Learning at the Tshimologong Bootcamp
Last weekend I attended the the Tshimologong Bootcamp. The bootcamp aimed to get us entrepreneurs to take the next steps in our business, starting with … Read more
Big Ideas
Ideas in books, articles, and on social media that could help us overcome poverty, inequality and unemployment in South Africa.
uAfrica – an easy way to setup an online store in South Africa
ZApreneur spoke to Jenn Hattingh from uAfrica about their ecommerce offering. This is the start of a series of interviews on eCommerce in South Africa. … Read more
How to find out what funds are available to raise business finance
Research continues to show that one of the main reasons entrepreneurs fail to grow their businesses is due to their inability to obtain business … Read more
Fintech has arrived and it’s changing the economy
Fintech has arrived and it’s changing the economy The unemployment rate in South Africa is at an 11-year high, with 5.7 million people finding themselves … Read more
Proudly South Africa – Telling an entrepreneurial story?
Proudly South African Entrepreneurs Chatting to business owners exhibiting at the Buy Local Summit was inspiring. So inspiring that I almost entirely missed the official … Read more
Automattic Buys WooThemes: Can you replicate the success?
Automattic, an American company that runs WordPress.com bought South African company called WooThemes for a reported $30 million. Some statistics speak about the scale … Read more
Making pizzas isn't chemical engineering
What do a pizza maker and a chemical engineer starting businesses have in common? They both recognise an opportunity, and they will both assemble the … Read more
iKhokha – Payment processing in South Africa
Payment processing in South Africa is a huge issue for many readers of Zapreneur. As readers of Zapreneur will know, I hardly ever provide space for … Read more
One large business vs. 1000 little ones
Possibly, the most important question in public policy is “who benefits”. In answering this question, not only can distributional outcomes be assessed, but often the … Read more
10 Myths of Entrepreneurship
Amongst the many myths of entrepreneurship, the most jarring is the existential question: Am I really an entrepreneur? This is the self-doubt that almost every entrepreneur … Read more