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Virgin Galactic Appoints First South African Space Agent
The Ideate team was on hand on Friday to witness the Virgin Galactic appointment of the country’s first Accredited Space Agent (ASA) – Vanessa Rothery (pictured right) – at the Planet Bar, Mount Nelson Hotel in Cape Town.
Stephen Attenborough (below right), Virgin Galactic’s Commercial Director who was in South Africa for the launch said: “Virgin [...]
Book Review: Richard Branson ‘Screw Business As Usual’
Before I start on this review it’s worthwhile to mention that Sir Richard is a client of the digital marketing agency that I own so there may be a *small* bias. I read Branson’s new book ‘Screw Business As Usual‘ in two days, and am currently rereading certain chapters of it. I will aim to [...]
Welcome Back, Entrepreneurs: 5 Challenges To Get You Started
Well, it’s happened. Another year has rolled over, and 2012 marks the 7th year that Ideate has been championing South Africa’s entrepreneurs. We hope that this year will be a cracker for you, and that it will bring your dreams to reality. To kick things off, we want to challenge our readers to expand their [...]
Sir Richard Branson’s Eight Ideas To ‘Screw Business As Usual’
Saturday night saw the South African launch of Sir Richard Branson’s new book ‘Screw Business As Usual’, in Randlords Johannesburg. I attended with fellow Ideate reporter Yolandi Janse van Rensburg and managed to chat to the great man himself. He was his usual effervescent self, clearly loving the challenges of turning traditional business models on [...]
Boom! Richard Branson Selects Eight Of South Africa’s Best And Brightest Entrepreneurs
This week, coinciding with Global Entrepreneur Week, the Branson Centre For Entrepreneurship selected eight of their brightest and finest to travel to Tech City, the world famous entrepreneur hub in the East End of London.
The eight delegates dubbed themselves the Boom!Crew, and chose the strapline ‘a force for good’ inspired by Virgin Unite’s focus [...]
Virgin Group Launches First Ever Global Social Media Marathon
Today, Wednesday, November 16th 2011, the Virgin Group is set to hold a global, company-wide ’social marathon’ at Facebook offices around the world. Facebook has opened its doors for one day only so that Virgin’s social media teams in Australia, United Kingdom and the United States can run each leg of the social marathon.
The 26-hour long, [...]
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 [...]
