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 […]
Entrepreneurial freedom
Challenge becomes opportunity Martin Brown has a competitive advantage that none of his rivals can beat: he is paralysed from the neck down. In Brown’s eyes, he is not disabled; he is ahead of the competition. “If two people tried to sell you a wheelchair and I was one of them, who would you buy […]
Sweet smell of success
Snack manufacturer master of reinvention The saying adversity breeds opportunity is relevant to almost all entrepreneurs in South Africa, but none more so than Theo Bakkum. The Managing Director of Awesome Snacks has had a turbulent decade to say the least. But, it is the way in which he overcame the challenges presented which saw […]
Bitten by the bug
Pharmacist pursues entrepreneurial freedom Entrepreneurs come in all shapes and sizes but there is one common element that binds them: vision. Where others saw an abandoned post office in Pretoria’s West Park, Lovely Letsoalo saw a beginning. While it would be the beginning of a pharmacy, it would also be the beginning of a new […]
One step at a time
EOY winner the embodiment of real entrepreneurship Martin Beyers is no Richard Branson; he does not instantly draw you into his world with a wealth of charisma. Neither is he a Steve Jobs; intent on taking over the world one iPod at a time. He also does not remind you of Lakshmi Mittal; the creator […]