You have the passion and drive to be a young teen entrepreneur. You just don’t see yourself as a ‘fit’ for the corporate world. You’ve been encouraged to start a business doing something you love. No matter the motive, the intention is there, but it’s important to ensure that the business idea has the potential [...]
Are you a budding young entrepreneur with the ambition and drive necessary to start your own business and make it work - just not quite sure what sort of business you’re keen to venture into? Have you ever thought about becoming an agri-entrepreneur and (literally) grow your own future? Food and herbal remedies are a [...]
Ever had an idea so crazy, it might just work? Young African social entrepreneurs are natural problem solvers. Africa has a unique set of social issues, requiring uniquely African solutions. Ideas that are too ‘out the box’ for first world countries thrive in African communities. And when you combine a little ‘crazy thinking’ with tech… [...]
2021 has many exciting moments in store for SA Teen Entrepreneur and our young entrepreneurs. We are thrilled to announce that we’ll soon be expanding our online academy to e-commerce platform. Our goal for this platform is to provide a bustling digital marketplace for budding entrepreneurs to promote and sell their products and services on [...]
There’s no doubt that unemployment is a global crisis, especially among the youth. According to the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) Global Employment Trends for Youth 2015 report, “73.3 million of the 200 million globally unemployed are young people (aged 15-24)” That’s a little scary. The stats in South Africa are similar. In Sub-Saharan Africa, the [...]
We know that literacy is a continuing challenge in South Africa. The ability to read is a vital skill, but so many South African children struggle to meet this important milestone. Qhawe Bula - a second-year Social Sciences student at UCT - wants to change this through digital entrepreneurship, with a digital library of audiobooks [...]
If you set up your own business, it is very likely that at some point you will have to entertain a VIP in your field. This might be a key client, or someone you would like to become your client.
Hey girl boss, fancy yourself a Fempreneur? (That’s hashtag-speak for female business owner!) Being a female entrepreneur comes with a unique set of challenges. We can’t get away from the fact that the world, and especially the business world, is largely dominated by men. As a result, many young women in business struggle to have [...]
How do you keep a small business alive during the coronavirus pandemic? By being innovative and pivoting your products and services to keep up with the new normal. Entrepreneurship during Covid-19 is very different to what it was before the pandemic. Even with more relaxed lockdown restrictions, many business owners are still limited in how [...]
Needless to say, South Africans have needed a bit of a pick-me-up in recent times. Enter the Ndlovu Youth Choir. This incredible choir of young, talented South Africans is uplifting local communities with song. They recently released a brand-new singalong in the form of ‘Jolene’ – country superstar, Dolly Parton’s, greatest hit. At the time [...]
