THE EVOLVING TOOLKIT OF THE ENTREPRENEUR New technologies enable richer entrepreneur engagement Entrepreneurs can be defined as those who take capital and use it to make more, generally employing others during the process. Currently,...
ACCIONA ENERGY PROJECTS IN SOUTH AFRICA CREATED 9,500 JOBS BETWEEN 2013 AND 2015 Data from a socioeconomic impact survey conducted by consulting firm Ernst Young (EY). 212 megawatts (MW) installed in South Africa between 2013 and 2015 by a consortium in which ACCIONA Energy has a...
HEADS UP ON GOOD BUSINESS: NEWCASTLE ENTREPRENEUR GIVES CHILDREN WHAT THEY NEED It’s quiet in the morning when Zandile Mkhulise opens the doors to her hair salon catering exclusively to children. In the calm before the business kicks off for the day, she remembers her mother plaiting...
TAKE A RISK AND EMPLOY YOURSELF! LIVING in a country where finding employment or a decent paying job is almost impossible, we see many female entrepreneurs emerging every year to help grow themselves and be financially stable. The public...
HOW MOBILE PAYMENTS HAVE REVOLUTIONISED BUSINESS By Charles Pittaway, Managing Director of Sage Pay There are approximately 447.9 million mobile payment users worldwide, a remarkable evolution from coins being introduced in 700 BC, notes in the...
HOW BIG BUSINESS CAN HELP TO ACCELERATE THE SUCCESS OF ENTREPRENEURS WORKER’S DAY By Khululiwe Mabaso, CSI Associate Director for Sub-Saharan Africa at Procter & Gamble (P&G) Saturday, 30 April 2016 Workers’ Day (1 May) is marked by many countries around the world to highlight...
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LAUNCHES CUTTING-EDGE ENERGY EFFICIENT CHILLER Compact and powerful heating, ventilation and air conditioning system unveiled which combines variable refrigerant flow with an air-source chiller Samsung Electronics South Africa announced the...
ERICSSON: 140 YEARS OF INNOVATION Fredrik Jejdling, head of Ericsson RSSA When Lars Magnus Ericsson opened his engineering shop in the 13 square meters space in Stockholm, Sweden, his starting capital was a mere SEK 1,000. This was 140...
WGSN, THE WORLD LEADING TREND AUTHORITY, CONTINUES TO DRIVE BUSINESS GROWTH IN AFRICA WITH LAUNCH OF CAPE TOWN OFFICE WGSN, which was founded 18 years ago, has 14 offices globally and has already been operational in Africa for the past ten years with over 70 clients, including leading retailers and suppliers in South...
WHAT SETS AN EXPERT APART WHEN IT COMES TO AUDIO? The achieved quality of sound or audio in general comes from knowing how to solve real world problems through both technical and creative approaches – through the skilful blending of science and art....
