Dear Entrepreneur Happy Wednesday! I come bearing good news in the form of a venture capitalist opportunity! Friends of I AM AN ENTREPRENEUR, Mineworkers Investment Company (MIC), have launched MIC Khulisani Ventures; a R150 million early-stage investment vehicle targeting black-owned, innovative, high growth businesses in South Africa. MIC Khulisani will invest in promising cash generative businesses in a variety...
Category: Business
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The Present Future of The Logistics Industry
Hello there, Welcome to issue #18. This week Uber launched their UberConnect service, which allows individuals the ability to send packages between each other. Droppa dubbed the ‘Uber for bakkies’ launched a full-service courier offering in conjunction with their same-day relocation service. Finally, The Courier Guy launched a smart locker service app called PUDO (which means Pick Up, Drop...
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What I Learnt From Running My Business. What Others Might Not Tell You.
I have been doing this entrepreneurship thing for years now and I must say that it is the hardest thing I have pursued. It will take everything from you, but it will give you the most fulfilling feeling on earth. As someone who does this day in and day out, you see people online waiting...
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Being Black In Advertising in South Africa is Exhausting
Even just thinking about this, it is tiring. I’m sure what you are about to read is just the tip of the iceberg, but here’s a list of a few things that explain why it is exhausting to be black in advertising: – as a black creative, you essentially have two jobs. The first is...
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Dreams Do Come True, Building The Marvin Store
When we started Marvin almost five years ago, the idea was to build a platform for men and create a space where we could have conversations about things that matter to us. In all honesty, I didn’t think it would work out this time because this is my fourth magazine and all of them didn’t...
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David Tlale Collaboration with Avon
A ground-breaking partnership has been unveiled where the rich heritage and brand ubiquity of a global beauty and personal care brand has been combined with the desirability of a couture brand. The world’s fourth biggest beauty company, Avon, has announced that it has partnered with leading fashion designer David Tlale
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Ukhamba Taproom Opens Its Doors For Cape Town Holiday Makers
Award-winning South African actor, producer and filmmaker, Thapelo Mokena has added brewer to his long list of credentials. The actor and producer have partnered
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When Will You Be Retrenched
Today, a day in 2019, 100 years before the time I thought we humans would fight robots, I get another WhatsApp message, a friend telling me they are being retrenched. Here we are in a country were Uber
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Apparently, Huawei P30 sales have reached 10 million faster than P20
According to Huawei’ statistics, the P30 series reach 10 million sales in just 85 days, 65 days faster than the P20.
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Business with Marvin: Vuvu Ndlovu
For Vuyolwethu (Vuvu) Ndlovu, Executive Director of Amino Consulting, providing SME’s with a host of accounting and tax services is not just a business but a passion.