Women were recognised for their contribution to the economy at this year’s annual Regional Business Achiever Awards held in KwaZulu-Natal in May. The gala evening, hosted by the Business Women’s Association of South Africa (Bwasa) at the Durban International Convention Centre, recognised women’s achievements and contributions across various sectors. Bwasa is a national platform that… [Continue Reading]
Welkom-based businesswoman Renay Van Der Berg stands the chance to clinch the ultimate prize in an international competition that recognises women who excel in entrepreneurship, after recently being nominated as one of 10 finalists. The competition is an initiative of Empretec, a UN Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) entrepreneurship development programme. The programme helps… [Continue Reading]
The big, big dreamer behind the Vuyo’s restaurant brand is on a roll, building his boerie empire and assisting entrepreneurs with similar aspirations. About five years ago, when former information technology business owner Miles Kubheka caught a glimpse of the infamous Hansa Pilsner television advert – about a character called Vuyo who went from street… [Continue Reading]
Grace Mushwana was able to grow her small poultry farm after receiving R80 000 from the Limpopo Economic Development Agency (Leda). Mushwana of Madidi Poultry Co-operative, who has been running her farm in Limpopo for the three years, raves on about not only the funding, but about the impressive service that she received from officials… [Continue Reading]
Following the launch of a R4-million plant, the usually sleepy Eastern Cape town of Stutterheim will not be the same again. This, thanks to Ikusasa Green, a small enterprise that opened a cooler-box manufacturing plant in the small town. The plant, which will initially create more than 20 jobs, with a further 15 jobs to… [Continue Reading]
A recently-launched partnership between Thumbzup Innovation founder Stafford Masie and one of South Africa’s leading banks offers small business owners cutting-edge technology for receiving mobile payments from customers. Hailed as a world-first, Masie’s digital payment application Payment Pebble is a mobile payment system which he initially launched last year. The application allows merchants to enjoy… [Continue Reading]
South African business owners now have access to the world’s-first mobile payment system, which will allow them to use their smartphones as card machines. This, thanks to a partnership between Stafford Massie of Thumbzup Innovation, the creator of mobile payment system Payment Pebble, and Absa bank. The system conveniently processes payments via a device that… [Continue Reading]
Maxwell Miselo was able to realise his dream of running a successful transport and freight business after he approached the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) to protect his business’s assets. With only one vehicle to kickstart his shuttle and trucking enterprise, Soyisile Transport Services, Miselo wanted to formalise his business, protect his company’s intellectual… [Continue Reading]
Since registering her business in 2008, a Gauteng businesswoman has created employment for more than 1 000 women through her domestic worker placement agency. It’s no surprise then that her business scooped the Most Jobs Created and Best Performing Company award at the Shanduka Black Umbrellas awards in early 2013 and, more recently, the top… [Continue Reading]
A nine-year-old schoolboy and his eight-year-old friend recently won an international entrepreneurial award for creating a mobile application that shows how open data from local communities can be made available to everyone. Much information is collected by governments to allow cities and towns to run smoothly. This data is currently not available to citizens to… [Continue Reading]
