Self-employment is not another word for unemployment. Likewise, not all entrepreneurs are game changers or will cut it. You can have a great idea, but unless you make it sustainable and relevant; you're just passing time. It does not take much to qualify as an entrepreneur, but for the corporate world and our competitive counterparts [...]
There are many needs in our communities. Some communities are poverty stricken, full of crime or simply out of touch with the needs of residents. It is easy to list the problems, but that won't change anything. The blame game - no matter how valid - does no good. There is a tool however that is [...]
We all know them; that English, LO or Biology teacher who uses comical gestures, weird voices and popping eyelids to get us to remember Shakespearean phrases and rather crude parts of our bodies. They make for great extended lunch break conversations and potentially viral Gifs (those funny little videos you share on WhatsApp). Yet what you [...]
Many teens, leaders and parents come to this platform in search of advice on entrepreneurship and practical ways in which to make money. One question we often get in the feedback sessions at our many initiatives, is that after all the training, all the motivation and ideas; how do you actually get started in making [...]
There’s something refreshing about refining your skills to the extent that you are the very best. Your gift, when polished, will bring you before kings, captains of industry and the world at large. At the end of August 2017, the world assembled to watch the much anticipated fight between "Connor vs McGregor". Two internationally acclaimed [...]
Regardless of your gender, financial status, geographical divide, physical limitations and hereditary background; there is something inside of you that is whole. You are YOU - complete. Lacking nothing. It is so easy to get taken aback with popular culture which dictates the career path for the masses or a guideline to success. Rather than letting [...]
At Teen Entrepreneur we don’t need Women’s Month (August) or Female Founders Month (May) to acknowledge the role of women in entrepreneurship. While we celebrate and encourage everyone to make positive change in the entrepreneurial sphere, we also play our bit in mobilising marginalised groups, such as disadvantaged, women and children. Here are 3 extraordinary South African [...]
There are many reasons for starting a business. People become entrepreneurs for fame, riches, power, flexibility and many other reasons. Yet, there are those companies that are in it for the long run because they believe in ideals that no amount of propaganda or qualifications can teach you. We’re proud to have the most dedicated [...]
What are you naturally inclined to, to the extent that you would consider doing it even without getting paid? Passion, detail and solutions; those are the must-haves for any prospective modern day entrepreneur. Here are 6 business startup ideas to get you started on your entrepreneurial journey. Social media management We live in a time where [...]
In sandy desert parched places like Dubai – a city-state in the United Arab Emirates – people don’t depend on rain to fall from the sky before progressing with that which they aspire to do. Rather, they assemble their collective resources and expertise to grow abundant crops, even in spite of the rain, or the [...]
