Small business holds the promise of creating jobs and entrepreneurs create the opportunities that employ more people. This promise will be a reality when significant contextual changes and policy shifts occur.
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 …
One does not usually associate auditors with small business. The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) is however changing this view, and has been a consistent source of proposals to improve the lives of …
Zapreneur turned 4 years old in February. Over this time Zapreneur has grown as a website, and as a community of entrepreneurs. This is a community that reads both public policy articles, but wants to …
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 …
Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) will run from the 17 November 2014 to the 21 November 2014. There are a series of events planned across the country, and there are way too many to include all …
Youth owned businesses are exciting, but the chances of them becoming established businesses (i.e. in business and profitable after 36 months) are remote. As the debate has raged on whether to fund young entrepreneurs, or …
Entries for the 2014 Entrepreneur of the Year awards will close on the 16 June 2014. The organisers of this competition explain their aims as follows: The Sanlam / Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year® …
“Just start” is a mantra by all startup gurus. This post uses the example of the Tuts + network to show how working with what you have is crucial to starting quickly.
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 faces at some point. The reasons for this self-doubt are …
South African Small Business Blogs and Websites that provide inspiration, tactics and opportunities.