic in common, people, buildings and economies. As Bill Bryson might say, “it’s the plumbing, stupid”. Without good plumbing you are nowhere. But is it only good plumbing, or also the water supply? For without a good flushing you are still up-creek with a downwind … Read more

Divorce by Facebook – why online affairs rarely end happily ever after

Reading Heather Dugmore’s piece reminded me of a friend who joined the mushrooming statistics of Divorce by Facebook. His partner, a long-time online junkie, progressed to the point where she seemed to be spending every waking minute in front of her computer. They even joked about her loving the laptop more than him. But he … Read more

Scots spurn independence, vote to stay in the United Kingdom

* Nationalists leader Salmond concedes defeat * Unionists to secure 55 percent of vote – Reuters calculations * Pound, stocks head higher   By Alistair Smout and Angus MacSwan EDINBURGH, Sept 19 (Reuters) – Scotland spurned independence in a historic referendum that threatened to rip the United Kingdom apart, sow financial turmoil and diminish Britain’s … Read more

Stop blabbing and fight me, Pacquiao tells Mayweather

General Santos, Philippines | AFP | Philippine boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao threw down a fresh challenge to Floyd Mayweather Jnr on Thursday, daring the American world champion to “fight me” instead of setting terms that could torpedo the dream bout. “He’s all talk. Until now he has not yet agreed to fight me. Instead of … Read more

Man United find their Angel of the North

By Ian Chadband LONDON (Reuters) – According to his father, Angel di Maria does not ask for a lot. This Valentine’s Day baby is not after more money, nor more respect but simply a bit of love and affection from his paymasters. At last, at Manchester United, one of the least valued superstars in world … Read more

Anchor Capital price overcooked for now – CEO Peter Armitage

Chief executives are naturally optimistic. They need to be to shrug off challenges and devise new ways of adding value for shareholders. But sometimes even the greatest optimists feel compelled to call a halt to irrational exuberance (courtesy Alan Greenspan) as Peter Armitage, CEO of today’s new listing Anchor Capital, did in this interview. The … Read more

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