Tag Archives: Entrepreneurship in South Africa
Skills every entrepreneur needs
Entrepreneurship is a very appealing alternative to employment and one that many people dream of. However, it’s a difficult thing to pull off and many people who attempt it fall short. Here are some vital skills that you will need if you intend to follow the entrepreneur’s path.
Organisational skills and time management
Entrepreneurs are required to [...]
Economic Growth = Growing Entrepreneurship
If South Africa’s economy is to continue to see healthy growth, we need more people actively involved as employers, and not just employees. Creating employment is one, if not THE most important challenge for South Africa, and if we are going to tackle it effectively, a change in perspective is required on several fronts.
1.Unemployment
The first [...]
2011 and Entrepreneurship in South Africa
Ok, I am going to stick my neck out and do some predictions for this year. South Africa is on the brink of some very exciting developments and this could push us into a great economic development phase of our country. With this and the other factors that we have been following, I have distilled [...]
An Entrepreneur’s average day of work – Reading and Research
Our journey continues with Mr.E, the typical South African Entrepreneur as we investigate his reading habits. From our observations we find that Mr.E seems to have developed an interesting list of reading material. He has set times in his day that he dedicates to these and can be summarized under 3 different categories;
Online Reading: Mr.E has a [...]
When do you know you’re an Entrepreneur?
At first glance this may seem like a simple question with a simple answer, I mean I could be boring and say you know you’re an Entrepreneur when you organize, operate, and assume the risk for a business venture. Now I could end the post there but you and I both know that there is [...]
An Entrepreneur’s average day of work: Social Marketing
Our journey continues with Mr.E, the typical South African Entrepreneur as we analyse the data collected from the keyboard tracking devices we installed in both his office pc and personal laptop. Our team has recreated his activities and found that he uses up to 2 hours a day on the various social media platforms. Mr. [...]
What is the Greatest Challenge for an Entrepreneur?
For entrepreneurs, staying determined is one of the greatest challenges. While those around you may be saying “what if it doesn’t work?” and “get a real job” it can be tough to keep going, particularly in the early days.
Judi joined the Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship in August 2010 as CEO. In this unique position she is responsible [...]
Can you study Entrepreneurship? Or is it something you just have to do to learn it?
Entrepreneurship is like golf: You can read the books, speak to the pros, get the right equipment, practice on the driving range until you are blue in the face – the only way you truly master the game is by getting on the course and playing. Over and over again.
Louis is one of those lucky [...]
An Entrepreneur’s average day of work: Staff Management
Our journey continues with Mr.E, the typical South African Entrepreneur. Previous articles covered his daily ritual of time management and his afternoon staff gathering at 4:30 each day but we have also noticed a regular form of communication that happens in his office. The main board room is used for what is termed creative meetings. [...]
Can Entrepreneurship be taught?
For decades, entrepreneurship has been viewed as something risky and mysterious that only a few lucky mavericks could master. This perception has been fuelled by a public reverence for successful individuals, who seem to have had no formal training to which their entrepreneurial success could be attributed. Some educational institutions have also shunned or quashed [...]
