Archive for 'Entrepreneur Life'
Turning Your Business Into A Triumphant Success With Jannie Mouton
One of SA’s greatest success stories, Jannie Mouton built his business from scratch after getting fired at age 48. Today, the investment giant PSG is one of the Top 40 on the JSE, and the companies he is involved in have a market cap of R61 billion.
Jannie Mouton heads up PSG, one of the country’s [...]
Crafting A Business Plan, For Freelancers
So, you want to start a freelance business. Or, you’ve started one, and you want to formalise or clarify your offering in your mind. It’s business plan time.
They aren’t just for the biggies; for the entrepreneurs aiming to sell 100,000 units of personalised coffee mugs during Q4. They’re a useful way to turn your [...]
New Generation Money Management Service 22seven Launches To Both Fanfare And Criticism
Independent online personal financial service, 22seven, launched last week into a world grappling with its fifth consecutive year of economic volatility. For consumers it’s tough and the question we are all asking ourselves, apart from how long is this recession going to last, is “how do we make ends meet?”
22seven was unveiled in Johannesburg last [...]
Want To Be An Entrepreneur? Kick-Start Your Future With The Allan Gray Fellowship Programme
The Allan Gray Orbis Foundation is offering South Africa’s brightest young minds a head-start in life through its Allan Gray Fellowship Programme. This initiative aims to develop students, known as Allan Gray Fellows, into South Africa’s future high growth entrepreneurial leaders and includes comprehensive financial support as one its many benefits.
Applications to the Fellowship [...]
SA Start Up Snapplify Transforms Publishing Content Into Mobile Apps
A South African application development company has launched their product and signed their first deal at Frankfurt Book Fair.
The recent launch of mobile app developer Snapplify gives the publishing market a full turnkey solution for transforming their content into mobile apps within minutes, for global distribution via the Apple App Store. It is the [...]
Book Review: Richard Branson ‘Screw Business As Usual’
Before I start on this review it’s worthwhile to mention that Sir Richard is a client of the digital marketing agency that I own so there may be a *small* bias. I read Branson’s new book ‘Screw Business As Usual‘ in two days, and am currently rereading certain chapters of it. I will aim to [...]
South Africans Mean Business With E-Commerce
A recent PayU survey reveals that 75% of respondents believe online shopping is the way of the future. There is no doubt that online shopping is booming in South Africa. Results of a recent News24 online survey conducted by PayU, a South African online and mobile payment service provider, support findings from a World Wide Worx [...]
Your Learning Resolutions For 2012
The beginning of the year is the time to make resolutions that will start you off on a good foot and ensure that 2012 is your best year to date. If you’re not sure what you want to achieve – or even if you have a few goals in mind – consider adding continuous learning [...]
Welcome Back, Entrepreneurs: 5 Challenges To Get You Started
Well, it’s happened. Another year has rolled over, and 2012 marks the 7th year that Ideate has been championing South Africa’s entrepreneurs. We hope that this year will be a cracker for you, and that it will bring your dreams to reality. To kick things off, we want to challenge our readers to expand their [...]
The End Of The Year Is Here: 20 Relaxation Tips From Nature
2012 is drawing to a close. It’s time to take a breather and recharge those batteries. BUT, we know how it is – you entrepreneurs out there just don’t know how to switch off. So, in a year where biomimicry has leapt to the fore, we’re going to take a few relaxation tips from nature…
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