Retail Customer Marketing: You May Be Missing The Point
by Ian Steyn on 22/05/13 at 8:30 am | No comments
Grocery stores are not just grocery stores anymore. Most South African retailers have added some form of product line extension to their standard offering of household items and produce. Even corner cafés are selling electricity and airtime, whilst the larger chain stores now allow customers to pay their bills and speeding fines, or even book [...]
Click to read the Full StoryThe Entrepreneurial Workout: Sign Up Or Liquidate
by Jonathan Jacobs on 21/05/13 at 4:30 pm | 1 comment
One, two, three, four; one, two, three, four. Who would have thought entrepreneurs need a workout?! I am of the view that every entrepreneur needs to “work out”. How often do we get so sucked into our precious businesses that we really don’t have time for anything else? I know I’m sounding familiar. Yes I’m [...]
Click to read the Full StoryEmployee Engagement Case Study By Adapt to Change
by Staff Reporter on 21/05/13 at 8:40 am | No comments
Adapt to Change were awarded a contract by a client to completely revamp their warehouse in only three months. Inventory levels were incredibly high and as a result, some items had to be stored in multiple locations throughout the warehouse, making it almost impossible to reliably apply the FIFO (First In First Out) principle. [...]
Click to read the Full Story5 Things That Make A Great IT Manager
by Yvonne Nhuta on 20/05/13 at 1:00 pm | No comments
IT Management goes beyond knowing how different information technologies work. This is because understanding the intricacies of a computer system will not help you fully rise to the challenges of management such as communication, account management, administration, human resources and many others. As a result, in order to be successful, IT managers need to be [...]
Click to read the Full StoryOliver Empowerment Awards Recognise Raizcorp CEO’s Contribution To Economic Transformation
by Staff Reporter on 20/05/13 at 10:30 am | No comments
On the 26th of April 2013, the winners of the 2013 Oliver Transformation and Empowerment Awards were announced at a black-tie gala event attended by the elite of South Africa’s business community. The Entrepreneur of 2013 Award was scooped by Allon Raiz, CEO of Raizcorp, Africa’s premier small business incubator model, which has supported in [...]
Click to read the Full StoryHelp Your Friend Find Their Dream Job And Earn Extra Cash
by Staff Reporter on 20/05/13 at 8:30 am | No comments
You may love your job, but perhaps your friend doesn’t. Or maybe they are happy enough in their current job, but – like most of us – would be open to a great opportunity should it come their way. Other than that warm-fuzzy feeling that comes from helping a friend find their dream position, now [...]
Click to read the Full StoryWWF-SA and UCT Graduate School Of Business In Novel Partnership To Boost Sustainability Leadership In Africa
by Staff Reporter on 17/05/13 at 10:50 am | No comments
Bringing together the expertise of two undisputed leaders in their fields, a new partnership between the World Wide Fund for Nature – South Africa (WWF-SA) and the University of Cape Town’s Graduate School of Business (GSB), has produced a programme to equip and inspire sustainability leaders across Africa to improve their impact. The groundbreaking executive [...]
Click to read the Full StoryOpenness Will Define The Future Of Mobile Transactions
by Bevan Ducasse on 17/05/13 at 8:30 am | No comments
If your smartphone is near you while you’re reading this – and I’ll be surprised if it isn’t – pick it up and take a moment to consider all the things it is to you. It’s a calendar, little black book of contacts, games console, music centre, camera, miniature TV, communications portal, news delivery system, [...]
Click to read the Full StoryCoaching Circles Can Help Organisations Develop And Retain Top Talent
by Staff Reporter on 16/05/13 at 11:00 am | No comments
New research shows that Coaching Circles can impart valuable business and management skills more cost effectively than conventional training programmes. Research from the Centre for Coaching at the UCT Graduate School of Business (GSB) is demonstrating that Coaching Circles – a relatively new coaching training technique – may be a cost-effective solution to develop and [...]
Click to read the Full Story88mph Opens Applications In Nairobi
by Staff Reporter on 16/05/13 at 8:30 am | No comments
88mph, an early stage startup fund and 3 month accelerator program has opened applications for Nairobi. The program assists start-ups by giving them investment of up to a 100k, access to business networks and the know how to quickly grow their businesses. 88mph’s strategy in Africa is to fund strong teams and web-mobile ideas that [...]
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88mph Opens Applications In Nairobi
No comments88mph, an early stage startup fund and 3 month accelerator program has opened applications for Nairobi. The program assists start-ups by giving them investment of up to a 100k, access to business networks and the know how to quickly grow their businesses. 88mph’s strategy in Africa is to fund strong teams and web-mobile ideas that [...]
Click to read the Full StoryCape Town Workshop Deals With Employee Empowerment
1 commentConsider what you might be able to achieve if all the employees in your business had the necessary access to information, knowledge and skills to identify opportunities for improvement and make the best decisions for the overall business every single day. Putting power into the hands of staff members not only makes for a more [...]
Click to read the Full StorySupply Chain Management And Operations Management: What’s The Difference?
No commentsSupply Chain Management and Operations Management are two terms that are often, and easily, confused. Supply Chain Management is concerned with strategic choices, sharing of information and resources, coordination of logistics, and capacity to optimise the cost-effective creation of value along a supply chain. Operations Management, on the other hand, covers the activities, decisions and [...]
Click to read the Full StoryGrade 12’s: Last Call To Apply For Fellowship
No commentsApplications to the Allan Gray Orbis Foundation Fellowship close 30 April for Grade 12’s. The deadline to apply for the Allan Gray Orbis Foundation Fellowship is near: Applications for Grade 12’s close at the end of this month. The Allan Gray Orbis Foundation, which aims to develop a new generation of dynamic entrepreneurial leaders who [...]
Click to read the Full StoryEntrepreneurship Falls To New Low In SA
1 commentAlmost three years after the FIFA Soccer World Cup, entrepreneurial activity in South Africa has dropped to an alarming new low. Entrepreneurship in South Africa has fallen dramatically with economic experts worrying about the impact on the economy and job prospects for young South Africans. According to research released by the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor at [...]
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