2012 EOY launch keynote address
The 2012 budget and its impact on South African entrepreneurs: Prof Matthew Lester Lester, whose credentials include a BCom CTA (Rhodes) and H Dip Tax Law (Wits), is a tax professor at Rhodes...
View ArticleSanlam and Business Partners launch the anticipated Entrepreneur of the Year®...
Budding entrepreneurs from around the Nelson Mandela Bay last week packed into the plush Radisson Blu hotel along the Port Elizabeth beachfront for the launch of the anticipated Sanlam / Business...
View ArticleTurning Passion into Profit
Tommy Makhatho on winning the 2013 Sanlam/ Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year® competition winner We chat to this year’s overall Sanlam/ Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year® competition...
View Article2014 Sanlam / Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year® competition open...
Fostering the culture of entrepreneurship in SA since 1988 The 2014 Sanlam / Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year® competition was today launched on 4 February, and organisers are calling for...
View ArticleEntrepreneurs to set resolutions that will drive and grow business in 2016
Setting the right New Year’s resolutions will not only give a business the competitive edge necessary in today’s global environment, but will also ensure that entrepreneurs know where their business is...
View ArticleSA entrepreneurs need your love this Valentine’s Day – they are creating jobs
Are we, as a society, showing enough appreciation to our local entrepreneurs, and expressing just how important they are to kick-starting South Africa’s sluggish economy? This is the questioned raised...
View ArticleSimple budgeting is better for a tough trading environment
By Kobus Engelbrecht, spokesperson for the 2016 Entrepreneur of the Year® competition sponsored by Sanlam and Business Partners Limited Just as the South African finance minister needs to ensure that…...
View ArticleSA’s leading entrepreneurial competition now open for entries
The contribution of local entrepreneurs to the South African economy is generally underestimated. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) contribute close to 50% of South Africa’s gross domestic product...
View ArticleSA’s leading entrepreneurial competition now open for entries
We are excited to announce the launch of the 2016 Entrepreneur of the Year® competition sponsored by Sanlam and BUSINESS/PARTNERS! Now in its 28th year, this renowned competition pays homage… SA’s...
View ArticleAre you thinking of scaling your business?
We discuss when it is the right time to do so By Christo Botes Executive director at BUSINESS/PARTNERS and spokesperson for the 2016 Entrepreneur of the Year® competition sponsored by… Are you thinking...
View Article15 finalists named for the 2016 Entrepreneur of the Year® competition
Following a fiercely competitive preliminary round of the 2016 Entrepreneur of the Year® competition sponsored by Sanlam and Business/ Partners, a shortlist of 15 standout entrants has made it through…...
View Article2016’s top SA entrepreneur revealed
South Africa’s premier annual entrepreneurial platform, Entrepreneur of the Year® competition sponsored by Sanlam and BUSINESS/PARTNERS, has named second-time finalist and owner of Agricon, Johan...
View ArticleEducation company named innovator of the year in national entrepreneurial...
Due to their fresh approach to education, combined with their business acumen, Stacey Brewer and Ryan Harrison, founders of SPARK Schools, have been recognised for their passion to provide a… Education...
View ArticleInnovative gardening store owner recognised as emerging entrepreneur of the...
Vanessa Jacobs, the innovative business woman behind Sow Delicious®, whose inspirational vegetable and herb Slab of Seed® invention is taking edible gardening to a mainstream audience, has been named...
View ArticleCorporate upskilling entrepreneur awarded Job Creator of the Year
Michael Roberts, owner of Khonology, has been named the 2016 Job Creator of the Year® at theEntrepreneur of the Year® competition sponsored by Sanlam and BUSINESS/PARTNERS awards ceremony held in…...
View ArticleSA’s top entrepreneurs recognised at 2016 Entrepreneur of the Year® competition
South Africa’s premier annual entrepreneurial competition, Entrepreneur of the Year® competition sponsored by Sanlam and Business/Partners, has named Johan Eksteen, second-time finalist and owner of...
View ArticleLocal entrepreneurs ‘wish-list’ for the 2017 Budget Speech
As South Africa gears up for the 2017 National Budget Speech in anticipation for Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan to deliver Government’s expenditure and focus areas for the year ahead, we… Local...
View Article2017 Entrepreneur of the Year® competition now open for entries
The instrumental value that entrepreneurs add to the South African economy is undisputable – they are an important cog in the creation of the much needed jobs in the country.… 2017 Entrepreneur of the...
View ArticleEntrepreneurs to take a step back if they are to succeed
Entrepreneurs can become so immersed in their businesses that they no longer ‘see the wood from the trees’, and that the way in which they are currently operating their business,… Entrepreneurs to take...
View ArticleEntrepreneurs to take a step back if they are to succeed
Entrepreneurs can become so immersed in their businesses that they no longer ‘see the wood from the trees’, and that the way in which they are currently operating their business,… Entrepreneurs to take...
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