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Entrepreneur Spotlight: Start your business small, the lean approach
Start your business small, the lean approach was advice we got when we interviewed Dr Hajira Mashego, an inspirational entrepreneur running her own Fitness Gym Brand. Due to travel challenges, our interview was done over the phone. I was happy Hajira had decided to speak with us about her story. Our entrepreneurship stories are meant...
Risk Work: a disguise for free entrepreneur labour
If you are an entrepreneur you have come across risk work, but is it only a false carrot to get free entrepreneur labour? Risk work is when a potential client approaches a business person and requests certain products and services. However this said “client” is not willing to pay for these services or products. Instead...
Top 5 Reasons Why You should become a freelancer in 2020
Before we discuss the top 5 reasons why you should become a freelancer, let us define freelancing. Freelancing is the practice of working your yourself, lending your services to employers on a short-term or project basis. Although freelancing is not very popular in South Africa, it is estimated that by the end of 2020 half...
Entrepreneur Spotlight: Believe in yourself
Believe in yourself is the last words that remain with me, following my conversation with entrepreneur Rebone Seolwana. It was a warm Saturday morning when I met with Rebone, a very busy person and hard to pin down. We meet at 6:30am in the morning, to share a run in Solidarity with Hope With Every...
A Case for Risk Investing in South African Small Business Ecosystem
Why would any investor want to put their money at risk investing in the South African small business ecosystem? The numbers are undisputed. According to Fundera.com 20% of small businesses fail in their first year, 30% in their second year. 50% businesses will fail after 5 years and 70% within 10 years. The majority of...
Are you ready to quit your job to start a business: The long road to success
Affordable Healthcare for everyone utilising advanced Technology
Creating affordable healthcare for all its residents is one of the top challenges facing developing nations like South Africa. The private sector only caters for 17% of the population while the public sector caters for 83% of the population. The private sector is generally well resourced, while the public sector is under-resourced. The price of...