The new year is now in full swing and over the last couple of weeks I have spent time finalising my own business plan and also engaging with many of our Franchise Partners on their business plans for the year. It is unusual for me to only be finalising my...
Recent research has highlighted several critical traits of successful entrepreneurs and business owners. Growth mindset is one such trait, which is the belief that personal qualities and abilities can be developed through effort and learning. Entrepreneurs with a...
What a difference a year can make! One year ago, my family and I were just getting back to ‘normal’ after COVID-19. Then the riots in certain areas of South Africa occurred. This knocked our confidence and our security and I know that people in my community still...
In today’s environment, change is one of the only things that is guaranteed and it can be easy to get lost in the shuffle of where you, as a business leader, should focus your time and energy. As business leaders embrace market opportunities to stay competitive in...
Someone said to me the other day “I don’t want to be rich because rich people are selfish.” This took a few moments to digest as the wealthiest people I know personally do an incredible amount to give back to their communities/the world in general. Two famous examples...
For the last two years, we have lived through a pandemic that literally halted and shifted our ways of life and threatened to change the course of humanity, Russia invaded Ukraine and exacerbated the challenges that Covid-19 seemly had laid the foundation for,...
I love it when people say to me: "but Harry, it's not about the money." Really?! Do you actually believe that? Now I'm the first to support that money isn't everything. There are a lot of things that are important. I’m also not saying that money should be your sole...
Navigating ourselves and our businesses in an ever-changing environment with macro-economic forces at play has become a real challenge for many. Yet, for every business that reaches the end of its road that are many more businesses that thrive despite of. What makes...
A 2021/2022 report from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor showed that women displayed 20% less confidence when it came to their ability to start a business vs their male counterparts. What caused this? Perhaps it was the Covid climate that was intimidating for...
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