Increasingly, South African SMEs are solving the challenges of finding customers, building credibility, managing operations, and growing a business with limited resources by using a tool they already have in their pocket: WhatsApp.

South Africans are increasingly turning spare rooms, kitchen tables and smartphones into business opportunities as side hustles evolve from extra income streams into essential financial lifelines.

If you’re thinking of launching an online business, it can feel overwhelming. But breaking it down into manageable steps can make the process far more approachable.

Let’s be honest, building a successful online store can feel overwhelming.

Making the decision to start your own business is daunting enough without the persistent and nagging voices that haunt us as entrepreneurs.

Unsold inventory is one of the biggest problems for fashion retailers, with mounting levels of excess stock being discarded, incinerated or left to waste.

One of the first paradoxes a startup entrepreneur faces is choosing the size of their first rented – or purchased – business premises along with the duration of the lease.

Women make up over half the population, yet many face limited economic opportunities.

Whenever you try something new, the majority of people will think you’re stupid or insane.

There’s been a lot of talk about privilege lately: What is it? Who has it? Who doesn’t have it? I have a slightly different take on privilege and prefer to frame it as the privilege of adversity.