The SAIS Innovation Summit is the largest startup event in Africa.
I was pleased to have a fireside chat with Ryan Marx, Founder of FOMO, Understanding the Founders Journey – find calm in the chaos
We explored the following in our chat
- Getting started as a founder
- Bootstrapping and funding
- Developiing a team
- Understanding the customer
- Scaling the business
How you can support Simone
She works at her table in McDonald’s during the week, usually in the afternoon. Call Mcdonalds Tyger Manor at 021 919 0344, speak to Joe and ask for the lady that does painting there. If you are passing by, drop in and chat to her. Even better, buy one of her artworks.
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,
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
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
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
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:
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