Office interior entrepreneur sells creativity and imagination

The saying – ‘If at first you don’t succeed – try, try again! – is definitely true for 2015 Sanlam / Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year ® entrant, Gary da Silva, who has embarked on three entrepreneurial ventures over the past 20 years, and is testament that persistence pays off. As a result of […]

2015 Budget encouraging for SMEs

Unemployment remains the country’s greatest economic and social challenge Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene, 2015 Budget Speech The 2015 State of the Nation address, presented by President Jacob Zuma on 12 February 2015, referenced unlocking the potential of small enterprises, and identified small business as one of Government’s nine strategic priorities to be pursued this year. […]

2013 EOY entrant journey to business success in competitive financial industry

Many business owners don’t grow up dreaming of becoming an entrepreneur, but grow into the career path later in life. This was the case of Jeanie Harvey, owner of Camelot Business & Financial Solutions, an accounting and tax business which also offers accounting tutoring lessons, and an entrant in the 2013 Sanlam / Business Partners […]

2014’s top SA entrepreneur identified

South Africa’s premier annual entrepreneurial competition, Sanlam / Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year®, has named Adri Kruger, owner of Tzaneen Country Lodge, as this year’s overall competition winner at an awards ceremony held in Johannesburg on Wednesday, 03 September 2014. In a field of 14 finalists, Kruger stood out from the rest due to […]

15 finalists selected to advance in SA’s premier entrepreneurial competition

After carefully sifting through a record amount of entries, the 2014 Sanlam / Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year® judging panel have identified the 15 finalists who have been selected to advance to the final round of the competition. According to Christo Botes, spokesperson for the 2014 Sanlam / Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year® […]

Who’s the best?

South Africa vs. Sub-Saharan Africa entrepreneurs There has been much talk around the rise of the African continent and many comparisons have been made between entrepreneurship and business levels in South Africa and other African regions. According to Christo Botes, spokesperson for the Sanlam / Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year® competition, while some countries […]

Let your garden grow

For Justin Sam, Sanlam/ Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year® 2014 entrant, building a sustainable business means getting your hands dirty, writes Jane Steinacker-Keys. Even though Justin Sam knew little about plants when he started his vertical and rooftop landscaping business, what he did have was his training and experience as an aeronautical engineer – […]

Who’s the best? South Africa vs. Sub Saharan Africa entrepreneurs

There has been much talk around the rise of the African continent and many comparisons have been made between entrepreneurship and business levels in South Africa and other African regions. According to Christo Botes, spokesperson for the Sanlam / Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year® competition, while some countries report higher entrepreneurship levels, this doesn’t […]

Raising the bar

Grant Greeff is giving the hospitality industry a well-needed shake-up, with a cocktail of one-part innovation, one-part sound business practice, and two-parts genuine and attentive service, writes Jane Steinacker-Keys At a party on New Year’s Eve in 2010, Grant Greeff was dancing with close friend Annalize Buchanan, a caterer in Cape Town, who had just […]

Entrepreneurship attractive on the continent

But SA hesitant to take the leap South Africa’s economy is projected to steadily grow with 2.7% in 2014 and 3.2% in 2015, and according to Kobus Engelbrecht, spokesperson for the Sanlam / Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year® competition, this growth will result in many opportunities for local entrepreneurs. He says that as South […]