Having designed the website for TheiPlex.co.za recently, and being a solo artist working from home, coffee shops etc, I decided to give their co-working spaces a bash out of desperation to find a space to concentrate better on work. TheiPlex is situated in the newly developed Boulevard Complex in Woodstock just outside of the CBD […]
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Getting the most out of What We Do
Last night I had a highly insightful chat on gtalk with @naeem who runs a number of successful online businesses and interest sites out of Johannesburg, South Africa. Naeem is someone I admire for being able to see a business opportunity around almost every corner, you can tell he’s been doing what he does for […]
Heavy Chef does Rob Stokes on e-marketing
The Quirk e-marketing textbook has been doing it’s rounds locally and internationally. The textbook is jam packed with years of knowledge and experience and takes the reader through from the very beginning to more advanced strategies in online marketing. This month’s Heavy Chef session will see Rob Stokes, author of the e-marketing textbook and founder […]
What I learnt about networking from Shane Dryden
Shane the “Maven” of Ideate tipped us off on this excellent list of tips for surviving networking events. In fact I have first hand experience connected with Shane who recently rescued from feeling like the odd one out at a recent SA Bog Awards ceremony. Shane quickly introduced himself and started a conversation which sparked […]
VeloCITI session #3 – An introduction to Finance
Instalment 3 of the VeloCITI business incubation program dealt with Finance, an area many entrepreneurs need lots of help with. Knowing that we might all be intimidated with this session looming ahead of us, Tony Mallam of cape Venture Partners assured us he’d ease us into the subject. The Finance module is an optional one, […]
The benefits of a free wordpress.com website for startups
Whether you are a small business just starting out, or an organisation which does not currently have the funds to develop or host your own website, you’re probably still investigating ways of getting online in some way or another. It’s a fact of life for most businesses in this modern age, that being online is […]