World Wide Worx research reveals a digital divide across genders with an access gap among female entrepreneurs, in their The South […]
South African SMEs use technology effectively to navigate a challenging business landscape
Empowering entrepreneurs towards investment-readiness
There is no shortage of investors with a strong desire to invest in innovative products and services – the challenge is […]
Telkom FutureMakers, building SME capability through innovation and outsourcing
Launched in 2015 as the Enterprise and Supplier development unit of Telkom, the Telkom FutureMakers incubation programme has supported over 2500 […]
The solar owner sensation
Jason Delaney, founder and CEO of Solar Sage, shares his journey of starting and growing a business and offers his owner-insights […]
Trends Shaping Financial Inclusion in South Africa’s Insurance Industry
South Africa stands as one of the most unequal societies globally, underscoring the critical importance of financial inclusion in the nation’s […]
Should “Chief Learning Officer” be your next recruit?
By Ursula Fear, Senior Talent Programme Manager at Salesforce South Africa One of the paradoxes of South Africa’s high unemployment rate […]
The blended generation: Self-service must go hand-in-hand with personalisation to cater to all
For decades, we believed that insurance was simply too complex an industry to ever go digital, writes Vis Govender, Co-founder of […]
The greatest teaching secret (and it includes a trampoline!)
This past week I have twice had the chance to sit down and interview Andrew Bourne, Zoho’s Regional Manager for Africa. […]
Rise in demand for small business financing
The share of small businesses seeking financing has surged in the last decade, finds the latest report in the Canadian Federation […]
Are SA retailers ready to grab the country’s massive ecommerce opportunity?
Amidst general struggles for South African retailers (figures for March show that retail trade sales were down 1.6% year on year), the country […]
Rewriting the narrative, passing on new digital skills, and industry training
By 2035, the working-age population of Africa is projected to increase by approximately 70 percent. However, matching skills to available employment […]
Waging war on bankruptcy
For 30 years Sue Canyon of Business is Booming! has waged war on the bane of small business — bankruptcy. Working […]
Funkytown Brewery pulls off 2023 brewery experienceship prize
Samuel Adams Brewing the American Dream, the revolutionary philanthropic program aimed at providing mentorship and access to capital to food and beverage […]
Retain your profit and become your own banker
By Grant Jackson It’s important for any business to make sure that you have a war chest of funds available. If […]