Cryptocurrencies – Should I invest?
Bitcoin, Litecoin, Peercoin are they a good investment? Cryptocurrencies are being touted as the new one world economy and the belief is held by many thatthere is easy money to be made.Clearly there...
View ArticleSmall Businesses Don’t Need Hand-outs, They Need Innovative Solutions
Small Businesses The state of the Nation Address has come and gone and Minister Pravin Gordhan’s Budget Speech leaves us thinking about the country’s economic growth and murky, rough waters ahead. The...
View ArticleProtecting your corporate image
How to build and control your company image Entrepreneurs and small business owners are hands on and often too busy with the day to running of their business with little time to commit to strategizing...
View ArticleTrust : the new currency for business
In this fast paced world brimming with innovative technology and new ideas, what lies beneath the surface of a winning business? Over the years I have established that in this vast ocean of business...
View ArticleRelationships – The driving force during a successful MERGER OR ACQUISITION
Mergers and Acquisitions in 2015 Mergers and Acquisitions “M&A” can be instrumental to growth strategies for most businesses . I’ve been increasingly receiving questions from new entrepreneurs and...
View ArticleANGEL INVESTORS – ONLY A CLICK AWAY
Entrepreneurs can now turn to online angel networks to secure funding for their businesses. Unlike banks or other financial institutions, angel investors are willing to take a chance and invest...
View ArticleGOVERNMENT FUNDING FOR BUSINESSES IN SA – 2015
According to Stats SA’s employment data for 2014, labour market conditions in South Africa improved following the economic crisis, with the total number of employed persons increasing between 2008 and...
View ArticleBecome an Investor-Ready Entrepreneur
Investors are the people who provide a business with the finance it needs and Entrepreneurs are the people who take the initiative to turn an idea into a business using their own capital or that of...
View ArticleReinventing Organizations through Holacracy
This new organisational structure – Holacracy – is challenging the status quo amongst many companies. Old bureaucracy is being replaced in organisations like Stirman’s organisation, Medium (owned by...
View ArticleBehind the Dark Economic Cloud
Behind the Dark Economic Cloud, There is a Silver-lining Based in Hard Work and Innovation! The month of January is ordinarily marked by serious financial strain. As South Africans, we are very...
View ArticleSupported Innovation, Passion and Self-belief Will Grow the African Economy
Inspired by the Television series, ‘Knight Rider’, starring David Hasselhoff, George Netshilindi, was inspired to build his own luxury supercar. Four years of blood, sweat, tears, hours of labour and a...
View ArticleThe Rise of Corporate Brand Nation
Today I’m discussing the nature of the deep reform that I believe business must lead—nothing less than revamping the entire culture of an organization from ‘short term capitalism to long-term...
View ArticleCorporate Social Responsibility – Seek the Opportunity
I recently came across a study by the public relations and marketing firm Cone Communications and Echo Research which revealed that “corporate social responsibility (CSR) is now a reputational...
View ArticleThe case for CSR and Traditional Branding
I am a leading businessman in South Africa and own numerous companies here. I’m constantly looking for innovative ways to grow my business but at the same time capture the loyalty and imagination of...
View ArticleOvercoming Cashflow Crisis
“If your business is a South African SMME (small, medium, micro-sized enterprise) struggling with cash flow problems as a result of mainstream banks stringent lending criteria or if your business lacks...
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