Manufacturing with atoms has been the siren's call for many researchers who believed it was the key that could unlock enormous new potential in how we build things. We could develop products that are perfectly precise, contain zero waste and that are 1000x more energy efficient. The problem has alwaysRead More
Investing is all about getting your money to work for you, and seemingly one of the easiest ways to do that is through dividends. It's no surprise that investors love stocks that pay dividends. It feels pretty awesome to get a dividend payment monthly or quarterly from a company youRead More
South Africa has been crying out for a bit of a good news story and the team from Heavy Chef don't disappoint with this latest interview showing local can still be lekker! Heavy Chef anchor Caley Africa talks to the three founders of Veldskoen®, a small South African idea thatRead More
Announced as part of the CEO Initiative, the Youth Employment Service (YES) is a high-impact programme aimed at improving youth employability across the country. Since the Practice Note was issued in October 2018 by the Department of Trade & Industry (dti), YES has created over 20 500 work experiences andRead More
Section 12J of the Income Tax Act has become a popular tax break / incentive for tax-savvy individuals looking to invest in high-growth technology businesses. With over R4bn having been raised in the last 2 years, it has proven a catalyst for the local technology sector. But how does itRead More
[Distributed by SAVCA] The emerging South African venture capital (VC) industry continued to experience robust growth in 2018, with 181 new VC deals reported – an increase of 13.8% from the 159 deals reported in 2017. This is according to the newly released SAVCA 2019 Venture Capital Industry Survey,Read More
The old adage is that a banker will lend you an umbrella (money) when the sun is shining ... but when you really need it, there is nobody in sight. Much of this has to do with financiers trying to mitigate risk and interpret the information they have in frontRead More
Clients will always be your cheapest source of funding, but a critical challenge for all entrepreneurs is how to scale up their marketing to attract these clients. A regular question we are asked is whether you can get funding / finance for a marketing campaign. Some examples of marketing activitiesRead More
“The illiterate of the future will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn.” - Alvin Toffler Without question, one of the single biggest challenges that high-growth South African businesses face is the war for talent. A combination of a sluggish economyRead More