YoungUpstarts

JULY 24, 2019

Africa is a huge and diverse continent, and over the last few years, it has emerged as one of the world’s hotspots for startups. Why has attention turned so quickly to African startups, and what can we learn from the continents’ successful entrepreneurs? In fact, African startups secured almost a $1bn in investment funding in 2018.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

I think we started working together in 2003 when he was new in the UK from South Africa. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Startup Advice. When we were acquried by Salesforce.com he went on to be the team technical lead and has steadily performed well there moving up in his role and responsibilities.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

7- Using creativity and imagination Photo Credit: Daniel Seeff Entrepreneurs and forward-thinking business owners give their businesses a name that reflects the heart of what they love and care about. I first came up with an alliteration, Empowering Entrepreneurs in Emerging Economies. Thanks to Josh Amishav, Breachsense ! #7-

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Entrepreneur reports that for a home based business in the US, “In addition to being able to deduct a portion of your rent or mortgage interest and utilities as a business expense, you can also deduct a percentage of various home maintenance expenses, along with a portion of the cost of services such as house cleaning and lawn care.”

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 9, 2012

In the case of Indonesia, this is overwhelming – 83-percent of Indonesian Millennials say they see themselves as entrepreneurs of the future. Even more encouragingly, 8-percent of those surveyed were already entrepreneurs! Filipinos come a very close second at 79-percent, followed by Russia (60-percent).

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SiliconHills

JUNE 21, 2017

A Native of South Africa, Clinton Phillips, a serial entrepreneur, recently founded Medici, a HIPAA-complaint telemedicine app, in Austin and raised more than $24 million in venture capital funding.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

If you’re an entrepreneur planning to start a business outside of the United States, you might be looking for assistance and resources that are available in your specific country. There are plenty of local resources and services available to help entrepreneurs in their local areas around the globe. South Africa.

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The Next Web

JULY 19, 2014

Joseph is based in San Francisco and has lived and worked in Singapore, India, England, Australia, and South Africa. Entrepreneur' Joseph Pigato is the Managing Director of Sparked. Recruiting, interviewing and hiring staff overseas can be an adventure. This story continues at The Next Web.

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Hearpreneur

MARCH 26, 2023

For many entrepreneurs, movies have played a significant role in their journey to success by providing them with the motivation, inspiration, and insights they need to overcome challenges and achieve their goals. We asked successful entrepreneurs which movies motivate them, and these are their responses. #3- What is an entrepreneur?

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The Startup Magazine

APRIL 23, 2020

Michel researching South Africa. Getting consumers introduced to AR is KaviAR Tech’s mission. The travel experience today begins when the consumer opens the catalog or web browser.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 6, 2017

In my experience as a business advisor and angel investor these days, I seem to more frequently hear from entrepreneurs and business owners with “can’t-fail” or “get-rich-quick” ideas. including Sergey Brin (Russia) at Google, Elon Musk (South Africa) at Tesla, John W. Nordstrom (Sweden), and Pierre Omdiyar (France) at Ebay.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

At every entrepreneur event I through between 2008-2012 I invite Hamet because he was a great mentor for entrepreneurs. Hamet started his career in Venture Capital working for the first post-apartheid VC fund in South Africa. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see the problems in this structure. I stayed close.

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NZ Entrepreneur

AUGUST 29, 2019

Researchers have been trying for decades to establish the most common character traits of entrepreneurs. It has even been noted that there are more differences between the traits of different entrepreneurs than between those of entrepreneurs and non-entrepreneurs (Gartner, 1985). Kolb & Wagner, 2015).The

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 20, 2019

Finance is one of the very subtle sectors of a business that can make or break entrepreneurs. In South Africa especially, there is an underlying need to keep a business well financed and managed, in alignment with the economic development goals of the country. Ideally, all companies need finances for daily operations.

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David Cohen

MAY 16, 2014

Technology is changing lives — even saving lives — in Africa, the world’s second most populous continent. For entrepreneurs, this also presents an opportunity of epic proportions. A production of BloombergTVAfrica , this will be an ongoing series about technology and entrepreneurship across Africa.

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Growthink Blog

AUGUST 29, 2010

entrepreneurs targeting U.S. In the last 6 months, we have advised clients and investors, in no particular order, from Kenya, India, Italy, South Africa, Germany, China, Brazil, Mexico, Switzerland, the U.A.E., Canada, England, South Korea, Japan, and Uruguay. based opportunities. Not anymore.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Going back to your early career decisions, tell us what factors influenced your decision to be an entrepreneur? . Growing up in South Africa, I had a pet giraffe named George that followed me around. I didn’t like the way companies behaved. They were too short-term focused. There was no respect for people.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 29, 2018

Our name, Lubanzi, comes from a wandering dog that followed me and my co-founder on a 6 day, 100 mile trip hiking across South Africa’s remote Wild Coast. I came up with the name Flauk (like a flock of birds) because our business centers around being the entrepreneur’s team, or flying V.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 14, 2017

We asked some entrepreneurs and business owners, why they started their businesses: #1 – Fell in Love. My advice for people making the switch from full-time worker to entrepreneur is to know your strengths. 9 – Always Wanted to be an Entrepreneur. Each story is different though the reasons may be the same.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 16, 2020

She relocated our family to Cape Town South Africa to support the healing of the country after the end of the apartheid system. Any advice you would give to entrepreneurs and business owners? . Through observing my mother’s choices, I was able to see how much of a difference one person could make.

