Entrepreneurship Month
ovember is Entrepreneurship Month. From Global Entrepreneurship Week, which takes place from 18 to 24 November, to Global Women’s Entrepreneurship Day on 19 November, there are many ways to celebrate the men and women who have had the courage to build a business from...
How To Succeed Using Facebook As A Small Business
What do buyers do when they are happy with a product or service? These days, they talk about it on social media. How do they find what others have to say about a specific business? They look for reviews on Facebook. And what do people do when they are interested in...
What To Know Before Starting a Business in South Africa
The rise of highly successful start-ups and entrepreneurs in the last few years have led to many South Africans wanting to start their own small businesses. Unfortunately, for many, the journey ends with the idea of being an entrepreneur, because the process...
New Business Registration Feature
South African web-hosting company, 1-grid.com announced earlier this week that it has launched a unique business registration feature. Small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) can now register their company and its equivalent website address at the same time. The new...
Growth of the Genesis Group businesses
UCT entrepreneurship students have launched a start-up business, which includes a cannabis-infused natural skin-care product and a delivery service for students. Aspiring entrepreneurs from UCT’s Genesis Project had to start their own business as part of their course....
UCT Student Startups Go To Market
DURBAN - Aspiring entrepreneurs from the University of Cape Town’s Genesis Project were tasked with establishing their own business, as part of their Honours-level Programme in Management in Entrepreneurship (PDE) course. Local web hosting company, 1-grid.com,...
Best Web Hosting SA
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Retrenched And Under 25
Retrenchment has become a serious reality for many young South Africans. With major industries such as construction, mining and banking having had to cut huge numbers of jobs, leaving many out of work. In tough economic times, the youth have the benefit of being tech...
Savings Month
As we draw closer to the end of July, a month dedicated to encouraging South Africans to save it is imperative that we look at how small businesses in South Africa are able to keep afloat. Over 70 per cent of small businesses struggle to survive the first two years of...
PDE Partnership
Students at the University of Cape Town (UCT) have taken up the challenge to start their own business. As part of an Honours-level Programme in Management in Entrepreneurship (PDE), the year-long course requires students to start-up and manage their own businesses....