Five Things To Consider When Starting A Business
Dec 5,2014
There is no getting away from the need for capital when you start, but in most cases, plans tend to not reflect the realities of growing a fledgling business. Most things that contribute to growth can be learned, let’s get into some of the things that you can consider if you want to build a new business
Build Your Business Idea at Lean Startup Machine in Johannesburg
If you’ve spent a few weeks (months or years) around the block working towards building an idea into a business, you might have also heard many business buzzwords. If not, don’t bother with them. It’s not the buzzword vocabulary that builds startups, it’s the work. Afterall, small business challenges don’t care for how much you […]
Influence, Collaborate and Lead a Community: A TEDx talk
Your story is worth telling; build a community, lead and collaborate. These are some of the turning points that led to a talk I gave at TEDx Vanderbijl Park.
Infographic: Why Your Business Might Fail
How are you increasing your chances of thriving as a business?
Get Your Business Featured SABC 1’s on Making Moves
Last week I was contacted by the Making Moves team about entrepreneurs who would be interested in getting featured. Since I’ve got nothing but love for you, I thought you might be interested. Or least know someone who would benefit from the TV appearance. About Making Moves Making Moves, is an award winning SABC […]
Get social and get paid for it
This was originally posted on WordStart. Yesterday saw the official public launch of IceBreaker, a platform that lets you connect with new people who want to meet online and extend that to in-person connections. In most instances, the social platforms that you use reward you with more connections and the right people’s attention. You rarely, […]
Risk Being Wrong
Next to the fear of failure, equally crippling, is the fear of being wrong. Most people, I believe, want to do good with their initiatives. They want to make the world a better place, in one way or another. On Friday I read this blog post about Chris Anderson’s book, The Long Tail, […]
Cycling with Tutus in Johannesburg
I posted an update on Facebook about cycling in a tutu to which two friends, Jonathan Dicks and Steven Bakker – both cyclists – commented saying ‘if you pull it off and organise us tutus, we’ll join you’. Let’s mission forth!
YOU are Your First Client
In the never ending chase for new business, proposals that fall by the wayside and delivering our best work – I tend to neglect the business. This is not in the ‘I spend more time in bed’ neglect, ain’t nobody got time fo dat. It’s in doing less of the things that we are likely to deliver for clients.
Tools to Spread Word of Mouth
This was originally posted on the WordStart blog. In October, the Enterprise Technology Show Africa organisers invited us to share some ways to spread the word. There are many tools on offer in the market and here, as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week, we share three of our favorite ones. When working on building buzz […]
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