I was recently asked if I could write a “how to start your own business” article. I think that is a great idea but want to give suitable content and space to help ...
It is my privilege to meet up with many different leaders within the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the work I do. These men and women relentlessly contribute to building ...
I asked John Peters, chief director, economic enablement at the Western Cape Department of Economic Development and Tourism, to pen this month’s article on entrepreneurship. ...
Last month I wrote an article about the “rise of the silverpreneur”. Describing those people who start a business in the second chapter of their life. I think Ray ...
A large focus of entrepreneurship development is on those under the age of 35, and rightly so, with the unacceptably high levels of unemployment among our country’s ...
I I have had the privilege of working with entrepreneurs over the past two decades. I have wondered why all appear to start well, but many falter during the process ...
Founder and managing director of redAcademy, Jessica Hawkey, is the woman entrepreneur highlighted in today’s article. She shares on pioneering a new way for South ...
It is my privilege to engage with so many interesting leaders and entrepreneurs. One of these is Anton Cuyler, the CEO of the Sozo Foundation. His humble and humorous ...
The City of Cape Town hosts an impactful competition each year that offers youth an opportunity to enter their business idea or existing business in a “boot camp” ...
Today I am sharing on one of the business incubators in the Western Cape. It is called the Daily Grind and is led and pioneered by Dominique Adonis. Here is their ...
I am privileged to be the training facilitator in the City of Cape Town’s #YouthStartCT competition. A hundred young people will gather for business training mid-week, ...
Vincent Mosebe is a young creative entrepreneur who I met and mentored at the Genesis Incubator under the Sozo Foundation last year. He has invented a portable power ...
I am convinced that one of the key attributes that budding and existing entrepreneurs should display is the strength of resilience. I would go further and say that ...
I celebrate 10 years of writing articles for the community newspapers this year. It has been a privilege! I hope to push the envelope a little and continue to add ...
I started my own business in July last year when I reached “official” retirement age. I prefer to talk about “refirement” and thought to reflect about seven lessons ...
Last year, my wife and I visited our daughter and son-in-law in Melbourne, Australia. One of their favourite past times is to visit the many bespoke coffee shops ...
In 2019, the nation held its collective breath as Siya Kolisi led the Springboks to a final against the highly favoured English Roses. How wonderful was it then, ...
The Western Cape truly has so much to offer to citizens and tourists alike. There are many beautiful spots, places, and destinations to explore. My wife and I had ...
Our best moments lie on the other side of our fears − this is the motto of big wave surfer, Matt Bromley. He hails from the deep south, where he began his professional ...
The road to success is always under construction” − These are the words of Vandy Cloete, co-founder and director of WVC Konstruksie. Vandy is an entrepreneur whose ...
In my journey of entrepreneurship, I have come to see the vital nature of innovation. One of my networks is Bruce Wade, a strategic innovation coach. Bruce, likened ...
“Give young people a greater voice. They are the future, and they are much wiser than we give them credit for” - Archbishop Desmond Tutu. The month of June brings ...
Have you ever wondered how important competitions are to aspiring entrepreneurs?What are the possible benefits of participating in a competition?Is this a “fad” ...
I have the privilege of helping to roll out the Sozo Foundation’s incubation programme at their site in Capricorn Business Park, just next to their main building ...
I have had the privilege of working with entrepreneurs for nearly 20 years. Many of them were true startups and some of them were scale-ups. I have no doubt that ...