While growing up, South Africa was a very different country from what it is today. I was born in 1976 and from an early start I knew all was not well in my country. The general white folk of the time were not aware of the truly terrible things happening elsewhere in the country, building…
Gareth Cotten is a South African serial Entrepreneur. He has set up a number of businesses, sold quite a few and bought over a number of them, which he runs in line with his own set of rules, hardly in tune with the norm. Constantly thinking outside the box, running affairs on terms he has…
Secure a Patent for your invention If you really believe that you have invented something that no one else in the world has done before. The first thing you must do is to secure a Patent for that invention. This you must do before you approach anyone, including companies and banks. Having no money to actually…
As an entrepreneur or an entrepreneurial business, there is nothing better than creating a new product or service that no one has ever seen before and turning it into a blockbuster commercial success. There is however another path to success, and this is called, the “fast follower”: There are a lot of organizations who are…
Strive Masiyiwa is the chairman and founder of Econet, a diversified telecommunications group with operations and investments in Africa, Europe, North America, Latin America and the Asia Pacific. His business interests also include renewable energy, water treatment, Coca Cola bottling, financial services and hospitality. He is, reportedly, Zimbabwe’s richest men and one of Africa’s most…
Dr. Godwin Ehigiamusoe’s commitment to the improvement of the lives of those at the bottom of the pyramid is total. He relates this to his ideological conviction and belief that the democratisation of empowerment services ultimately leads to a better nation. He studied Sociology in the University, earned a Masters degree in Sociology of Development,…
Olajide Abiola has 14 years of strong professional experience cutting across the Military, IT, Legislation and Public service. With a Bachelor degree in Computer Science, he has received multiple certifications in Microsoft technology as an IT professional and Engineer. He is also certified in Negotiation from the University of Michigan, Project management and Entrepreneurship from…
