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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 or within a community that is ridden with crime, it's easy to give up before you've even started. Unless you [...]
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, of course, plenty of hard work. Let's start with the inspiration! Here's a look at some other teen entrepreneurs who [...]
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 the verge of being overwhelmed? Do you see yourself giving in to suicidal tendencies and substance abuse at the prospects [...]
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? Mentoring can start at any age. It is not limited by your height, race, religious beliefs or the lack thereof. [...]
How to be taken seriously as a young entrepreneur
Being a young entrepreneur is not easy. On the one hand, you may feel like you've got this, but can often find yourself disregarded by sponsors and investors because they think you're just a child. So how do you get those around you to take you seriously? You might not [...]
Job shadowing: The missing link to propelling career development
Job shadowing is when you spend the workday with a professional following them to see what they do, how they do it and perhaps also getting involved as they permit. You become their "shadow" for that period of time. Here are some of the perks that come with job shadowing. [...]