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In 2009, Harvard Business School student Will Dean thought that he could attract 500 people to enter a challenging race which included mud pits and man-made obstacles. Dean submitted his proposal to the annual Business Plan Contest and made it to the semifinal round. Why didn’t he win? Harvard business professors judged the [...]

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Facebook Inc. pulled back the curtain on how much it thinks it is worth, targeting a valuation as rich as $96 billion in what would be a record debut for an American company.

The filing starts the clock for Facebook’s executives to persuade investors ahead of a scheduled May [...]

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Cape Town – One of the most influential players in the United States’ Silicon Valley and in companies like YouTube, PayPal and Google is a South African.

Technology entrepreneur Roelof Botha was in the country last week to receive an honorary PhD from Stellenbosch University.

Naspers chief [...]

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10 Ways of beating the odds

On April 8, 2012 By

Did you ever wonder why some entrepreneurs always seem to have all the luck and success, while others never seem to catch a break? As an Angel investor, I quickly learned that luck has very little to do with it, and I now look for some personal characteristics and leadership styles [...]

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The corporate lanscape is ever-changing, presenting new challenges for entreprenuers.

These challenges are a key focus area for the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, a nonprofit based in Kansas City, Mo. The foundation conducts research and offers programs to advance entrepreneurship.

Smart Business had the chance to sit down with [...]

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The greatest entrepreneurs follow their gut and as a result are perceived as difficult at best and abrasive at worst.

Most people who know me say I’m too diplomatic, but last week my advisor told me that someone asked him if I was “difficult”.  His answer was “if Ash [...]

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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 [...]

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It’s a new year and a lot of people like to make resolutions in the hopes of improving upon the previous year’s mistakes and missed opportunities. Entrepreneurs are no different, and many business innovators have shared their resolutions with others in hopes of support and inspiration. Just a few benchmarks business [...]

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