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 […]
Finding the silver lining in the dark economic cloud
While the country and the world may be facing economic woes, it doesn’t mean it is all doom and gloom for South Africa’s local entrepreneurs. This is the sentiment of Christo Botes, spokesperson for the 2016 Entrepreneur of the Year® competition sponsored by Sanlam and BUSINESS/PARTNERS. “South Africa faced a number of challenges over the […]
Welcome to 2016
Finding the silver lining in the dark economic cloud By Christo Botes, spokesperson for the 2016 Entrepreneur of the Year® competition sponsored by Sanlam and BUSINESS/PARTNERS The 2016 Entrepreneur of the Year® competition team would like to welcome all entrepreneurs to the start of a new and exciting chapter in their entrepreneurial journey. While the […]
Business evaluation can lead to business optimisation
There is something to be said for making the time to investigate, evaluate and think about some critical elements impacting on the success of our businesses. In this article I will look into (1) Service Experience, (2) Business Premises, (3) Our People and (4) The Image of my Business. 1. Service Experience This subject matter […]
Five New Year’s resolutions for entrepreneurs
The number of unused gym contracts and abandoned diets by the first week of February is enough to make anybody cynical about new-year’s resolutions, but David Morobe, Business Partners regional manager, urges entrepreneurs to think differently about it. The lives of entrepreneurs differ from those of the employed in the sense that the work is […]
Where is my business heading?
As business owners we are often so busy working in the business that we fail to work on the business. We are chasing the next transaction, dealing with a dissatisfied client, negotiating terms with a provider, or having problems trying to balance the cash flow. Over the years I have learnt that one should put […]
Technology can be a business enabler
Article written by Jannie Rossouw, Head: Sanlam Business Market The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify the efficiency. The second is that automation applied to an inefficient operation will magnify the inefficiency. Bill Gates Whenever I think about the application of technology […]
Creative recruiting gains momentum for 2015 EOY entrant
Many find it challenging to balance both a career and family life, but when you are a mother of a young family with the goal of expanding your business into Africa while simultaneously increasing your local market and financial wellbeing, it sounds like an impossible task. Yet that is precisely what Laura Reynolds – business […]
Photos: 2015 Entrepreneur of the Year® Breakfast Awards
At this year’s breakfast awards, hosted on 2 September 2015 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Rosebank, we be recognised the entrepreneurs that positively impact those around them, whether it is through their business growth and development or job creation for others.
South Africa’s top entrepreneur of 2015 revealed
The Creative Council recognised as Sanlam / Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year® winner South Africa’s premier annual entrepreneurial competition, Sanlam / Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year®, has named Gil Oved and Ran Neu-Ner, co-owners and founders of The Creative Counsel (TCC), as this year’s overall competition winner at the awards ceremony held in […]