Simple budgeting is better for a tough trading environment

By Kobus Engelbrecht, spokesperson for the 2016 Entrepreneur of the Year® competition sponsored by Sanlam and Business Partners Limited Just as the South African finance minister needs to ensure that the national budget is realistic and attainable, local entrepreneurs need to ensure they have their annual budgets in optimal order. The effective planning and prioritising […]

SA entrepreneurs need your love this Valentine’s Day – they are creating jobs

Are we, as a society, showing enough appreciation to our local entrepreneurs, and expressing just how important they are to kick-starting South Africa’s sluggish economy? This is the questioned raised by Gugu Mjadu, spokesperson for the 2016 Entrepreneur of the Year® competition sponsored by Sanlam and Business Partners Limited. In light of Valentine’s Day later […]

Entrepreneurs to set resolutions that will drive and grow business in 2016

Setting the right New Year’s resolutions will not only give a business the competitive edge necessary in today’s global environment, but will also ensure that entrepreneurs know where their business is heading, and can plan ahead accordingly. Gugu Mjadu, spokesperson of the 2016 Entrepreneur of the Year® competition sponsored by Sanlam and BUSINESS/PARTNERS, says that […]

Photos: 2015 EOY winners

Category winners Emerging Business Entrepreneur of the Year®: Kim Whitaker, Once in Cape Town Small Business Entrepreneur of the Year®: Bryan Anderson, Delta Steam Systems Medium Business Entrepreneur of the Year®: Nadir Khamissa, The Hello Group Job Creator of the Year: Lewis Thomas, Partners Hair Design Innovator of the Year: Nadir Khamissa, The Hello Group […]

2014 Sanlam / Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year® competition open for entries

Fostering the culture of entrepreneurship in SA since 1988 The 2014 Sanlam / Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year® competition was today launched on 4 February, and organisers are calling for entrepreneurs who are striving to contribute positively towards South Africa’s economy and increase job creation – the heroes of the country’s economy – to […]

Turning Passion into Profit

Tommy Makhatho on winning the 2013 Sanlam/ Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year® competition winner We chat to this year’s overall Sanlam/ Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year® competition winner, Tommy Makhatho, owner of BiBi Cash & Carry, about his entrepreneurial journey and experiences post winning the title. 1. What was your reaction to winning […]

2012 EOY launch keynote address

The 2012 budget and its impact on South African entrepreneurs: Prof Matthew Lester Lester, whose credentials include a BCom CTA (Rhodes) and H Dip Tax Law (Wits), is a tax professor at Rhodes University and the winner of the Vice-Chancellor’s award for distinguished teaching in 2001. He also won the SAICA Southern region Honours Tie […]

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