Tag Archives: entrepreneur
1 Min. With A Superhero: Zibusiso Mkhwanazi, Founder Of Digital Marketing Agency AVATAR
Today we’re chatting to Zibusiso Mkhwanazi, a multi-award winning South African digital entrepreneur and the CEO of AVATAR. Zibusiso serves on the boards of the National Economic Education Trust and is the chairman of the The Red Quarter brand agency. Most recently Zibusiso has been nominated as one of the Top 25 Media Game Players [...]
As The Sun Sets Slowly In The West, We Bid You Happy New Year!
From all of us at Ideate, the authors and the entrepreneurs, the readers and contributors, the brave and the stupid, the rich and the soon to be rich – we say thanks for another great year. We’ve continued this year in the vein that we started, supporting the little guy, that unsung hero of the [...]
Inaugural School Entrepreneurship Conference
Two weeks from today, on Friday 30th November 2012, the inaugural School Entrepreneurship Conference kicks off at the University of Cape Town. The School Entrepreneurship Conference is an initiative of The School Entrepreneurship Trust and is a spin-off of the School Entrepreneurship Programme, a programme developed and implemented by the commercial business Water Berry. The [...]
Too Scared To Fail: Barriers To Small Business Growth
We know that more than half of all new businesses in South Africa fail within the first 12 months and that, by the end of 10 years, 96% of them will have closed their doors – but how many of these re-enter the market? And how many more don’t even try to start up because [...]
1 Min. With A Superhero: Pastel Founder Steven Cohen On Entrepreneurship, SA Tech, And Expansion To Cloud Computing
Today, we’re talking to a somewhat unsung hero in the SA tech scene. Steven Cohen is the founder of Softline Pastel, the company behind the ubiquitous accounting and ERP software. Steven talks to Ideate about his challenges in building the company, entrepreneurship in SA, his expansion plans and some advice for budding tech entrepreneurs in [...]
Memoirs Of A Garage Entrepreneur
I have recently made the transition from big corporate to my small empire (not there yet, but the thinking is). The move was an easy decision because I had built up a certain level of immunity. This immunity came in the form of a good reputation, one annuity client, key staff, and a good tax [...]
How To Start A Business
Entrepreneurship is not something to be taken on lightly. It is challenging, requires lots of sacrifice and has a high failure rate, but it can be the most rewarding thing you will ever do. Before starting a business, some serious questions should be considered. “Why am I starting the business?” The answer cannot be “to [...]
1 Min. With A Superhero: Andy Hadfield, Founder Of Real Time Wine
Ideate is super excited to be interviewing the founder of a brand new South African start-up: Andy Hadfield of Real Time Wine. Andy’s an experienced campaigner, and has been a fixture in the local social media and marketing scene for the past decade. After a stint as consultant to big corporates, Real Time Wine is [...]
1 Min With A Superhero: Adesh Naidoo, SEDA Small Business Stars Winner
Adesh Naidoo is the recent winner of the SEDA Small Business Stars, an initiative after Ideate’s heart. Adesh is the founder of Clean Street, which plans to distribute a “green” lamppost-mounted bin that is theft-resistant, provides an easy litter disposal option for pedestrians, and offers the city a new advertising revenue stream. Adesh, how does [...]
Three SEO-Savvy Tactics For Entrepreneurs
The purpose of any business website is to reach existing and potential customers. However, the problem with many websites is that they do not effectively utilise search engine optimisation (SEO), rendering them virtually inaccessible. Finding these websites is akin to trying to find a destination without directions – or a map. SEO is a marketing [...]
