Sep 20, 2022 | Business, Business coaching, Mindset, Proudly South African, Resilience, Small Business Owner, South Africa
South Africa, is truly a country of abundance. We are blessed with beauty all around us. With places, I love like Table Mountain, Kruger National Park, Namaqualand, Vineyards of Franshoek, and the Blyde River Canyon. Did you know that South Africa holds the...
Sep 9, 2022 | Business, Goals, Leadership, Mindset, Success, Team, Value
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...
Aug 30, 2022 | Business, Entrepreneurship, Proudly South African, Team
Staff, employees, or team members; sometimes also referred to as aliens (well at least referred to as aliens by me), are always an interesting subject. They are the easiest and best way to leverage any business but often also come with issues, stress points,...
Aug 29, 2022 | Business, Leadership, Mindset, Planning, Proudly South African, Resilience, Small Business Owner, South Africa
In prepping for this blog, I asked Business Owners in my network what made them proud to be South African Business Owners. The overwhelming response was – our resilience! What makes us resilient? We embrace The Stockdale Paradox. Admiral James Stockdale was a...
Aug 26, 2022 | Business, COVID-19, Entrepreneurship, Success, Value, Women Entrepreneurs
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...