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Virgin Galactic Appoints First South African Space Agent
The Ideate team was on hand on Friday to witness the Virgin Galactic appointment of the country’s first Accredited Space Agent (ASA) – Vanessa Rothery (pictured right) – at the Planet Bar, Mount Nelson Hotel in Cape Town.
Stephen Attenborough (below right), Virgin Galactic’s Commercial Director who was in South Africa for the launch said: “Virgin [...]
Launch Of Crowdinvest: SA’s 1st Peer-To-Peer Crowdfunding Investment Platform
Crowdinvest announced two weeks ago the launch of their innovative platform that uses online crowd sourcing as an investment platform for South African consumers.
This exciting start-up focuses on the possibilities of profit sharing, business equity, capital assets and property (removed) that can turn a small investment into an actuality – simply by investing, learning and [...]
Industrialising The Nation – Is Government Doing Enough?
September 2011 President Zuma raised his concern about the lack of black industrialists in South Africa and called for the economy to produce “authentic black entrepreneurs” who own factories. A few months later in his 2012 State of the Nation Address, President Zuma introduced government’s plans to make a massive investment in infrastructure. The aim, [...]
Social Media And Your Company
People now more than ever are connected with each other: from the minute we wake up until the minute we shut our eyes for sleep, we have some way of interacting with other people. Be it Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, or even rising players like Google+, social networks are used by “one in every second Internet [...]
Endeavor South Africa Appoints Catherine Townshend As Managing Director
Endeavor South Africa announced today the instatement of a new Managing Director, Catherine Townshend, beginning 1 May 2012. Catherine’s appointment coincides nicely with the launch of Endeavor’s Cape Town office, which looks to expand rapidly owing to the hotbed of high-impact entrepreneurial activity in the city.
Outgoing Managing Director, Malik Fal will remain on the Board [...]
Groupon Continues Its Focus On SME’s To Partner With Sales
Small to large South African businesses are harnessing the power of the internet by using daily deal websites such as Groupon in order to successfully grow their sales. These daily deal sites allow business owners to access huge subscriber bases and connect themselves directly to consumers within their local community. This means opening up opportunities [...]
New Programme Exposes SA Youth To Entrepreneurship
A new entrepreneurship programme has been launched in the Western Cape to introduce South African youngsters to the skills and knowledge associated with entrepreneurship. Alexander McLeod, founding Trustee of The School Entrepreneurship Trust, has developed an independent School Entrepreneurship Programme that he hopes will expose many school learners to entrepreneurship.
The Water Berry Entrepreneurship Programme [...]
Empowering Women Is Good For Business
Promoting gender equality in organisations isn’t just ethical. It grows businesses too.
Gender equality is still a long way off in many businesses, but the problem needs to be tackled in both legislation and in the way women perceive themselves, researchers believe – adding that this could lead to greater profitability and better management.
“In South Africa, [...]
Last 3 Days To Enter Tech Paradise
There are only three more days left to get entries in for Tech Paradise 2012 – the larger-than-life competition that has taken the South African tech and gaming community by storm. Entrants are just days away from finding out whether they have won every gamers’ dream prize: A five-day getaway in the ultimate luxury gaming [...]
Legendary Moments With Opera, Gladiators & Football In New Heineken® Campaign
Premium international beer brand Heineken® this week launched a series of high profile adverts in South Africa, as part of their campaign for the forthcoming 2011/12 UEFA Champions League season, titled ‘Legendary Football’. The eagerly awaited adverts feature legendary UEFA Champions League players, drawing parallels between ‘the beautiful game’ and the majestic mastery of the [...]
