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Start-up breaks barriers to tough industry with a good plan and a dose of fortitude
An often overlooked difficulty in starting up a business is the resistance from established players to newcomers in an industry. Hulisani Mudau’s struggle to find a foothold for his Read More >
Putting roofs over people’s heads
Extreme Way Togo is a property letting business with a unique market focus: rentals capped at R5 000 per month. These are mostly rooms, but owner Sandile Gumede also Read More >
For what its earth (worth), here is how Sekozee helps the environment today
Ten years ago, in 2014, Gcina and Mumsy Maseko established Sekozee Waste Management, a business dedicated to making a clean and sustainable environment a reality. From small beginnings in Read More >
Recycling up the business value chain
Ten years ago, two former colleagues reunited around the idea of going into business together, and the birth of the company that today confidently regards itself as Durban’s number-one Read More >
Oiling the wheels that keep more wheels rolling
Ten years ago, three entrepreneurs left their corporate jobs to start Lebolex, a fleet-management business that recently became a Business Partners Limited client. Mthokozisi Shangase, co-founder, co-director and CEO Read More >
Family ties bring joy as well as strength to this Gauteng factory
For Erica and Gordon Miller, business is all about family, which is the source of not only the meaning and joy of their work, but also of the resilience Read More >
A security industry success story that keeps on flourishing
Over the past 10 years, the private security industry in South Africa has grown exponentially, with 86% more security companies registered with the official industry regulatory authority in 2023 Read More >
Inner strength is what keeps this entrepreneur going in the face of adversity
Even hardy entrepreneurs hesitate to enter an industry in which they have no experience, but Alleen Magumbi believes in grabbing an opportunity when he sees one. The 38-year-old businessman Read More >
Entrepreneur at the crossroads with her fast-growing school group
At the age of 63, Delia Cupido’s amazing entrepreneurial drive shows no signs of slowing down, but her business - the Chameleon Group comprising four preschools and two junior Read More >
Formidable husband-and-wife team pioneers leading preschool
You know you must be doing something right when you shift an entire preschool kilometres away to the adjacent suburb and the entire parent body follows you there. This Read More >
Jewel of a preschool built on a rich lifetime of education entrepreneurship
Just off one of the main arterials, in a quiet street in Kuils River, a suburb on the outskirts of Cape Town, there is a cleverly designed Eco-friendly building, Read More >
Father’s grit and determination inspiration behind IT entrepreneur’s success
Whenever he faces hardship in his business, Sanele Gcumisa thinks back to how his father built up his small fleet of taxis out of nothing. There was not even Read More >
Beyond funding: how strategic support and expert advice can take SA small businesses to the next level
27 November 2023: In South Africa’s highly competitive small business environment, entrepreneurs need a substantial number of resources to get off the ground and achieve growth. While access to Read More >
With robust systems, this entrepreneur keeps her passion for her business going
Since childhood Joanita Coetzee has fantasized about running her own restaurant, serving up play dishes for her baby brother from the time she can remember, but it always remained Read More >
