Creating opportunities in the face of adversity

Winner of the Job Creator of the Year award 2011 Pierre Conradie, founder and director of the Alpha Group, was the recipient of the prestigious 2011 Job Creator of the Year Award at the annual Entrepreneur of the Year® awards ceremony. Creating employment for 1 200 people in the rural area of Hluhluwe, KwaZulu-Natal, no […]

An epic success

Winner of the 2011 Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year® and the Innovation Award Founded in 2009 and already ranked the 7th largest public relations and communications company in South Africa, it’s comes as no surprise that founder and managing director of Epic Communications, Elian Wiener, walked off with two coveted titles at the 2011 Entrepreneur […]

Property mogul shines at 2011 EOY

Tshidiso Lennin Marule, director of Marule Property Developement Holdings, describes himself as “relentless”. With a hand in the property, construction and mining industries, people might say that he’s biting off more than he can chew. But Lennin doesn’t agree, and winning the 2011 Entrepreneur of the Year® Small Business Category Award is testimony to his […]

When opportunity knocks, answer it

Winner of the 2011 Medium Entrepreneur of the Year® award Being results-driven, setting achievable goals and loving what you do is, according to Troy Carelse, CEO of Foaming Concepts, the secret to running a successful business. Foaming Concepts is a manufacturing company that converts a product called flexible polyurethane, which is used as a raw […]

Massage on the beach: yes please!

Mark Vella, MASSAGE ON THE BEACH, 2011 finalist A simple but effective menu of massage on the beach: 20, 40 and 60 minutes – back neck and shoulders, and 20 minute legs. Dr Mark Vella, owner and founder of MASSAGE ON THE BEACH (MOTB), situated in Camps Bay, will give you one more reason besides the […]

Only real entrepreneurs need apply

Making it in the tourism industry New tourism statistics paint quite a rosy picture of an industry that is under sever strain. The recession was bad news for most sectors, but the tourism industry was particularly hard hit as it depends on consumers spending what little money they have left. Fortunately for many, the industry […]

Another showcase of entrepreneurial excellence

2011 EOY competition entries open South Africa’s most prestigious entrepreneurial awards are once again open for entries. The 2011 Sanlam / Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year® awards recognise and celebrate the innovation, drive and commitment of small and medium enterprise (SME) decision makers – the men and women that feed, clothe and grow our […]

Family bonds bind businesses

Family businesses weather recession Family owned businesses are made of strong stuff according to a new survey. The PwC Family Business Survey 2010/11 found that the vast majority of these businesses survived the recession because of their ownership structure. The global survey interviewed businesses on a number of operational and financial elements and the results […]

Photos: 2010 EOY winners

We would like to congratulate those heroes of 2010 who overcame even the challenges of the recession to come out tops and show that nothing is impossible.

Efficient entrepreneurial education

“Entrepreneurs need to take their rightful place as role models in South Africa so that when young people leave school or university, they consider it as a viable career option.” – Nazeem Martin, Business Partners Managing Director. The canon of entrepreneurial research clearly shows a direct correlation between the level of education of an individual […]