A personal tragedy inspired a young man from Zeekoevlei to start his own business. When his path crossed with the Cape Town-based social enterprise Salesian Life Choices, his dream of establishing a thriving gardening service, Lawn in Order, has now become a reality.

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A young man who had to repeat Grade 10 three times because of his involvement in drugs and gangs has changed his life around to become an entrepreneur, he hopes to positively impact South Africa by providing affordable eco-friendly cleaning products sold door-to-door....

 PHOTOS: MEDIACLUB SOUTH AFRICA AND PIXABAY

I recently wrote an article for an accounting magazine about startup success and how perfect timing into a ready market can catapult a business to new heights. In there, I quoted Dave McClure from 500 Startups who says: "Cust...

When applying for this entrepreneurial course I made an assumption that I might learn a thing or two about business which might help me in furthering my skill set and progress with my business plan, nothing prepared me for what was truly to unfold, the complete shaking...

How special it is to follow Richard’s piece and share something of my experience of working with both groups of young entrepreneurs. I have come to the conclusion that the spirit of the people of South Africa, leadership and the essence of the young entrepreneur is a p...

Armed with an ‘awakened Giant within’ to guide them towards entrepreneurial and personal victory, the New Ventures Studio ‘First Class of 2016’ has just embarked upon the next phase of their 8-week ‘heroes journey’. Weeks 2 & 3 of the course is all about getting to gr...

How often do entrepreneurs come up with great ideas but are just not able to bring them to fruition because of self-doubt, negative belief systems or fear of failure?  Many might admit to knowing, deep-down, that they were born to do great things, but keep tripping the...

If every person has a purpose on this earth, why is everyone not doing what they love? Why are there unhappy, tired faces surrounding us? If there is a purpose for every soul, why does it seem as if some souls wonder aimlessly?

Dear God, we chose to be p...

The New Ventures Studio 8-Week Experiential Course is made up of TWO key components: BUSINESS and PERSONAL Skill Development.

We feel a balance is required to handle the excitement and pressures of being an Entrepreneur which is why a daily dose of Self Development is...

We're nearing the halfway mark on the New Ventures Studio journey and after a testing week and a bit of extended one-on-one panel interviews packed with positive, constructive feedback.. the Entrepreneurs are being stretched to their limits.

Some ha...