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What do investors look for?
Image: Abu Cassim, Founder of Jozi AngelsWhen raising capital, it is important to put yourself in the investors' shoes, whether that be a venture capitalist or angel investor.What are they looking ...
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The rise of ecommerce
Image: Trevor Gosling, co-founder and CEO of LulalendAs a result of the various COVID-19 lockdowns, South Africa’s ecommerce sector has exploded. There has been a permanent change in the way that p...
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Funding lessons from SweepSouth
Image: Aisha Pandor and Alen Ribic, SweepSouth When Aisha Pandor and her husband, Alen Ribic launched SweepSouth in 2014, they sold everything to fund the business. They even ended up living with ...
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Different funding types
There are many different types of capital and funding mechanisms available to ecommerce entrepreneurs. It’s important to match the right funding with your specific needs and business lifecycle. ...
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Approaching an investor for funding
Image: Clive Butkow, CEO at Kalon VPYou’re not ready to pitch or even create a pitch deck unless you know the type of investor you really want for your start-up.Capital is still plentiful right now...
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SimplyBiz Magazine - Edition 11
Look back. Learn. Move forward It may seem counter-intuitive to look back, when you want to move forward, we can’t change the past… but we can learn from it. Effective business leaders evaluate th...
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Perfecting your pitch
Who is the audience? Before beginning any pitch, you need to understand who you are pitching to. Let’s use the extreme example of pitching your business idea to a group of university students and...
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Do you qualify for finance?
Business loan requirements vary depending upon the lender. To speed up the process, speak to the lender before you apply. We’ll go through the most common requirements here. Credit score What’s yo...
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Youth-owned businesses are good for business
We’re serious about helping small businesses Do Business Better and that’s why we asked our members to take part in two polls. One was aimed at businesses who have worked with youth entrepreneurs ...
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Big mistakes small-business owners should avoid
I often say that I got my MBA the hard way, by starting and losing a few businesses. Believe me, it was also more expensive than any Ivy League MBA!When speaking to other entrepreneurs, I discovere...