South Africa’s decline in the Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index (GEDI) is a major cause for concern, said analysts. The country regarded as a powerhouse in Africa, slipped from 39th place in the 2011 GEDI to 45th in the 2012 index. The index measures entrepreneurial strengths and weaknesses of countries around the world. One of [...]

Richard Branson is looking to deal another blow to capitalism as we know it by helping a new generation of ethical and socially-minded entrepreneurs rise to the fore. Interested? If you fit into any of these three categories, the Virgin billionaire wants to hear from you: •    organisations which do business in a truly different [...]

A total of R1.4m is up for grabs in this year’s Sanlam-Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year competition. Launching this year’s edition, ­project manager of the initiative Nimo Naidoo said the key aim of the ­competition was to profile the successes and significant job creation achievements of entrepreneurs across the country. “We believe this plays [...]

The 2012 Sanlam/Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year competition is open for entries. Now in its 24th year, the competition celebrates excellence in entrepreneurship, serving as an inspiration to others to succeed in the world of business. It is open to entrepreneurs from all industries and for businesses of any size, closing for entries on [...]

South Africa could play a key role in helping Africa to live up to its potential and attract the foreign direct investment (FDI) it needs to accelerate growth and development, said Michael Lalor, director of Ernst & Young’s Africa Business Centre, at a press briefing in Cape Town last week. “South Africa is uniquely well [...]

Today the Sunday Times launches the Each One Hire One campaign to create jobs. In the next four weeks, various experts will share their ideas on how South Africa can meet this challenge we face as a young democracy. In this instalment, Bobby Godsell looks at how we can use the human potential of our [...]

South African companies should learn to adapt to the different business cultures in the rest of the continent, says Nigerian-born entrepreneur Nissi Ekpott. “The market out in Africa is so much different than South Africa – the structure and how things work. Many times people fail just because of the differences in business culture. Some [...]

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, [...]