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SimplyBiz Magazine - Edition 12
The saying goes that what doesn’t kill us makes us stronger. 2020 took us out at the knees, 2021 floored us BUT we got back up again and again and again!South African entrepreneurs, you are quit...
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Closed - #Nomayini Competition
Every small-business owner has their #Nomayini moment – when you realise you have to, and will, make a plan, no matter what. ‘Nomayini’ (noma yini) is an isiZulu term that means ‘anything...
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Know your business from the inside out
Image: Nic Haralambous, Keynote SpeakerWhether you are having a catch up with an investor who has been keeping track of your business or you’ve secured the opportunity to pitch for funding, the mos...
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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...