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Yusuf Mahomedy’s thoughts about business, insights from working with entrepreneurs and resources to go further on your path.
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Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year
he 2024 Business Partners Ltd. Entrepreneur of the Year® awards were held last week, celebrating entrepreneurial excellence in the country. I am humbled to serve on the independent judging panel, interviewing the 16 finalists, that came from different provinces, industries and backgrounds. Each had a remarkable story to share about
Financial Future Summit Keys 1
What happens when you bring fast moving entrepreneurs in Gauteng x media powerhouse (Arena Holdings) x growth funders (ABSA, Business Partners) x financial (Cloudworx Accounting), legal (Farzanah Manjoo) & marketing experts in the exquisite, stylish Empire on the Hill? What happens when you create a safe space to connect, learn
Lemonaid: succeeding in strange times
I attended Flux Trends Lemonaid: Recipes for succeeding in strange times – Salon Session presented by Bronwyn Willians In just 60 minutes, her session captured over a dozen lemons shaping the world around us. The overarching theme is that global values have shifted, increasing political and economic conflict and everyone/every
Taxation and SMMES
t takes unbelievable courage, sweat and tears to start and build a business in South Africa. Entrepreneurs sacrifice, emotionally and financially, often in punishing environments, where corruption, crime and lack of basic services are a daily experience. They don’t need more obstacles on their path. 𝐓𝐚𝐱 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 Let’s make it
David vs Goliath
The 13th Kingsmead Book Fair was hosted over the weekend in Johannesburg, bringing fiction and non-fiction readers together, sharing stories and experiences, I attended the “David and Goliath in business: Being afraid but doing it anyway” a powerful session, featuring TJ Strydom, author of Capitec: Stalking Giants and Raymond Ledwaba
Access to Funding
The 2025 Finfind South African MSME Access to Finance Report provides a sobering read into funding micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). The report was sponsored by the Department of Small Business and Development, African Bank Experian IFC – International Finance Corporation and others. The last report was pre-COVID, way