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The overall winners of the 2019 FNB Business Innovation Awards (FNB BIA) have been announced... read
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ISSUED BY BIZCOMMUNITY.COM
What's in the box? Hint, prepare for some seriously dark matter, like 50% or more off promo hampers of Biz top-story exposure products that will put your competition in the shade... Read
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ROBIN FREDERICKS
It's not always easy to know what wine to pair or purchase when you're planning an occasion with friends or when you're in a store having to make a selection. Ask-jean, a voluntary data hub has come along to simplify the decision-making process, with the wine consumer in mind... Read
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EVAN-LEE COURIE
What started as a passion for jewellery and traveling is what lead to the start of the Jade, a niche jewellery store that specialises in finding creative inspiration and beauty from around the world and translating it into wearable pieces of art... Read
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SHAN RADCLIFFE
Anyone under the age of 25 doesn't remember a life without the internet and cellphones. Whether in our homes or schools, they have become an integral part of our lives for communication, education and, of course, social interaction. But with all their benefits, also comes the unexpected or unseen threats - especially for our children... Read
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LEIGH ANDREWS
With his characteristic dry, wry wit in full force, I sat down with entrepreneur-at-heart Simon Dingle for an exclusive interview after his Catalyst Africa presentation, on why an open internet that connects people is a winner for every industry... Read
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LAUREN HARTZENBERG
A group of social entrepreneurs just emerged from the first Oribi Village Food System Incubation Programme... Read
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LAUREN HARTZENBERG
Black Betty Jewellery is the latest addition to Sea Point's vibey Regent Road. Kristin Weixelbaumer created the new retail space to be the physical representation of the Black Betty brand personality... Read
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EVAN-LEE COURIE
Koffie Met Katryn is an events initiative that aims to inspire and motivate women of all ages, races and religion, to follow their dreams and aspirations, all in a safe space... Read
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EVAN-LEE COURIE
Fueled by her experience with people, travel and culture as a chef, African tour guide and VIP Events Director, Debbie Nortje created Treedom Villas and Vardos... Read
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EVAN-LEE COURIE
Naked Insurance wants to change the way we do insurance, and that is why they were crowned overall winners at the 2019 MTN Business App of the Year... Read
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EVAN-LEE COURIE
Mielie Mailer is a lifestyle-driven enterprise that seeks to help humans make better choices for themselves and for the planet... Read
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EVAN-LEE COURIE
South Africa's unemployment rate is at its highest in over a decade, with more than 6 million people now being unemployed... Read
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EVAN-LEE COURIE
Did you know that you are very likely paying credit life insurance on your debt right now? Read
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EVAN-LEE COURIE
Mvelo Hlophe created a platform which gamifies a developers journey to help them gain real-world experience... Read
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EVAN-LEE COURIE
In an effort to decrease the impact of waste tyres on the environment, Mzokhona Maxase developed tyre shine and shoe polish, which uses a waste by-product of the tyre recycling process known as char... Read
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ISSUED BY FLEXISPACE
For some people, working at home in your jarmies sounds like the best thing ever... and it is really cool... for the most part. If you speak to "work from homers" however, a common downside that they bring up is that it gets really lonely... Read
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Africa's leading early-stage investors come together at #AESIS2019... Read
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Flight Centre Business Travel has announced the winner of its 2019 'Corporate Travel Grant Competition'... Read
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Funding
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DOMINIQUE COLLETT
Despite the ongoing hype around entrepreneurship and trendy startup tech businesses in South Africa, there are prevailing myths that muddy the thinking around the existing challenges and opportunities... Read
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South African entrepreneurs looking to access finance to grow their business, won't make much progress if their financials are not in order... Read
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Legal Regulations
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Registering your small business can seem like a big step, but for new entrepreneurs, it's a smart choice... Read
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Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
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Black Friday has become an attractive opportunity for local small businesses to increase sales volumes and turnover, but how can small businesses extract the most value? Read
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Black Friday, once only a North American marketing frenzy, has become a critical entry in the calendars of South African retail business owners... Read
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Starting Up
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BERTUS VISSER
In a tough economy, it can be tempting to try to make extra money - or save money - wherever we can... Read
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While foreign direct investment (FDI) is falling in other global markets, it is on the rise in Africa, with approximately $46bn in FDI flowing into the continent in 2018 - an 11% increase compared to the previous year... Read
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The Coca-Cola Company's global CEO and chairman, James Quincey, concluded a tour in Africa last week... Read
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JOÃO MARQUES
For the better part of the last half century, oil and gas has been portrayed over and over again as the source of all evil across Africa, responsible for instability, power struggles, poverty, death, pollution and corruption... Read
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IGOR BOGACHEV
When you call your team into ? meeting room to tell them about your plans for lightning-fast expansion into all the biggest foreign markets, have another think... Read
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LEIGH ANDREWS
An all-female AfricaCom panel discussed the fact that the backbone of a truly digital economy is hyper-connectivity. While M-Pesa is still celebrated a decade after it disrupted the way money works on the continent forever, digital inclusion remains a problem. How do we scale innovation, yet leave no-one behind? Read
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LAUREN HARTZENBERG
Black Friday has gained significant momentum in South Africa since the North American shopping event was piloted locally by Takealot in 2012... Read
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While there has been a marginal decline in the proportion of South Africa's high-net-worth (HNW) individuals who are involved in philanthropic activities, the average value of such philanthropy by those who are still giving has increased... Read
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UN special rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief Ahmed Shaheed recently released a comprehensive report on the global rise of anti-semitism... Read
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The winners of the 6th All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) were announced on Saturday, 23 November 2019, at the Eko Convention Centre of Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria... Read
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The full nominee list for the 62nd GRAMMY Awards has been released. The winners will be announced on 26 January 2020... Read
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