Sibongile Manganyi has had a very different upbringing compared to the rest of the kids in the townships. She had entrepreneurship thrashed down her throat at an early age, which provided her with the right framework to become a...
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For over 9 decades, Woolworths has been one of the biggest retailers to ever come out of South Africa, it primarily targets middle class and wealthy consumers. Affectionately known as Woolies, the company offers a vast number...
Don’t just sit there and gossip about how Nomsa repeated her red dress again or how George has a stinking breath, look for pain points. Pain points are opportunities you can exploit to better your life from that job you...
Tim Hogins had the most difficult upbringing, as he’s had to watch kids every weekend in the township piling into busses headed to Sun City, leaving his heart always shattered, knowing he couldn’t afford to join...
Usually when we start out our entrepreneurial journey, we have a detailed step-by-step plan of how we’ll bring our blockbuster idea to fruition but more often than not, our initial ideas are shattered by time and market...
It goes without saying that Fintech start-up, Yoco, has changed the game for many small businesses across South Africa in the last decade with its easy-to-use card payment machines. The company currently processes million of...
On our entrepreneurial journey during the starting phases, some individuals get funding from their parents or family members, while some get loans from banks, others get their funding from VCs, some do crowd-funding, but as for...
For over 54 years, Pick N Pay has without doubt been one of South Africa’s leading food, clothing, and general merchandise retailer. Since its inception, the company has long been an advocate of “consumer...
Most people know Herman Mashaba as the fierce politician who’s heading ActionSA but believe it or not, the politician you see today, didn’t start out as a politician, he actually hated politics. He started out as...
“Why’s getting a haircut at Legends Barber so expensive?” is one of the most asked questions in the world of barbershops right now. As you can see, the haircut below are exactly the same, however the one done...