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With the arrival of a new decade, there is renewed hope for a prosperous South Africa with jobs and opportunities a-plenty. And, with the right support, local small, medium and micro-sized enterprises (SMEs) could help the country out of its rut and breathe a little life back into the economy... read
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EUGENE COETZEE
What role can tech startups play in helping to solve the unemployment crisis? The short answer is: in a greater capacity than you'd think... Read
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VERA VALASIS
In South Africa, many young people are looking for jobs and one wonders what jobs they had in mind... Read
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ZYAAN DAVIDS ANTER
Companies spent an estimated R10.2bn on corporate social investment (CSI) in South Africa in 2019 - a 5% year-on-year increase in nominal terms (2018: R9.7bn), but flat when taking inflation into account, reflecting a subdued economy... Read
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PAUL COOK
Many disruptive consumer brands eventually expand into retailers in order to reach broader scale, and fast-moving retailers can accelerate this process... Read
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ANDREW PRICE
Millennials have been accused by some media outlets of "killing the housing market", due to their reluctance to buy property. Their hesitancy stems more from being unable to afford it than from an emotional state... Read
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Entrepreneurship
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ISSUED BY LEBRAU PRESS
Even good business ideas can start to fail. The most successful planners take this as an opportunity for a massive change, either pivoting the business model or reinventing the brand... Read
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#StartupStory
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JESSICA TENNANT
Just over two years in and recently having been appointed to render marketing services to domestic service recruitment and training agency Maid4u, we chatted to founder and MD Rucien Petersen to find out more... Read
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JESSICA TENNANT
Hamiltons in Creative Company recently launched a digital content creation division, The Yellow Room, to include the conceptualisation, scripting, photography, filming and editing of digital content for brands... Read
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Business Plans
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On 6 January 2020, South Africans learned of the passing of Dr Richard Maponya, a legendary business icon and activist. Here are four leadership lessons we can learn from "the grandfather of black business"... Read
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Community
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Five South African tech startups are currently in Silicon Valley to attend a Silicon Valley Bootcamp programme... Read
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Growth of the entrepreneurial sector is key to addressing South Africa's unemployment crisis, especially amongst the youth... Read
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Funding
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CECILE FERONT & STEPHANIE BERTELS
With the recent flood of pledges by investors to "turn up the heat" on climate action, one might think that the investment industry was in the midst of a profound shift. If only that were the case... Read
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HR
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Self-improvement is about developing healthy habits - including ways to improve your career path... Read
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Marketing & Media
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MARYANNE MAINA
Maryanne Maina interviews Adebola Williams, CEO of StateCraft in Nigeria, a political communications company, on their mission to galvanise a generation to make informed choices... Read
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Research Reports
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This year will be an epic fight for survival for many businesses as numerous socio-economic factors come into play that will further their efforts... Read
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Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
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JANINE ESPIN
Private organisations and businesses need to recognise they have a part to play in addressing South Africa's unemployment rate, which means that their role in economic development needs to be viewed by businesses as a shared custodianship... Read
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COLIN TIMMIS
Over the past decade, technology has radically changed the way businesses operate... Read
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ZAK SIVALINGUM
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is the subject of much excitement and debate at the moment. All but one of the 55 countries making up the continent have signed the agreement... Read
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GEOFFREY WHITE
A number of macro trends are delivering unhindered economic progress on the African continent, driving momentum and positioning Africa as a significant component of the world market... Read
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DANESH RANCHHOD
It would be remiss to paint the African continent with one brush as many countries are at varying stages of their own macro and political cycles... Read
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Africa Trade and Investment Global Summit (ATIGS) recently announced its collaboration with Global Sustainable Partnerships to spearhead the inaugural Women's Program Engagement Council (WPEC)... Read
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STEFAN JACOBS
Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) has come a long way from the days of manual catalogues and vast spreadsheets detailing the inventory of an organisation... Read
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RÉGIS CHENAVAZ
The saying "the road to hell is paved with good intentions" can be applied to many situations, and among them are companies' efforts to preserve natural resources... Read
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Alistair Mokoena has been appointed as country director at Google South Africa... Read
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The Agriculture Development Agency will be launching at this year's Africa Agri Tech Conference and Expo. The launch will serve as the opening event of the conference and will cover topics ranging from the local and international agricultural economy... Read
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Market research provider Euromonitor International has released its 'Top 10 Global Consumer Trends 2020' report. The annual report identifies the most impactful trends driving consumer behavior, values and habits in the year ahead... Read
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