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 [...]

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 [...]

Global beer brewer SAB (South African Breweries)’s foundation on Monday announced winners of its inaugural Innovation Awards, saying that it wanted to promote entrepreneurship in SA. SAB chairman Cyril Ramaphosa hosted the awards ceremony in Sandton. The awards are intended to recognise unique product inventions which work to improve the lives of women, the youth, [...]

In business white space is defined as a place, “…where rules are vague, authority is fuzzy, budgets are non existent, and strategy is unclear…” It’s the space between the organisational chart, where the real innovation happens. It’s also a great definition for what we see in Africa, and it’s one reason why it’s one of [...]

Google has announced that it will be holding its second large-scale web conference in South Africa. The event, called “G-South Africa” aims to provide “training on web and mobile tools to spur innovation, business growth and local internet economy”. The internet giant claims the event will see “Over 800 business people, marketers, entrepreneurs, engineers, and [...]

Millions of people across the globe are mourning the death of Apple co-founder, Steve Jobs. He has left behind an almost unrivalled legacy of invention, with products that have set the standard for innovation. As stated by Adam Cahan, Media Products Vice President at Yahoo, Jobs “ignited the passion that we have for products.” Many [...]

Do we need some kind of permission to be creative? To live and do business outside the box? I mean, it’s not that small business creativity has to be so wild and far out—it just has to be.  I meet a lot of small business owners who deal with creativity as an afterthought.  Well, just [...]

A new study says there is no peak age for entrepreneurship, despite the tech industry’s “romanticised” idea of young founders.   In a bid to identify the traits of successful entrepreneurs, The Founder Institute, a global network of start-ups and mentors, conducted a series of personality and aptitude tests on more than 3,000 applicants worldwide [...]