Archive for 'Entrepreneur Life'
How does Entrepreneurship and Leadership relate to each other?
Many people do not consider themselves leaders, let alone experts on leadership, yet in the main from the very early years of our lives we are exposed to and devour (or reject) many expressions and experiences of Leadership. Whether is was on the sports field, in the classroom, along the family hierarchy, through the media [...]
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 [...]
Do you want to be an Entrepreneur?
An Ideate reader asked the question “I want to start my own business, but am anxious about leaving my job. What do I have to do to be an entrepreneur?” There are many employees with aspirations to be a successful entrepreneur but afraid to take the first step. I would say 3R’s apply here: Research, [...]
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 [...]
1 Min. with a Superhero: CEO of Fruit & Veg, Brian Coppin
Fruit & Veg City is an iconic brand within the SA shopping landscape and we are very excited and honoured to talk to co-founder Brian Coppin. Brian is one of South Africa’s leading businessmen and is also a very successful entrepreneur. A classic story, Brian started his career in the retail industry as a cashier [...]
Win tickets to Mobile Web Africa Competition on Ideate
Okay we’ve got another competition running right here on Ideate. The second annual Mobile Web Africa conference is running in September and there are tickets up for grabs. If you haven’t heard about the conference before, it’s pretty cool (with speakers from Google, Opera and AdMob amongst others). If you have any interest in mobile [...]
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 [...]
Enter the Sanlam/Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year competition
It’s not too surprising so many South Africans shy away from starting their own business. Statistics show that more than seven out of ten new business ventures will fail within the first two years of starting up. Still – with the right information, and some much-needed encouragement through competitions like the Sanlam/Business Partners 2010 Entrepreneur [...]
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 [...]
