10 Tips for a Strong Start
Make sure you have a clear vision and plan – and that you stick to them.

5 Rules for Business Start-ups
Here are simple tactics to help you create a successful business that fills a need – and fills your pockets.

6 Strategies to Recession-Proof Your Start-up
The economy may be sputtering, but entrepreneurs can still succeed with the right business model and cost controls.

9 Reasons to Start a Business in a Recession
More publicity. Less competition. Talent waiting to be scooped up. Here's why starting in a recessed economy may give your business a better shot.

Are You Ready to Turn Your Hobby into a Business?
Five questions to answer before you make the leap from hobbyist to full-time entrepreneur.

Beware Of Bad Counsel
With many South Africans starting new businesses, mentors and business consultants have become highly sought after. But they might not be the solution you need, especially if the advice offered steers your business off course.

Boost Innovation for Economic Growth
If South Africa is to create jobs the country must do more to support, incentivise and fund entrepreneurs who develop new ideas.

Build Your Own Business
Secure your financial future through building a successful business.

Business Name Brainstorming Worksheet
Consider these important factors when searching for the ideal name for your new business.

Chart Your Path
Five life-changing 'aha'-worthy thoughts that apply in work just as they apply in life.

Choosing the Best Business Idea
Think you have a hot business idea? Put it to the test.

Choosing the Best Name for Your Business
Understand the elements of a great name before you commit to one.

Create a Success Blueprint
A mission statement can keep you focused and steer you through the rough patches on your path to success.

Creating Small Business Opportunities
A social investment programme reaps huge rewards for start-ups desperate to grow.

Defining the Business Model
To run your business effectively, you'll need to do a proper cost and needs analysis. Where do you start?

Don’t Get Stalled at Start-up
Follow these eight simple rules for ensuring your start-up will be around for the long haul.

Financial Negotiation Tips for Start-ups
Follow these suggestions for negotiating with employees, investors and suppliers when your business has no revenue.

Finding the Right Opportunity
Finding the right entrepreneurial opportunity depends on two important questions to ask yourself: Is there a gap in the market? And am I the right person to fill the gap?

Foundation Assists Building Promising Young Entrepreneurs
In the face of dismal entrepreneurial failure rates, one organisation is investing in the entrepreneurs of tomorrow through a targeted individually-focused programme.

From Idea to Reality
Need cash – No, you need expertise. Here’s how to get it.

How Crisis Leads to Opportunity
The direst economic disaster since the Great Depression has led to the emergence of new consumer behaviours. Here’s how to cash in on what people want.

How To Become A Dot.Com Millionaire
To say that the Internet has changed the way we do business is a gross understatement. The World Wide Web has created a platform for people around the world to communicate, interact and transact. With that a stream of new, previously inconceivable, business ideas has emerged and some entrepreneurs have made millions, if not billions, by harnessing the power of the Internet. But for every successful Internet entrepreneur there are hundreds of people who have pursued the allure of dot.com wealth and fame only to burn through all their start-up capital, run out of cash and have to close shop without ever getting their idea off the ground. Here’s how to get it right.

How to Find and Work With Suppliers
Whether you're looking for raw materials for manufacturing or finished products to resell, this guide will help you find and forge great relationships with suppliers.

Incubation Programmes – How They Work
Supportive environments designed to 'hatch' businesses.

Know Your Enemy
Ignorance isn’t bliss when it comes to your competition

Knowledge Hub for Entrepreneurs
Specialist entrepreneurial centre for learning opens at Wits Business School in Johannesburg.

Marketing & Selling a New Offering
So you’ve identified a gap in the market and created a product or service to fill that gap. You’ve established a business to produce the product or deliver the service and you’ve worked out an innovative way to finance your new venture. The final and most important link in the chain is to get some customers and make some sales.

Mission Statement Worksheet
To develop an effective mission statement, ask yourself these three questions:

Move Ideas from One Business to Another
Looking for the next big thing? You might find it in an industry other than your own.

Personal Goals Worksheet
Setting goals gives you an ongoing road map for success.

Put Your Focus on Start-up
There are really only 7 main areas that deserve your undivided attention during start-up.

Real Life Business Model Development
To illustrate an application of the process of defining and refining a business model, we explore a rel-life case study of business model innovation.

Researching New Ideas
An entrepreneur’s key question about his new start-up is: will it work? The answer to this lies in thorough market research.

Rollercoaster Ride
Overcoming the times of self-doubt that every entrepreneur experiences.

Selecting A Web Host
9 things to know before selecting a hosting service for your online business.

Start-Up Costs Worksheet
The following two worksheets will help you to compute the initial cash requirements for your business.

Start-up Index for SA
Wits Business School has launched the South African Global Start-Up Index (SASI), a list of innovative South African companies.

The 3 M's of Starting a Business
Market demand. Market size and structure. Money. Explore them all before diving into your start-up.

The Importance of Market Testing your Idea
From your initial inception of an idea to the prototype and pricing stages, continually testing the market can ensure your product's success.

The Pitfalls of Starting a Business
The road to start-up doesn’t have to be rocky: Being aware of these all-too-common mistakes can help you avoid them.

The Realities of Being an Entrepreneur
It's not all rosy, but it's certainly rewarding.