It never ends. The rat race. You pretty much move on from a nappy bag to a kiddie bag, school back pack to laptop bag and some trade this for a nursing sack with all the medication for the elderly. We are constantly evolving and caught up with stuff. Students often say that they just [...]
Not every athlete makes it to the finals; let alone the SA Teen Entrepreneurs Grand Finale that took place on 14 October 2017 at the River Club in Observatory, Cape Town. […]
What would you do if you were a pre-teen and your parents refused to buy you your favourite lip balm? Or worse, your skin reacted to the body butters that were supposed to leave it soft and silky smooth? Would you sulk, get mad, complain or share your “stingy parent struggles” on Facebook? Well, for [...]
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 [...]
