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The first Rocking the Daisies festival left its founders more than R400 000 in debt. Craig Bright and Brian Little decided to keep going anyway. It took four years to settle that debt, but they knew they were breaking into an industry notorious for low margins and even losses. When Brian and Craig first decided […]

What started out as a batch of greeting cards on Etsy is now a stationery brand available at Michael’s craft stores across the U.S. The characters featured in Cynthia Koo’s Wonton In A Million product line, which are based on dim sum foods like shu mai and dumplings, have attracted an enthusiastic fanbase. Koo’s mission […]

You’ve got the next billion-dollar idea. Or million dollar, or whatever it is. The point is it’s good, and you want to prove its value. This is the stage where most startups die — which is to say before they even get started. Because the most daunting obstacle to seeding the next big idea is […]

It isn’t easy running a small business — I know this from experience. There are countless hurdles to overcome from the very beginning, and it can take a great deal of time and effort before your startup starts to see any success. But why is this the case, and can we do anything to fix […]

Small business owners increasingly understand that website success depends on developing and implementing an SEO strategy. More than one-third (36%) of small businesses already have an SEO strategy, and an additional 23% plan to develop one in 2019, according to a recent Clutch survey. While many small business owners understand they need an SEO strategy, […]

1. Target influencers. “After years designing graphic tees for large retailers, I decided to strike out on my own. I produced a small run of shirts and proposed a trade with local fashion bloggers: If they’d serve as the models for my T-shirt website, I’d provide my professional photography services to their blogs for free. […]

Ask any successful person and the majority of them will attribute at least some, if not all of their success to the people who helped them along the way. For one entrepreneur, Zak Folkman, a key lesson would stick with him to this day. “Proximity is power. If you can get proximity with people that […]

Everywhere you look, people are extolling the values of hustling, grinding, and burning the candle from both ends. If you just put in the work, the story goes, you’re going to be riding in exotic cars and rolling in money. Well not so fast. The reality is that entrepreneurship is an emotional roller coaster. It […]

As an entrepreneur, it can often feel like there aren’t enough hours in the day. To make the most of your working hours, maximize your earning potential and keep your sanity, you must treat your time as your most precious resource. When I first started my entrepreneurial journey, I struggled with being in charge of […]