Is it the sea air or the ‘weave your own clobber’ badge of cool? Or could it be the mountains that like make me just wanna climb bru”. Here’s the thing - where you aware that Cape Town has the auspicious title of most entrepreneurial city in South Africa? With Early-Stage Entrepreneurial Activity (referring to [...]
Deep breath … because this is certainly key to your entrepreneurial success story. So how does one go about identifying that fit? That niche market that favours your entrepreneurial spirit? Craig Falck at Africa Report www.africareport.com puts it well saying, “Someone experiences that ‘light bulb above the head’ moment, where they identify a portion of [...]
This blog could go on and on about all things entrepreneurial (it’s our favourite subject!) but not offer you the nitty gritty; the meat and gravy; the down and dirty. One of our key objectives is to offer you the teenager, the parent or the educator a “How To” platform that you can refer to [...]
Agreed, I’m digging deep with this analogy but bear with me. Is it daddy’s responsibility to hand 16 year old Meg the Mercedes Benz on a silver platter aka ‘My Sweet Sixteen”? Or should dad rather be the enabler to encourage Meg (whose friends all drive Porches remember so the pressure is on) to rather [...]
If you get light headed when it comes to profound Latin translations then you may want to take a seat. ‘Primus Inter Pares’ meaning ‘first among our peers’ is the mantra for Headboy Industries Inc and its captain, Ludwick Marishane. There is nothing more profound than being able to say entrepreneurship rocks with a real [...]
A niche market is a specific group of people within a larger market. These people have specific needs and often need specialist companies to fulfil their needs. When you think of a niche market what springs to mind? Teen Entrepreneur Foundation is a good example of a niche market (if we say so oursleves). We [...]
BIG DREAMS START YOUNG: Lessons from those who have walked the walk Venue: Vineyard Hotel and Spa – Newlands Hotel, Cape Town Date: 28th February 2014 Time: 8am – 10am Price: R150pp (includes a hearty breakfast) Statistics released by the Independent Examinations board late last year revealed a 98.56% matric pass rate for 2013 [...]
26 October 2013 This workshop is a fundamental step in unpacking each child's abilities, talents, skills, vision, dreams which can then be harnessed into business ideas for each. What will it cover? • Sources of business ideas • Harnessing your talents, skills, fears, and frustrations for business gain • Pulling ideas from your aspirations for financial [...]
