Posted by Bruce Wade on Wednesday, March 30, 2011,
In :
Entrepreneurship
Many small
businesses with great ideas never get to the point of being able to protect
what they have and will often result in some larger business stealing or just
taking over their ideas and nudging you out of the market. We have seen several
small businesses owners just disappear off the radar only to see their products
appear on other shelves with someone else’s branding.
To assist us with
the protection of our member’s IP or Intellectual Property, we have asked the
team from Spoor ...
Posted by Bruce Wade on Tuesday, March 29, 2011,
In :
Entrepreneurship
Birthed
out of the entrepreneur capital of Africa, Cape Town, the hottest thing on
social media this year has to be Exploit Yourself, your online entrepreneur
reality show. Exploit Yourself will focus
on the issues around developing small businesses and entrepreneurships in South
Africa.
10
contestants will battle it out against each other whilst working on their own
business to complete weekly tasks and grow their business to win prizes and the
favour of the readers.
This week we see two landmark acts coming
into law that affect how we run our businesses. Firstly we have the New
Companies Act that changes the way our businesses are regulated and registered.
This we will have to wait and see how effective CIPRO becomes and are able to
handle the new legislation. The two big issues here are that Close Corporations
will now be called CHC Limited or Closely Held Companies. And there will be a
financial rescue management plan that your business can file for or...
Posted by Bruce Wade on Friday, March 25, 2011,
In :
Marketing
We found this presentation on Prezi.com and though it was a good one to share with you. It is a marketing presentation for Hubspot but also contains some good information. Worth a few minutes to go through. Also check out the fancy processing of Prezi, we are very impressed and using it for our Academy courses.
Posted by Bruce Wade on Thursday, March 24, 2011,
In :
Business Resources
A new initiative aimed at inspiring and challenging South
Africa’s entrepreneurs begins on Tuesday next week. Called ‘Opening Doors‘,
the initiative run through ABSA Bank is a platform for the dreamers, the
visionaries, the builders and the creators in our great country. Opening Doors
will provide support, mentorship, guidance and solutions to business owners
across South Africa.
The launch event is happening on Tuesday 29 April in
Ster-Kinekor cinemas around the country. If you would ...
Posted by Bruce Wade on Thursday, March 24, 2011,
In :
Business Resources
This week
we were privileged to be able to once again support Living Way in
Cape Town.
Living Way is a ministry within Living Hope that
is working to economically empower people to earn their way out of poverty.
Through their various programmes, Living Way works to empower people to
provide for their daily necessities so that they do not have to depend on
anyone, focusing on under-resourced communities in Cape Town, South
Africa.
We have
donated one of our Work Flow
101 games to Living W...
Posted by Bruce Wade on Friday, March 18, 2011,
In :
Entrepreneurship
The Consumer Protection Act which will come into force on 1 April 2011 could go down in legal history as one of the most revolutionary pieces of legislation to come onto the statute books in South Africa. In many respects it levels the playing field between the suppliers of goods and services and the “consumers” of such goods and services. Read the rest of this brillaint article here by Gunston Attorneys Continue reading ...
Posted by Bruce Wade on Thursday, March 17, 2011,
In :
Entrepreneurship
We put this video together this week to celebrate trees, businesses and our Entrepreneurs. A refreshing look at business through the eyes of nature. Enjoy.
Posted by Bruce Wade on Wednesday, March 16, 2011,
In :
Techno Tuesday
I asked a client the other day for their
keywords and she came back with this list: car, front door, padlock, locker,
bedroom ….
Not the key words I was looking for. The
key words that you define for your business need to cover 2 different aspects:
1. The words that describe the features of
your business. These are words that you will use in every day speak to describe
what and how you do what you do.
2. The words that describe the benefits of
your business. These are words your customer...
Posted by Bruce Wade on Tuesday, March 15, 2011,
In :
Marketing
Marketing is not all about flyers, tag
lines, copy and pictures. Marketing is all about building profitable
relationships with key people. This involves getting out of the office and
talking to people, meeting new people and building relationships.
You need to have a strategic plan to
identify and meet Brand Champions for your business. Brand Champions are people
who know the people that you want to do business with. Let me give an example.
A Client of ours does Breast Feeding Consultation. ...
Posted by Bruce Wade on Thursday, March 10, 2011,
In :
Marketing
Capitec has released their first advert showing the way in their compliance for the CPA (Consumer Protection Act) due for implementation on 31 March. The CPA is there to protect the consumer against being bullied by the big corporates. We are looking forward to how the other banks will comply. Well done Capitec.
Posted by Bruce Wade on Wednesday, March 9, 2011,
In :
Business Resources
BulkSMS.com has recently launched an entrepreneurial
support programme aimed at assisting entrepreneurs who see SMS messaging as an
important part of their business communications or integral to their business
model. The programme offers
entrepreneurs a means of accessing BulkSMS.com resources in support of their
own ventures
Applications can be made under one of the
following business categories:
Posted by Bruce Wade on Wednesday, March 9, 2011,
In :
Leadership
Any
business owner who has children will know the challenges that arise. To be
honest, working from my home office, even though it is separate it still
presents huge issues when the kids are home and want to play with Dad. As a
parent business owner you are faced with two decisions: Do you want your kids
to inherit your business? Do you want your kids to learn about business from
you? Each ‘Yes’ answer will require a huge amount of time investment in
exposing them to the various aspects o...
Posted by Bruce Wade on Monday, March 7, 2011,
In :
Entrepreneurship
Running a business requires a huge set of
skills, talents and the entrepreneurial spirit. We come across a lot of people
who do this well and enjoy what they do. They make money, have fun and have a
positive influence on both community and environment. But what are the secrets
to their success?
This week we will highlight 12 key
activities that successful business owners have implemented in their business
as part of their daily routine. As we unpack some of these and highlight some
simple to...
Today our very own home build, game has hit
the news through Dane Carlson’s Business Opportunities Weblog.
“One of the biggest problems small business owners face is
a lack of understanding of how all things fit together in business and in order
to manage and sustain a business. A new game on the market this month calledWorks Flow 101hopes to
remedy that problem. Work Flow 101 looks to be a fun and essential tool
for any training organization, high school or entrepreneur.”
See the f...
Posted by Bruce Wade on Wednesday, March 2, 2011,
In :
Leadership
When I wear
my husband hat and then work in my business, I have a huge responsibility to my
wife. Having the Spouse hat requires us to communicate openly to our other
halves as if they actually are our other half. We like to go out on dates and
just chat about the business and all the challenges and opportunities. I cannot
expect my wife to understand all the technical stuff I talk about but she does
appreciate the communication and openness. I always tell her about any new
client we get and ...
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