With over 45,500 listed companies and a plethora of non-listed companies, and thousands of new companies emerging and dying every year, it isn’t hard to see why the business world is not meant for everyone.
But, if you belong to the lot that is daring enough to venture into this realm to make their mark, then you’ve stumbled upon the right article for some pointers.Read More
In order to succeed we need to embrace failure positively and at the same time learn from the experience. My ongoing obsession is to turn every negative into a positive. In this way failures and obstacles becomes a way of life on my success path. Don’t lose opportunities due to the fear of failure. Atemporary failure is a big step towards success. One small failure or obstacle can give you many positive lessons. It will increase your level of self-confidence and make you more determined and resilient. You will be more ready for the next risk.Read More
When I was a kid, people would constantly speak in admiration of those who were excellent in whatever they were doing. These could be students who achieved academic excellence, successful business people, top athletes, celebrities, and so on. Envy aside, no one ever spent any time to think about why or how they were excellent. It was seemingly natural for most to just accept that certain people were meant for excellence while others weren’t.
My dad pretended not to hear me. My mom almost had a heart attack. It wasn’t the first thing a perfectionist mother wanted to hear after encouraging me to get a degree.
I tried to ease her distress. No chance.Read More
Entrepreneurs are a unique group of people. Not only do they think differently; they act differently. They draw on personality traits, habits and mind-sets to come up with ideas that straddle the line between insanity and genius. But just because you’re an original thinker and came up with an idea to replace gasoline in cars doesn’t mean you’re cut out to be an entrepreneur.Read More
I’ve often wondered what differentiates successful entrepreneurs from their peers. Here are five qualities that Stephen Key thinks may be involved.
A decade ago, I helped found a business dedicated to helping entrepreneurs bring their business ideas to fruition. I’ve mentored and coached hundreds of entrepreneurs since.Read More
Our entrepreneur of the month for July is Tichatadzei Tomu, the founder and Managing Director of Green Lab Chemicals
Green Lab Chemicals is a fully registered company which was established as a manufacturer and Distributor of industrial and household cleaning detergents. Their main focus market includes schools, clinics, hospitals and every home.Read More
The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector is crucial to Africa’s growth, currently contributing more than 45{6de6520bac878567fcd0b20f0dbb3c7620581fba1ef76900ed00d745ae853531} to employment and 33{6de6520bac878567fcd0b20f0dbb3c7620581fba1ef76900ed00d745ae853531} to GDP (source: ADB). However, SMME’s in Africa face growth, viability and sustainability challenges. Despite Mozambique’s commitment to growing and supporting their country’s SMMEs, these firms continue to face an extremely hostile business environment, including lack of skilled staff, burdensome regulations, tough local economic conditions, lack of finance and the high costs associated with expansion, marketing or employing staff.
Collaboration vs. Competition may feel like an elementary topic, but if you really think about it– is your tendency to be competitive and make yourself look good or be collaborative to support the industry/ sector excel?
