being-nimble
Being Nimble
The principles of software development are infiltrating general business practices, says Carolyn de Kock, but can a corporate really be lean and agile?
De Beers And UN Women Empower Women In Limpopo
The programme, which is scheduled to facilitate the first phase of workshops in October 2018, will provide training to enhance understanding of business concepts.
Incubating Success
Megan Ellis looks at how business incubators and accelerators are helping entrepreneurs survive in a tough environment.
5 New Agritech Start-Ups In Africa
Entrepreneurs across Africa are using technology to create sustainable solutions to some of the biggest problems faced by the agricultural sector, writes Lungelo Shezi.
CoJ In The Driving Seat
South Africa’s youth unemployment rate currently stands at an astonishing 29.7% of the 10.3 million young people in South Africa. At just under 30%, this is certainly unacceptable for the country’s economic development.
Urban Regeneration Equals Inclusive Growth
Radical economic transformation has become one of the most loaded terms when addressing an inclusive South African economy. Babalwa Shota reports on how we are pushing the agenda when it comes to managing urban spaces.
Calling All Social Entrepreneurs
Be South Africa’s next change maker with the nation builder social innovation challenge.
Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?
South Africa needs more entrepreneurs, creating more businesses and more jobs. Graham van der Made finds out whether self-starting is an innate ability or a skill that can be developed.
Teaching Chaos
Design thinking has become the go-to philosophy for creativity and innovation, says Adam Oxford, but it remains mired in misconception, and the skills required are hard to teach.
Looking Forward, Looking Back
Back in 1962, George Halamandaris set up a steakhouse in Johannesburg. Three years later, he sold the first franchise – and 50 years after that, it had expanded into a franchising empire, one of several widely popular brands operating under the Famous Brands umbrella.