Father and son receive Small Business Entrepreneur of the Year® award
Father and son team, Kerry and Craig Motherwell, have received the Small Business Entrepreneur of the Year® award at the awards ceremony for the annual 2018 Entrepreneur of the Year® competition sponsored by Sanlam and BUSINESS/PARTNERS, held in Johannesburg this morning. Kerry and Craig are the owners of Foxolution SE, which designs and builds on-site […]
SA’s premier entrepreneurial competition marks 30 years of celebrating entrepreneurial excellence
Amid the current political optimism, entrepreneurs should be especially inspired by the continued commitment to SME support which emerged as a consistent theme in both the 2018 State of the Nation Address and the National Budget Speech. This is according to Christo Botes, spokesperson for the 2018 Entrepreneur of the Year® competition sponsored by Sanlam […]
SA’s premier entrepreneurial competition marks 30 years of celebrating entrepreneurial excellence in Durban
Amid the current political optimism, entrepreneurs should be especially inspired by the continued commitment to SME support which emerged as a consistent theme in both the 2018 State of the Nation Address and the National Budget Speech. This is according to Kobus Engelbrecht, spokesperson for the 2018 Entrepreneur of the Year® competition sponsored by Sanlam […]
SA’s premier entrepreneurial competition marks 30 years of celebrating entrepreneurial excellence in Johannesburg
Amid the current political optimism, entrepreneurs should be especially inspired by the continued commitment to SME support which emerged as a consistent theme in both the 2018 State of the Nation Address and the National Budget Speech. This is according to Christo Botes, spokesperson for the 2018 Entrepreneur of the Year® competition sponsored by Sanlam […]
Entrepreneurial pearls of wisdom
The 2017 Entrepreneur of the Year® winners share their advice for turning 2018 into a success When it comes to being an entrepreneur, there is no sure template to follow or instruction manual to refer to, and no two journeys will ever be exactly the same. There are, however, parallels that can be drawn and […]
Young fitness maverick makes big strides in entrepreneurial competition
Itumeleng (Tumi) Phake, founder and owner of Zenzele Fitness Group has been awarded the Small Business Entrepreneur of the Year® title at the annual 2017 Entrepreneur of the Year® competition sponsored by Sanlam and BUSINESS/PARTNERS awards ceremony, held in Johannesburg on 6 September 2017. Launched only in 2014, Zenzele Fitness Group – a level 1 […]
Local entrepreneurs ‘wish-list’ for the 2017 Budget Speech
As South Africa gears up for the 2017 National Budget Speech in anticipation for Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan to deliver Government’s expenditure and focus areas for the year ahead, we sat down with a few of the 2016 Entrepreneur of the Year® competition winners to obtain their expectations for the upcoming speech. Michael Roberts, MD […]
Financial advice from entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs
The 2016 Entrepreneur of the Year® winners share the best financial advice they have ever received. Given the current challenging economic climate with South Africa’s GDP growth expected to remain flat at 0.1% for the year according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), it is becoming increasingly difficult for entrepreneurs to ensure the financial sustainability […]
Emalahleni woman awarded Small Business Entrepreneur of the Year® award
Meisie Nkosi, owner of the 100% black woman-owned Bella Bonni Guest House, has been awarded the Small Business Entrepreneur of the Year® title at the annual 2016 Entrepreneur of the Year® competition sponsored by Sanlam and BUSINESS/PARTNERS awards ceremony, held in Johannesburg this morning. Established in 2006 in eMalahleni (Witbank) and catering for discerning private […]
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 […]