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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 make readers’…
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 our…
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. I…
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 Haakonsen…
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 youth. This…
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 of incubation…
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 African…
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” environment. In…
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 story: The…
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, and pitch…
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 station…
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 learning about…
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 value to…
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 I have learnt…
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 this…
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, to celebrate…
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 the recent…
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 surfing…
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 journey is a…
