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Don’t miss the On-line Retailing Conference and Exhibition!

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 [...]

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The benefits of renting desk and office space

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 [...]

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3 Golden Tips to Growing your Business

3 Golden Tips to Growing your Business

So, you’ve set up your own business. It hasn’t failed yet and you think it’s doing pretty well.  The thing is, if you are an entrepreneur at heart, settling for a business that’s doing fine and getting comfortable is not really what you were going for. Your dreams were sky-high! Now it is time to grow [...]

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New website to refresh the group buying category

New website to refresh the group buying category

The latest group buying company to hit our shores, CityMob, launched today with the largest social media following in SA and a distinct focus on quality, community and strategic partnerships.
South Africa today saw the official launch of a group buying site with the largest social media-based community in the country. With over 120,000 Facebook [...]

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The Consumer Protection Act for the Business Owner

The Consumer Protection Act for the Business Owner

We tune in to Ideate author, Bruce Wade’s special on the Entrepreneur Desk where he explains how the new Consumer Protection Act will influence you and your business.
In this video, Bruce poses important questions you as a business owners will need to ask with regards to CPA. Here are the topics Bruce covers in this [...]

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Exploit Yourself, Online Entrepreneur Reality Show

Exploit Yourself, Online Entrepreneur Reality Show

Exploit Yourself, a new social media-based reality show, will be hitting online screens on 01 June 2011. As the title suggests, 10 chosen entrepreneurs will push themselves – and their businesses – to the limit in a battle for the Grand Prize and title of Top Entrepreneur.
The concept was created by Cape Town communications company, [...]

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1min. with a Superhero: George Grieve at Vital Health Foods

1min. with a Superhero: George Grieve at Vital Health Foods

Winter is on its way and that means we all stop jogging in the cold and rather snuggle up in front of the TV with yummy treats and snacks. We chat to George Grieve, Managing Director at Vital Health Foods, about South Africans’ eating habits and the average South African grade compared to other countries.
Vital Health [...]

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Exclus1ves are still celebrating their 1st Birthday with the Power of 1!

Exclus1ves are still celebrating their 1st Birthday with the Power of 1!

Online commerce site Exclus1ves.co.za is celebrating is still 1st birthday this month. Digital marketing agency World Wide Creative is working together with Exclus1ves to launch their Birthday campaign called the Power Of 1. Following the extraordinary success of last year’s FlashMob FireSale campaign we excited to see what Exclusives will pull out of the hat [...]

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1 min. with a Superhero: Property Auction Online’s James Thorburn

1 min. with a Superhero: Property Auction Online’s James Thorburn

We’re back chatting to MD of Cape Realty International, James Thorburn, but this time about his new venture called Property Auction Online. Online property auctioning is a new concept to the South Africa market. So, we find out more about this new venture and how exactly it works:
James, tell us more about Property Auction Online?
Propertyauctiononline.co.za [...]

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How To Build A Great Mobisite

How To Build A Great Mobisite

The Heavy Chef Session (World Wide Creative’s free monthly marketing presentations) moves to Johannesburg this month focusing on “Building Great Mobile Sites”. The speaker is Tim Bishop from Prezence, one of the top providers in mobile development in the country right now.
The Heavy Chef Project has published multiple articles on mobile strategy and asked the [...]

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