There will be a number of lessons that you will learn as you begin your journey as an entrepreneur and start your own business. Why not save time and money and learn those lessons now? Here are seven of the most important ones. You don’t need an endless supply of capital A certain amount of [...]
Acts of Random Kindness (ARC). These four words can expand your social circle, uplift the downtrodden, and prove to be beneficial to self, at school, home or even as a “future” business owner. Whether you are a sole trader, sell stuff to friends on Facebook or like to try out at your school's entrepreneurial day; [...]
As a young entrepreneur, you might be more interested in building your product and making cash than thinking about the development and protection of your brand. But, if you want to sustain true longevity in your brand’s development, you need to see it go forth and inspire people to interact with your company in the [...]
When you’re young, no matter how good your start-up idea is, there are bound to be investors who will be dismissive simply because of your age. While you might not have the life experience of older entrepreneurs who’ve been through university and worked for big companies for a few years, your youthful energy and forward-thinking [...]
You will have a number of difficult choices to make in your matric year, and in order to make them, you will need to have a pretty decent idea of what you would like to do with your life in the future. So, what are your options when it comes to life after school? We [...]
Journalism? Check. Pharmacy? Check. Agriculture? Check. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has permeated automated journalism with bots analysing complex data to write and edit articles so much quicker than their human counterparts. If you want to see a robot (through a glass window) actively dispensing meds, a visit to Steve Biko Academic Hospital in Pretoria is in [...]
A website is one of the most valuable marketing tools that you can have in your arsenal when starting your own business as a young entrepreneur. However, simply creating the website and making it live isn’t the end of the job! The next step is to do everything in your power to drive as much [...]
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 the help of our straightforward blueprint below. Step 1: Registration The first thing that you will need to do is identify a Champion Teacher who [...]
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 paging through textbooks ahead of the big day. So, how do you get through exam season relatively unscathed, with your sanity intact and with a [...]
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 time in the speeches of leaders canvassing for votes. A quick drive in certain neighbourhoods portrays it; there are unemployed youth loitering all hours of [...]
