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the rise of the marketing entrepreneur

THE number one problem that B2C Chief Marketing Officers are reporting as they look ahead into 2012 and beyond is that the marketing systems they oversee are far too slow to keep up with the pace of change in the consumer and market landscape. There are lots of reasons for this acceleration of change.  Technology [...]

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rainwater business opportunity

A limited number of green business opportunities exist in the Water Rhapsody franchise to run a business helping others conserve water. This exciting business employs a range of Water Rhapsody products to harvest rainwater, and from the storage thereof, use this water in the home reducing the need for municipal water use. Other water conservation [...]

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Green business opportunities and challenges

As business optimism in the general economy falls, GreenWise asks business leaders, NGOs and academics what are the opportunities and challenges for green business in 2012? On business sustainability  Jon Bentley, Smarter Energy lead, IBM Global Business Services 2012 will continue to offer opportunity for green businesses, but it is clear that success will rely [...]

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Google helps South African entrepreneurs

TECHNOLOGY group Google, cellphone company Vodacom and the Department of Trade and Industry have joined forces in a project aimed at placing 10000 small and medium businesses on the internet for free. The initiative, launched in Pretoria yesterday, provides a boost to the government’s efforts to reduce unemployment by encouraging entrepreneurs to start new businesses, [...]

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Entrepreneurs who changed business

I recently spoke with John A. Byrne’s, who is the author of World Changers: 25 Entrepreneurs Who Changed Business as We Knew It. John is the founder and chief executive of C-Change Media, a digital media company creating niche business websites that combine original, high-quality content, with curation and community to gain distinction and competitive [...]

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Are you really an entrepreneur

So you are an expert, but are you really cut out to be an entrepreneur?  Is this what you really want to do, or is this a desperation tactic?  Entrepreneurship as a solution to employment is fast becoming a popular decision many are making. I recently interviewed Joe Abraham, author of Entrepreneurial DNA and the [...]

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entrepreneurship in South Africa

There are a number of reasons to be worried about the state of entrepreneurship in South Africa and globally. For instance, when one looks at the Gini coefficient – which highlights the gap between the poor and the rich in a country – it is clear that inequality is worsening. In spite of the critical [...]

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Entrepreneurs and leaders

Entrepreneurs and business leaders each have their place in the business world. It’s the entrepreneur that forges the path and the leader that turns it into a highway. Even more rare, is the entrepreneurial leader that changes our world. Think Steve Jobs (Apple), Yvon Chouinard (Patagonia), Herb Kelleher (Southwest Airlines), Bill Gates (Microsoft), Henry Ford [...]

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