Small business in South Africa will get a boost next year when the country hosts one of the biggest international business congresses in Johannesburg. Representatives from the US, Europe and the rest of the world will gather at the Sandton Convention Centre between 15 and 18 September 2012 for what will be Africa’s first International Small [...]

South Africa and the UK would place strong emphasis on entrepreneurial development as the two countries aim to get more people off welfare and into paying jobs, top government officials said in Johannesburg on Monday. South Africa and the UK would launch an entrepreneurship forum in November, designed to build the capacity of South Africa’s [...]

As job markets become increasingly unstable, more people than ever before are choosing the start-up route to wealth creation. They see themselves walking in the footsteps of the Ancient Mariner, charting unknown waters and watching dreams become reality. However the reality of an entrepreneur’s day-to-day life is more sweatshop than swashbuckling tycoon. It’s intense. It’s [...]

A year ago, a headhunter invited Kevin Dinino to interview for a job similar to the executive position he had gotten laid off from in early 2009. But he passed on the opportunity — as well as two more interview invites he received earlier this year. After getting downsized, Mr. Dinino, 32 years old, launched [...]

In businesses of all sizes, reputation is a crucial aspect in the level of success you can expect to achieve. A good reputation generally takes a long time to build but can be ruined very quickly. Having in place strong environmental controls and policies can enhance your reputation in a variety of ways. As environmental [...]

Starting a business is a lot like becoming a parent. Not only do you have to prepare for your start-up emotionally and financially, but you have to be committed to its constant needs until it’s mature enough to hum along on its own. And even then (much like a child) it will always need you [...]

You don’t have to break the bank to start a business. For many would-be entrepreneurs, money is the insurmountable hurdle. They hunger to strike out on their own, but don’t have a big pile of cash to invest in a start-up that might not churn a profit for years to come. And they’re reluctant to [...]

The corporate world has protected and sheltered many for years, however, there are no certainties any longer. Multi-billion dollar industries, like the telecommunications, pharmaceutical, and the automobile industries, which once employed hundreds of thousands are now truly diminished in size, and find themselves back pedaling (if they exist at all anymore) for the bad decision [...]