As business owners, people assume that we know everything there is to know about running a business. The truth is that an owner’s passion and skills are more likely to be in the creation of the product or service that they offer. That's why we’ve enlisted industry experts across various fields – helping you bridge knowledge gaps in areas such as accounting, law or marketing.
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Entrihub chats to Tanaka (General) Mutakwa, Founder of #NoDaysOff. Tanaka talks about online magazines (Part 1). Question 1: Why have an online magazine? Tanaka: I'd say an online magazine or an online presence is a place basically where your audience can find out about you and you've got a way ...
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Entrihub chats to Steve Reid from Centre Management of False Bay College and Centre of Entrepreneurship. Steve discusses the value of feedback. Question 1: What is the value of feedback? Steve: Feedback; they say is the breakfast of champions. It's easy to talk about feedback but, sometimes we d...
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8 Inspiring Ted Talks for Entrepreneurs Do you need inspiration or an extra boost of motivation? Trade scrolling through Instagram and Facebook for Ted Talks that will increase productivity and give you that much needed motivational boost for the day! Here are 8 motivational/inspirational/informat...
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Why should we take the time out of our busy schedules to draw up a business plan- time that could be spent actually building our businesses? Well, mapping out your plan for your business forces you to think about various aspects of your business that you otherwise may not have before you jumped head...
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Entrihub chats to Nici Mancini, the Founder of Purple Mosaic Design and Branding. Nici talks about choosing a corporate identity consultant. Question 1: What to consider when choosing a consultant to assist with your CI? Nici: There are some startups out there that don't necessarily have a lot ...
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Entrihub chats to Ashley Curran, founder of Curran Attorneys. Ashley discusses the Companies Act. Question 1: What is the Companies Act and who needs to comply with it? Ashley: The companies act underwent a number of changes back in 2008. Since 2008 our new companies that came into effect and i...
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Entrihub chats to Tashinga Mutakwa, Founder of GreenBack Media Group. Tashinga talks about visual production as a business. Question 1: Tips to start a video production company Tashinga: Okay, I'd say the first thing you need to do is to know who you're targeting. There's a lot of space for visu...
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Entrihub chats to Lesley Mallon about the importance of social for SMEs. Lesley also addresses how to grow your social media following. Question 1: How do you grow your following? Lesley: I'm a big believer of organic growth. I like organic growth. Organic growth is something where...
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Entrihub chats to Khanya Okumu, Enterprise, and Supplier Development Specialist. Khanya talks about Development Finance Institutions. Question 1: Can established businesses apply for DFI funding? Khanya: Anybody can apply, but not everybody's gonna get in. I think yes, so there is DFI's that loo...
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Entrihub chats to Lesley Mallon, Founder of Think Social Media. Lesley discusses tools that will help manage your social media account. Question 1: What tools are available to manage your social media account? Lesley: There are so many platforms to help run them it's actually getting a little bi...
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Entrihub chats to Ashley Curran, founder of Curran Attorneys. Ashley talks about Consumer Protection Act (CPA). Question 1: What is the Consumer Protection Act (CPA)? Ashley: Okay, so your Consumer Protection Act applies to businesses that in the ordinary course of their business are either sel...
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Entrihub chats to Steve Reid from Centre Management of False Bay College and Centre of Entrepreneurship. Steve talks about overcoming self-doubt. Question 1: How to conquer self-doubt Steve: Self-doubt can be a real killer. You know they talk about an entrepreneur's business the analogy is tha...
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Entrihub chats to Lesley Mallon, Founder of Think Social Media. Lesley discusses posting online and the law. Question 1: Are there any legal considerations to posting online? Lesley: Lots of legal issues. One of them is images, people just think that they can go and google whatever they're looking...
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Generating sales and turnover is great, but don’t be fooled as this does not equate to profitability. Lest we forget that we have expenses to pay before we can truly enjoy the fruits of our labour, A useful exercise to perform is to assess just how much sales you need to generate to cover your...
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Think of your business idea as an egg. You have high hopes that this egg will hatch into a beautiful and strong eagle that will soar to the highest levels of success. But… before the egg can hatch and grow into this majestic eagle, it needs to be nurtured and taught how to fly. Similarly, whi...
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Having a professional address and a landline for your business, are two key ways you can establish a presence in the market. However, spending a small fortune every month on elite office space is not a feasible option for most SMEs, particularly startups. It might also be a challenge to stick to a r...
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Entrihub chats to Tashinga Mutakwa, Founder of GreenBack Media Group. Tashinga talks about being a full-time student and a part-time entrepreneur. Question 1: Who is Tashinga Mutakwa? Tashinga: My name is Tashinga Mutakwa. I run a media company called Greenberg Media Group. We deal with event ma...
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It takes a lot of courage to choose the path of an Entrepreneur. When you begin your business journey, you’re filled to the brim with exciting ideas – from strategies you can’t wait to implement, to creative ways to brand your company. These are all part of your adventure as an Ent...
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Entrihub chats to Robyn Hey, Founder of Robyn Hey Attorneys. Robyn talks about the psyche of business failure of struggling businesses. Question 1: The psyche of business failure Robyn: In South Africa, we have a very negative attitude towards people whose businesses have gone into liqui...
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Entrihub chats to Khanya Okumu, Enterprise and Supplier Development Specialist. Khanya talks about operating models and the external environment. Question 1: What is the operating model? Khanya: Essentially an operating model is how will your business work. It's a combination of the technical expe...
