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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 >
This factory’s survival is testimony to its strength and quality
First there was the fire caused by the businesses heating equipment in 2019 that devastated the Roux siblings’ peanut processing factory in Centurion. “We basically had to start all Read More >
This entrepreneur tried everything, but remained focused on one goal
Some entrepreneurs are intensely focused on a single goal, others seem to have quite the opposite personality, scattering their attention across several businesses and even industries. It is not often Read More >
A “good deal” from the Energy Fund to ensure this business continues to thrive
Some twelve years ago Grant Muller was looking online for chilli seeds in pursuit of his gardening hobby and found the prices so high that it only took a few Read More >
Sound financial advice and mentorship an imperative for SA entrepreneurs
In an environment filled with economic curveballs, South African businesses face just as many challenges as they do opportunities. With cashflow management and funding being paramount to the survival of Read More >
Entrepreneurial couple exchange city treadmill for the veld, and build a thriving business
It is not often that a business can boast to be fully booked out a year in advance - in only its third year of operation. The good fortune Read More >
Renowned entrepreneur casts his line in the tourism trade, and pulls out a big one
When Dave Murgatroyd casts a line into the water, he is not sure what will bite, but he is always prepared to catch a big one. The renowned KwaZulu-Natal Read More >
JOBURG ENTREPRENEUR POWERS THROUGH THE ADVERSITY OF LOAD SHEDDING
Even for a seasoned entrepreneur like Pieter Kleinhans, who built his business from a tiny one-machine operation to a huge 3500 square metre factory today, load shedding stands out Read More >
FROM RURAL ROOTS TO THRIVING PRACTICE: MEET THE OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST BREAKING BARRIERS IN KWAZULU-NATAL
For Yolisa Kobo, the owner of a thriving occupational therapy business in Durban, her journey in entrepreneurship started in humble beginnings in the deep rural areas of the Eastern Read More >
