THE TEEN ENTREPRENEUR BLOG
How Technology is Vital in Every Industry
Technology is a broad concept, but from the biggest international corporations to one-person start-ups across all sectors, every business relies on technology to succeed. Used well, technology can open up [...]
Optimising Digital Learning Environments for Generation Z
What exactly does Generation Z want when it comes to surviving high school in higher education and the ideal learning environment? This is something we’ve had to ask ourselves here [...]
Shared characteristics of great entrepreneursÂ
Not all entrepreneurs are created the same. Some wither and give in at the slightest resistance. And yet, others reinvent themselves and come up stronger, even when counted out and [...]
4 Ways Entrepreneurs Contribute to Society
Along with reaching your own goals as a young entrepreneur, by opening your own business, you also contribute a variety of things to society. We take a closer look at [...]
Township Entrepreneurs – Lethabo Mokoena, Founder of Walk Fresh
It’s so inspirational to learn about other young entrepreneurs’ success. This month, we’re delving into Lethabo Mokoena’s story – a young Corporate Communications graduate from Daveyton. The Stepping Stones that [...]
Be inspired – SA Teen entrepreneurs to watchÂ
"What do you want to be when you grow up?" This is a question often asked in schools. Society wires young minds into thinking that you become something when you [...]
TSIBA Business School still accepting students for 2019
UCT, Wits, Stellenbosch and UWC are full and their doors are firmly closed. So what happens to the thousands of students with Bachelor Pass matrics whose dreams rely on [...]
Are you the next great champion teacher of young entrepreneurs?
This is not a call for the ordinary. It is not a battle cry for those who can hear it and are willing to offer their services. No, the call [...]
Have your say on our entrepreneurial themes for 2019
Teen entrepreneurs know that things don’t just happen. Well, they could. However, why wait and cross your fingers when you can steer, motivate and alter destiny in your favour. We’re [...]
Easy Guidelines for Creating and Running SA Teen Entrepreneur Societies
SA Teen Entrepreneur societies are all about promoting growth, great ideas, inspiration and collaboration. If you are keen to create a society at your school, doing so is easy with [...]
Entrepreneurial Spirit but Failing School? Here’s What You Need to Know
Got the entrepreneurial spirit but not doing so well in school? Fear not. It is still possible to succeed… and it is still possible to get a degree. Here’s how. [...]
Inspiring and growing the next generation of farmers in South Africa
In order to work on future sustainability for farming in South Africa, there needs to be more encouragement from educational institutions as well as farming communities themselves to create a [...]
Not all champion teachers are created equal; here’s why
Champion teachers are at the frontline of grooming tomorrow’s impact entrepreneurs. Dedicated teachers will tell you that teaching is so much more than a job, it is a calling. The [...]
Surviving Exam Season
Surviving High School is tough and exam season can make it even more stressful. There’s no getting away from it. Even the most laid-back of students will find themselves frantically [...]
The land issue (and what that’s got to do with you)
Speaking to world leaders and investors in New York during the month of September 2018, our South African President Cyril Ramaphosa confirmed that the expropriation of land without compensation was [...]
4 Do’s and don’ts to fight unemployment
You don't need to be a rocket scientist to realise that unemployment is a problem in South Africa. You see the protests on TV and hear about it all the [...]
How Crime and Social Status Impact the Youth and Their Future
Sometimes you've just got to make do with your lot in life. At least that's how the saying goes. When we have been born into a family that struggles financially [...]
Teen Start-up Success Stories
If you, like many other ambitious young South Africans, have a dream of becoming a successful entrepreneur, sometimes all you need to get there is a sprinkle of inspiration and, [...]
What can you do with R40 and a bunch of Spinach? Ask The Spinach King
What do you see? Perhaps you are down-and-out and clinging to the last cash you've got. The question is what do you see? Do you see yourself forsaken and on [...]
Being the new kid on the block isn’t easy – reach out
If only I had a mentor... These are often the sentiments of young people who long to look up to someone cool. Yet, what if you could be that mentor? [...]