12 Simple Steps to Teen Entrepreneurship Do you have brilliant ideas that could shape your community and even change the world, or are your entrepreneurial ambitions solely based on making a good living for your family? Either way, your journey as an entrepreneur takes place one step at a time. The steps to teen entrepreneurship [...]
Tech Hubs in Africa – An Innovative Solution to Foster Youth Entrepreneurship We live in interesting times. Challenging, but interesting, nonetheless. Fortunately, as Africans, we’re used to challenges and finding innovative ways to overcome them by fostering youth entrepreneurship is just one way. Education is one of these stumbling blocks holding us back from achieving [...]
The Key to Small Business Success for Teen Entrepreneurs Starting a small business is an exciting time, but if you want the good times to keep on rolling, you’ve got some work to do. The key to small business success is so much more than an idea. If you really want to succeed you need [...]
The benefits of having an entrepreneurial mindset The road to success as an entrepreneur is rarely smooth or predictable. There will be times when you’re exhausted, over-worked, and completely overwhelmed. In these instances, ‘mind over matter’ matters! Here’s a quick look at the many benefits of adopting and nurturing an entrepreneurial mindset. Learn from failure [...]
The road to success as an entrepreneur is far from smooth, and there are many pitfalls to avoid along the way. Of course, it helps to know what these pitfalls actually are so that you’re fully prepared to side-step them when the time comes. With that in mind, here’s a quick round-up of the most [...]
Successful Entrepreneurs There’s more to being a successful entrepreneur than staying focused on your goals and putting in the hard work. You’ll also quickly come to realise that you’ll need to make a number of difficult decisions and sacrifices along the way. The good news is that, in some instances, just like these 10 SA [...]
South African smartphone usage continues to rocket upwards as penetration in 2019 was measured at 91.2%! That astonishing market penetration is even more impressive when you hear that it was 81 .7% in 2018, 10% year on year growth.
You’ve heard about the Industrial Revolution, but what about the Fourth Industrial Revolution? Let’s break it down, and explain what it means for you as a young entrepreneur! A couple of hundred years ago, the First Industrial Revolution introduced coal, water and steam to mechanise production. That allowed the Second Industrial Revolution to kick in [...]
Thinking of starting a business? If so, you will have probably been told to craft a comprehensive business plan. The question is, how important is a business plan really? And what should a good quality business plan include? We investigate below. Is a business plan actually that important? In short, yes. A business plan acts [...]
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a mammoth impact on the world as we know it, especially from a health and finance perspective. A significant economic downturn is just one of the consequences brought about as a result of the virus. And the reality is that the suffering economy is having an effect on entrepreneurship, too. [...]
