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Is your business in trouble?
June 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment
We’re often told to see the forest for the trees, but as entrepreneurs we tend to get too close to our business to see the warning signs. Pavlo Phitidis points out five things that could mean your business is in trouble.
INNOVATION: Revolutionary new system helps link skilled workers to employers
June 19, 2013 by Leave a Comment
A University of Cape Town graduate’s mobile technology solution is aimed at linking skilled labour with employers in parts of Africa where a skills shortage is a major challenge. Read more about the mobile technology here.
Bright outlook for private equity
June 19, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Current private equity funds under management represent a compound annual growth rate of 11.6 percent since the inception of the survey in 1999. According to KPMG, this indicates a recovering industry.
QUESTION: Does name-calling affect entrepreneurship?
June 19, 2013 by Leave a Comment
A recent study published by Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM 2012) which assesses and ranks, among other things, conditions that support entrepreneurship and countries where an entrepreneurship culture is thriving, placed South Africa below average, in particular when compared to SADC countries, on a number of key factors that contribute to developing entrepreneurship.
OPINION: The power of young money
June 19, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The next time you buy a pair of shoes or drink Johnnie Black instead of Red, ask yourself what those rands would be worth in 50 years’ time and what you would be able to do with them!
BEE disincentivises entrepreneurial enterprise
June 19, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Is black economic empowerment standing in the way of entrepreneurship and innovation? New research suggests that black entrepreneurs might be choosing the formal sector over entrepreneurship. Read more here.
OPINION: Asset allocation or manager selection
June 19, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Most investors believe that asset allocation is the key to a good investment strategy, but just how important is it? According to David Crosoer of PPS Investments, manager selection could be an even more important factor in your investment strategy.
OPINION: State continues to pull the strings
June 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment
OPINION: The Presidential report relies heavily on the corporate governance requirements introduced by the King III, but indicates that state-owned entities should be treated differently from commercial operations because of their complexity and function as an organ of the state.
SMEs have little confidence in labour laws
June 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment
When asked how confident SMEs are that their businesses will grow in the next 12 months, they expressed confidence levels of 71%, which is line with confidence levels recorded last quarter. Martin says that it is a positive indication that SMEs continue to be confident, despite the negative sentiment that is widespread in many industries.
