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How South Africa Can Solve The Entrepreneur Crisis
The most successful companies of any time represent an idea whose time has come. Ford was driven by the idea that automobile transport could be accessible to the average American family. Cirque du Soleil created a new industry by combining the best of the circus with elements of the theatre; and locally, Thawte provided companies [...]
How can a Business “give back” to the Community?
One of our readers on Ideate sent through the questions “How can a business ‘give back’ to the community?” Firstly, from a philosophical point of view it might be helpful to not use the phrase “give back”. In order for someone to give back it implies that they have taken something which they are now [...]
Entrepreneurship vs a healthy economy
Question: What is the relationship between entrepreneurship and a healthy economy?
Answer: A healthy economy is a growing economy. Economists have long been trying to understand the factors that drive economic growth and the answer was initially not as simple as one might expect. The factors of production – land, labour and capital were not sufficient an [...]
Do you want to be an Entrepreneur?
An Ideate reader asked the question “I want to start my own business, but am anxious about leaving my job. What do I have to do to be an entrepreneur?” There are many employees with aspirations to be a successful entrepreneur but afraid to take the first step. I would say 3R’s apply here: Research, [...]