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Jeff Hilimire

JANUARY 17, 2018

Trevor Noah, if you aren’t aware, is a comedian from South Africa. Instead, it gives his story of growing up extremely poor in South Africa, dealing with the effects of a post-Apartheid society. I re-read The New New Thing in 2017 and its a terrific look at how a true entrepreneur views the world and goes after his goals.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 16, 2020

She relocated our family to Cape Town South Africa to support the healing of the country after the end of the apartheid system. Any advice you would give to entrepreneurs and business owners? . Through observing my mother’s choices, I was able to see how much of a difference one person could make.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Medical device companies based in emerging markets are growing and increasing their market share; Companies like Mindray Medical International and BGI of China, and Transasia Bio-Medicals of India, and Ascendis Health of South Africa. It was also a confidence boost that such an accomplished entrepreneur believed in our vision.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 24, 2012

From [link] to the Silicon Taiga , these programs offer entrepreneurs funding, infrastructure and support in an effort to lure a critical mass of promising young companies and spawn the next Silicon Valley. Enterprise Ireland has so far attracted entrepreneurs from the U.S., Russia, Belarus, England, Greece and South Africa.

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Mike Michalowicz

MAY 30, 2019

Julia Pimsleur, successful entrepreneur (Little Pim language teaching for kids) and scaling coach (Million Dollar Women online business program for women entrepreneurs) says she chose to start her own business in part because it meant she wouldn’t have to do code switching. Wendy is a member of the AICPA and CAlCPA societies.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Silicon Valley is made up of solely one industry: technology, whereas countries in emerging markets have existing industries, around which entrepreneurs are innovating. Although entrepreneurs need to practice their pitches (and English). Many startups are Silicon Valley clones. Startups are aiming for a global, not local market.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 29, 2019

As part of The Startup Magazine Female Founder Series , we caught up with Cassie Sneglar, a rising star in the world of digital entrepreneurship as well as designer, influencer (with a combined following of 800k) and mental health campaigner from South Africa, based between there, London and LA. Cassie Snelgar, The X Cartel Founder.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 13, 2009

I know you’re thinking that you have your head on straight but I promise you the experience of finding yourself in this maelstrom will leave any first time entrepreneur spinning. Don’t drink it. Fame and adoration corrupts first timers. And if you’re not careful you might start to believe your own hype.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 17, 2010

Our sponsors continue to support the conference as well as deserving entrepreneurs. Our sponsors continue to support the conference as well as deserving entrepreneurs. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? Two Ways to Hold Entrepreneurs Accountable (for Ha.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 8, 2010

The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? Two Ways to Hold Entrepreneurs Accountable (for Ha. Lean Startup Circle - a mailing list of dedicated and helpful entrepreneurs. Most events are free, but they all require that you RSVP in advance. for handling the actual broadcasts.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 6, 2019

Entrepreneur, and Quartz. Since 2011, Kimberly has helped Black Girl CODE grow from a local organization serving only the Bay Area, to an international non-profit organization with chapters in 7 US cities and Johannesburg, South Africa serving over 2000 African/African-American, Latina, and Native American girls.

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

DECEMBER 16, 2010

As sales have declined, these entrepreneurs have cut expenses and shed debt to survive the Great Recession and to hopefully be able to thrive when that increasingly elusive recovery actually begins. markets: Canada, China, Italy, Singapore, South Africa, and the U.K. All businesses in the survey had 250.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 21, 2018

Our business has seen substantial growth at a National level & I have also worked with some other international distributors in the UK, South Africa & New Zealand. Any advice you would give to entrepreneurs and business owners? Shar; Find your Y!

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Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

from South Africa, and battling breast cancer, I became overwhelmingly humbled by the toughness, the tenacity of my experience. Thanks to Jody Costello, Contractor From Hell ! #5-Based 5-Based on the tenacity of my experience. Photo Credit: Cheryle Jackson. On a long flight back to the U.S.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

MARCH 15, 2011

Since starting to blog here on Entrepreneurs Journey, I have been giving plenty of tips and advice for building exposure and creating profile, using methods I have utilized with clients. I am not originally Australian – I was born and raised in South Africa and then Ireland, before moving here as a teenager.

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Up and Running

APRIL 11, 2013

It all started with the great startup entrepreneur Bobby Jones and the Wall Street venture capitalist Clifford Roberts. Remember, he’s 77… Just like any startup entrepreneur, Bobby Jones needed to raise capital to make this dream a reality, enter Clifford Roberts, the New York City financier. Let me explain….

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

While having one of our initial meetings I explained how I am looking for interesting entrepreneurs to write a column for my blog and Kerry, given what she does (she runs the business herself and has many clients paying her four figure sums for publicity services), was an ideal candidate. I never set out to be involved in this industry.

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