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The Peak age of Entrepreneurship
TechCrunch recently published a fascinating report on the ‘peak age of entrepreneurship’. We often think of entrepreneurs as young, pimply 19 year-old varsity drop outs working in their garage / dorm room / cupboard but is this really the case?
Here are a few points taken from the article posted on TechCrunch.com.
Anecdotal Evidence:
A commonly held belief [...]
Heavy Chef focuses on Trust and Identity Online
The creative and energetic team at Heavy Chef are at it again! This time their moving to Cape Town with the topic of “Trust and Identity Online” coming into focus.
Last month, Deloitte hosted the Heavy Chef Johannesburg session with Nic Haralambous talking to us about Motribe , his and Vince Maher’s extraordinary startup. The session saw [...]
Celebrate Short Story Day South on 21 June 2011
At Ideate we consider the creative arts a form of entrepreneurship too. In light of that, we’re excited to report about Short Story Day South – a celebration of short stories in southern Africa (21 June 2011).
It will create a platform for writers, readers, booksellers, publishers, teachers, and school children to come together to submit, [...]
1min with a Superhero: Social Entrepreneur, Jock Odendaal
Meet 4th generation bucket reared Kalahari dwelling driller, Jock Odendaal. Jock is busy working on a project to improve service delivery by enhancing communication between municipalities and its people. We asked Jock a few questions about his new venture:
So Jock, in a few ‘man on the street’ words, what is it that you’re doing?
People who [...]
Labour provides the greatest hindrance to SME growth
Almost a third (28%) of local SMEs reported labour related issues as the main barrier to business growth in the past year. While small business owners acknowledge that they need more staff in order to grow their business, they report that they either can’t find the right people or are too nervous to employ because [...]
The State of Entrepreneurship in South Africa
The continued need for dialogue and advocacy to foster a better environment for Entrepreneurs in South Africa is the driving force behind creating a consolidated and updated view of the state of entrepreneurship in South Africa’s thriving industries.
Entrepreneurial activity in South Africa still lags significantly behind many comparable countries. South Africa’s Total Entrepreneurial Activity (TEA) [...]
Heavy Chef May 2011: Motribe is coming to Joburg!
Motribe, a platform enabling users, brands, agencies and publishers across the world to build and manage their own mobile social communities, is coming to Johannesburg with this month’s Heavy Chef event.
Our two favourite entrepreneurs and intrepid founders have crossed the great mobile divide: evolving from 2 minute noodle-eating start-up entrepreneurs to serious players. Nic Haralambous and Vincent Maher, with Motribe, [...]
Entrepreneurial Dialogues: “The State of Entrepreneurship in South Africa” – 2nd Edition
According to Endeavor SA “entrepreneurial activity in South Africa still lags significantly behind many comparable countries”. With that, Endeavor SA, in partnership with FNB Business Banking have launched the second edition of The Entrepreneurial Dialogues, focusing on the State of Entrepreneurship in selected high potential industries in South Africa.
The headline panel of the FNB-Endeavor conference on [...]
Don’t miss the On-line Retailing Conference and Exhibition!
Dubbed the online retailing industry’s must-attend event of the year, the On-line Retailing Conference & Exhibition will be held on 24 & 25 May 2011 at Indaba Hotel Fourways in Johannesburg.
With only 2 weeks left till the conference most major companies have already registered including Masstores, Telkom SA, Clicks, DSTV Online, Homechoice, Mr Price Financial [...]
The benefits of renting desk and office space
If you’re thinking of starting up a business, or already have a venture that you’re looking to expand, then the topic of renting desk or office space is something that’s never far away from conversation.
There are a whole host of things to think about in business, but finding the right premises in which to run [...]
