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To South African Brandpreneurs: ‘Support local’ is a weak ammunition
Let’s be honest, do you support local than what you love (which is mostly international stuff)? If you do, you are an uncelebrated hero. Even the unions’ (Cosatu, Num, Numsa etc.) investment arms do not invest in local young start-ups. I do not know these for a fact – I am an ars… I used…
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How have you made your startup a success?
Answer by Tiisetso Maloma: Im only becoming a success is business now. I have failed a lot. Part of the failure was because i marketed to everyone and that is expensive, it let me to closing my clothing business (gabble heights). I had exhausted all the money i had on marketing. What seems to be…
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Township Economy: How Township Businesses Start and Grow | Future of Township Economies book
Available at my webstore (South Africa), Takelot.com, Bargain Books and Exclusive. – – – Township businesses typically begin with either strategic products or passion products.
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South Africans do actually save, and the needs for economic growth
Whenever the economy is not going so well, I often observe the blame being laid on consumers. To the contrary, I believe we South African consumers do save. I understand the reserve bank has to curb things or encourage them, by stepping in now and then. To farce a bit, my cousin is still waiting…
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Book – Township Biz Fastrack, By Tiisetso Maloma
Find this book on Amazon, my webstore (if you’re in South Africa), Takelot.com, or in South African bookstores (Bargain Books, Exclusive Books, Protea, etc.) – –
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A magician’s model VS. a business model
This is an extract from this article here Wikipedia says: “A business model describes the rationale of how an organization creates, delivers, and captures value (economic, social, cultural, or other forms of value).” Therefore a business model is primary for entrepreneurs to understand. As it’s the magic of creating and/or innovating value in products, turning revenue (profit) on the value and growing…
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Are you un-networking?
Networking is supposed t be a maneuver wherein one links with people in one way or another; with the intention of deriving or attracting future value, through putting out information which might benefit them-people, even if you don’t directly gain. This is hard for me to explain, but I trust you get the gist of…
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The compassion of a business model
Keep going. This is the generally given advice on tackling and choke-slamming doubt, and the feeling of ineptness that creeps in on one, when one’s executed actions towards a goal aren’t proving fruitful. I did this with gabble heights Clothing, I even paused/abandoned other business pursuits to zone my focus on one unit of enterprise.…
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Dear single ladies
Dear single ladies 1. As you are pretty and, you look after yourself, guys will approach you. 2. Their approach will entail trying to be interesting or building interest. 3. In exchange you will respond however (positive or otherwise). 4. Regardless of the response, they are probably talking to you because you are pretty. That’s…
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The bug in South Africa’s economy hindering job creation and prosperity for all
As South Africa’s GDP is the largest, but with more unemployment than some countries with a lesser GDP and with more people. Who then is enjoying a bigger chunk of the GDP? It is foreign investors and elite locals. The question could be, how then to liberate our GDP so that it’s enjoyed by a…
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Book – Forget the Business Plan Use this Short Model, By Tiisetso Maloma
Find this book on Amazon, my webstore (if you’re in South Africa), Takelot.com, or in South African bookstores (Bargain Books, Exclusive Books, Protea, etc.) – – FORGET THE BUSINESS PLAN USE THIS SHORT MOD is an entrepreneurship management tool or business model called EBC Business Model Canvas. EBC stands for Essential Business Components. For a…