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Open letter to minister of Small Business Development: The other things frustrating entrepreneurship growth in South Africa

Good day minister Zulu. First congratulations on your appointment on the new department. This article has been in the writing even before it became known that the Department of Small Business Development would be. I’ve been chasing perfection with it, but I guess like entrepreneurship is about operating in ever ideal-less situations – it will…

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A Short Guide To Knowing An Entrepreneur

Over the past decade I’ve had countless conversations about being an entrepreneur, what the definition of an entrepreneur is and why the hell people like us keep doing what we do in the face of insane odds and statistically certain failure. Below is a list of 15 things that I’d like you to know about…

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Schizopreneur – The Brutal Emotional Battery of Being an Entrepreneur

Have you ever had one of those days where you wake up and everything feels great? Your first meeting goes brilliantly. Your coffee tastes as good as it smells and your eggs actually arrive as you ordered them (medium and not rock hard). And then something happens that sends you into the most foul of…

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Cry Beloved Township Business

A quick browse in the townships, you will notice a lot of small businesses i.e. spaza-shops, driving schools, internet/printing cafes, pharmacies. Their state of branding hasn’t changed in last 7 or more (of course) years. This is all observation, you welcome to argue, maybe point areas you have observed as improved. There are those areas…

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Why I love being an entrepreneur

The other day I managed – unintentionally I’d like to add – scare quite a few people with my blog “From Employee to Entrepreneur: what I wish someone had told me before I quit my job at Goldman Sachs”. The intention wasn’t to scare anyone, but to slap aspiring entrepreneurs with the reality check hand…

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The most important reason to ignore your parents

Fact: Your parents love you. They do not want you to be hurt. Having lived life, they will know the only way to avoid pain is to avoid taking risk. That’s why your parents will always give you bad advice. Taking risk is the only path to growth. Personal, social and financial growth. Your growth…

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