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How can a small business survive against large competitors?
One of our Ideate readers sent us a very interesting question through our suggestion box: “How can a small business survive and prosper in markets with larger and stronger competitors?”
Bruce Wade is a survivor of the corporate and NGO world, author, speaker, business owner and entrepreneur, Bruce now runs the Entrepreneur Incubator; a member based [...]
Entrepreneur Qualities and Characteristics: Focus
Focus is the opposite of blurred, and in my life blurred is never good, especially for entrepreneurs. The loss of focus will always lead to tumble weed existence, back and forth with no progress. Simply put focus for any entrepreneur is a result of three things; finding clarity, removing clutter and building energy.
Bruce Wade is [...]
Entrepreneur Qualities and Characteristics: Passion
When we speak of passion all a guy will think of is hot steamy….. well you know. Ok! Focus: stop that movie in your head, here we are talking about the passion for life; the energy that gets us up in the morning with anticipation of a serendipitous adventure ahead. Passion for an entrepreneur is [...]
Entrepreneur Qualities and Characteristics: Humility
Humility is not a synonym for doormat. It is a character that is possessed by very few, especially in an age where personal marketing and self perception are key marketing techniques used by many entrepreneurs.
Bruce Wade is a survivor of the corporate and NGO world, author, speaker, business owner and entrepreneur, Bruce now runs the [...]
Entrepreneur Incubator Leadership Project
In conjunction with Lead SA and in the interest of a better future for South Africa, we have launched the Entrepreneur Incubator Leadership Project.
Bruce Wade is a survivor of the corporate and NGO world, author, speaker, business owner and entrepreneur, Bruce now runs the Entrepreneur Incubator; a member based organisation dedicated to serving those in [...]
Entrepreneur Qualities and Characteristics: Patience
Patience, long suffering, endurance of pain and discomfort – all words that describe one of the hardest characters of successful entrepreneurs. I always thought that only doctors needed patients to survive in business, I soon came to realise that this was just some sick joke. Ok, enough with the humour.
Bruce Wade is a survivor of [...]
Entrepreneur Qualities and Characteristics: Authenticity
I came across this word many years ago when developing a mission statement for an organisation. It sounded right and we went for it but it was only later that I went back and look at what it meant to be authentic and it began to change my life.
Bruce Wade is a [...]
Entrepreneur Qualities and Characteristics: Values and Principles
Continuing on our theme from the Sphere of Mankind, let’s take a look at the outer skin of the sphere. This depicts our personal boundaries in our lives. Much the same as a river bank will guide its water, so our values and principles give us direction.
Bruce Wade is a survivor of the corporate and [...]
Entrepreneur Qualities and Characteristics: The Sphere of Mankind
Over the last 10 years of study in human nature and behaviour I have developed a model that depicts how we are composed, behave and interact. The Sphere of Mankind models life at the basics of principles, purpose and functions. To begin this journey of understanding what makes up an Entrepreneur we must first make [...]
“How to draft a recycling business plan? Is recycling business sustainable and profitable?”
This question came to us at Ideate and we thought it worthy of a response. Not because it is a hot topic or the next best thing, but because it is typical of the many questions and queries we get: how do we start a business, and is it profitable?
Bruce Wade is a survivor of [...]
