Archive for 'Entrepreneurial Ideas'
How can a small business survive against large competitors?
One of our Ideate readers sent us a very interesting question through our suggestion box: “How can a small business survive and prosper in markets with larger and stronger competitors?”
Bruce Wade is a survivor of the corporate and NGO world, author, speaker, business owner and entrepreneur, Bruce now runs the Entrepreneur Incubator; a member based [...]
Durban’s Sardine Run is a lesson in Entrepreneurship
Durban’s Sardine Run is called ‘the greatest shoal on earth’. One journalist calls it ‘total madness’, I thought it was a lesson in entrepreneurship.
Kim’s the founding partner of Trojan Horse, a company that creatively accesses people, places and spaces and is the holding company for MyCube4Change, a change and transformation tool. View more articles by [...]
Entrepreneur Incubator Leadership Project
In conjunction with Lead SA and in the interest of a better future for South Africa, we have launched the Entrepreneur Incubator Leadership Project.
Bruce Wade is a survivor of the corporate and NGO world, author, speaker, business owner and entrepreneur, Bruce now runs the Entrepreneur Incubator; a member based organisation dedicated to serving those in [...]
What is an Intrepreneur?
Our blog is all about entrepreneurship and part of being an entrepreneur is having an entrepreneur skill. Now, an intrepreneur (also intrapreneur) is a person who possesses such skill but is working within a company or organisation.
Yolandi Janse van Rensburg writes about social media, marketing, life and, of course, cars. We say “of course” because [...]
1 Min. with a Superhero: CEO and Founder of Skyrove Henk Kleynhans
We chat to entrepreneur Henk Kleynhans about his company Skyrove, a prepaid wireless hotspot service that’s taking the world by storm. We at Ideate love Skyrove for all the opportunities it can offer entrepreneurs. So, we asked Henk a few questions about this innovative service and here’s what he had to say:
Yolandi Janse van Rensburg [...]
What Inspired Colette Symanowitz as an Entrepreneur?
We’re interviewing leading business minds and entrepreneurs to find out more about who inspired them to get to where they are today. We asked entrepreneur, managing director and founder of MBAconnect.net,Colette Symanowitz, about who inspires her most.
Yolandi Janse van Rensburg writes about social media, marketing, life and, of course, cars. We say “of course” because [...]
3 Quick Social Media Marketing Tips for Entrepreneurs
Social media marketing can take up way too much time when you are trying to run a business. There’s a ton of benefit to using social media for business. I have learnt this myself as I launched my consulting career primarily off twitter and blogging. So I thought I would give you three quick tips [...]
The 9 Hats of an Entrepreneur – Spouse
When I wear my husband hat and then work in my business, I have a huge responsibility to my wife. Having the Spouse hat requires us to communicate openly to our other halves as if they actually are our other half.
Bruce Wade is a survivor of the corporate and NGO world, author, speaker, business [...]
Is the internet magic?
I was sent a brilliant presentation the other day that echoed a thought on my mind over the last few months. In a post titled ‘harbouring a healthy skeptism for the internet‘ I speak about the need to stop seeing the internet as a quick solution for you to make money. This is the mindset [...]
The 9 Hats of an Entrepreneur – Chairman
I was recently appointed to a management board of a Non Profit Organisation and duly elected Chairman. It has become an interesting journey finding my place as Chairman of a board of an organisation that I do not work in on a daily basis. What is the role of a chairman? What do the other [...]
