For many aspiring entrepreneurs, stories about success can be truly motivational. As you all know, reading about someone’s journey, the battles they overcame and how they eventually achieved success can become the sort of...
Game was founded in 1970 by Alan Hellman and Jack Schaeffer in Durban on the basis that shopping was just being taken too seriously and had become boring for consumers. How A Child’s Birthday Party Led To The Rise &...
Shoprite, Pick N Pay, Boxer: Which South African food retailer has the best logo?? It is often said one of the most crucial elements of any brand, whether new or already making millions, is its logo design. The Champagne of...
MaXhosa has been bringing its A-game when it comes to prestige and status since 2012. The South African label’s rich history in the fashion world is a very big part of why they have firmly established themselves as an...
Siwela Masoga is one of the leading black female winemakers in South Africa. She’s the founder and CEO of Siwela Wines, a wine company she founded in 2018. Masoga hails from Marulaneng, a small village in Ga Mphahlele...
Expect Your Initial Business Idea To Deviate GetSmarter GetSmarter was initially launched as GetWine, a platform offering an online course in wine evaluation. Over time, the platform morphed into GetSmarter, an ed-tech...
Capitec Bank is one of South Africa’s most recognizable brands, the largest retail bank with more than 15 million active clients. They are known to focus on providing accessible and low cost banking services to clients via...
In 1936, Edmond Lombardi, of French/Italian origin — with British citizenship, as he had lived and worked in England from a young age — immigrated to South Africa with his wife, Mercia, when he was 38 years old. Edmond and...
Chicken Licken was founded in January 1981 by the late George Sombonos, here’s how the fast food franchise got its name and logo, watch the clip below: View this post on Instagram A post shared by...
Caroline Hlahla and Khulile Vilakazi-Ofosu drew up plans to manufacture black dolls, and approached the IDC in 2016 for funding for their toy manufacturing plant. But the IDC told them NO, it would not work. “The IDC...