Ideas in books, articles, and on social media that could help us overcome poverty, inequality and unemployment 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. What spark our interest was an initiative to assist new …
Research continues to show that one of the main reasons entrepreneurs fail to grow their businesses is due to their inability to obtain business funding. Yet, there are more than 350 different funds available …
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 without a job. The technological boom in the financial sector …
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 programme. Dragging myself away from the businesses exhibiting I attended …
Proudly South Africa is hosting the Buy Local Summit. The organisers of the conference tell us about the importance of buying local and why the Summit and Expo is important. The Buy Local message is …
A presentation on whether small business can contribute to a reduction in poverty and inequality in South Africa. It has several policy suggestions. I will be working on these over the next month, and looking …
With prizes valued at R5m worth of support including R1m for the winner and R350 000 for two runners up and a boot camp for the top 100 ideas, you might just want to share …
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 of business that WooThemes have built in eight years. Its …
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 resources they need to run their businesses. They are entrepreneurs, …
ROLLER COASTER OF VOLATILITY By Haroun Pochee. B.Com CA (SA) – Growing Hands Entrepreneur Development Are we on a real life rollercoaster ride of fast paced change, unexpected twists, turns and breathless anxiety? Whether it …