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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 [...]
Friday Giveaway: Live your dream and start a business!
UCT and GetSmarter online training company are giving away one place on the University of Cape Town (Law@Work) Start and Manage a Small Business course, which is due to start on the 27 September 2010. One lucky Ideate reader will be able to win this course worth R6, 600!
Yolandi Janse van Rensburg writes about [...]
Creating a Profitable Website for your Company
The penny dropped about 7 years ago when I was talking to a crowd of business owners. I asked the question “How many of you have a company website?” Every single member in the audience put their hand up. I then asked “How many of you see value in your website?” Not one person moved. [...]
8 Reasons Why People Start Their Own Businesses
We all know someone who’s gone into business for themselves – a family member, a friend or an ex-colleague. The amazing thing is that every one of them has their own story about why they did it! Some fell into it, some had no choice, others were hit by a bolt of inspiration. While there [...]
Top 3 social networks to market yourself on in South AfricaTop 3 social networks to market yourself on in South Africa
Entrepreneurs are always being spread to thin having to do all the work in the business. So with this in mind I though your would like to know the top three social networks that should give you the best return on your marketing effort online.
Facebook
Only because everyone is on Facebook. This is a great network [...]
Let’s teach our kids to be entrepreneurs (Video)
Here at Ideate HQ, we love TED (“TED” stands for Technology, Education and Design).
This video was referred to me twice today by two different people. To me, this means that it was written in the stars that I was meant to watch it, and I’m glad I did. It is a talk by Canadian entrepreneur [...]
Why do you Gamble?
Why do people gamble? It is clear that gambling is an extremely popular activity, as online casinos and casinos in places like Las Vegas and Atlantic City make billions of dollars every year. But why? Most people understand that, for casino games at least, the odds are against them. So why do people continue to [...]
The No. 1 Reason Entrepreneurs need LinkedIn
The biggest asset that any entrepreneur has is the network of people they know. You can have the best product or service, but if your networks don’t have the strength to make your ideas fly they will not take off.
Mike Saunders is an internet marketing consultant and social media coach. If you like what he [...]
10 Tips for Boosting your Blog
So you’re putting loads of effort into writing posts for your new blog, and now you want to make sure that you build up a solid audience to read all your hard work. Here are 10 basic tips for boosting your readership.
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10 of the coolest laptop bags
Has your laptop become an indispensable item in your life and your business? Mine has and I’ve been carrying it around in a boring ‘geek issue’ black laptop bag (you know the one) for sometime now. It’s not cool. There have been rumblings of a hardware upgrade in the office…which could mean a shiny new [...]
