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Garreth is an international journalist based in Cape Town. He has an Honours degree from the UCT Department of Film and Media Studies and served as a researcher in the department. After an active role in student media, he began at British Sky Broadcasting writing for Sky News and locally has served Avusa Media and a range of local and international publications. In 2007 he worked on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC and has to date conducted work on three continents, receiving a Culture of Enterprise Award from former US Attorney General Edwin Meese III for his work on “enterprise and a humane economy”. He has contributed to over a dozen South African publications, including exclusive interviews with political and business leaders and regularly addresses conferences at home and abroad. Garreth is passionate about the development of future journalists. In 2008 founded Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) at UCT, which currently runs an online platform for budding journalists, amongst the other initiatives.
In the midst of a financial crisis earlier this year, news circulated that Apple held more cash than the US government. Analysts took what they wanted from the situation, but one thing is clear: Technology is driving wealth creation despite uncertainty in many sectors.Some have called it the Second Gilded age of massive wealth creation -- the original Gilded Age being the Roaring Twenties in the railroad era. Startup geeks and entrepreneurs are keen to take advantage, but so ...
Backing your case for investment often rests on making a strong case for why you will make money and beat others to opportunities. But managing your company also requires an understanding of ways to comply with legislation easily and grasp shifts in the world economy.At this point in the ongoing conversation on raising venture capital, Memeburn recommends four tips for emerging market entrepreneurs.1. Demonstrate understanding of the law
In emerging markets, studies like the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business ...
Startup Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle is a must read for entrepreneurs and policy markers alike. This incredible book details how the country's 5 000 startups have driven the once emerging market to a leading position in a number of fields.In the emerging markets context, though, Brazil is rising as a growing market where startups and SMEs are making their mark. As one of the top ten countries globally for entrepreneurship, Brazil is growing its share of startups ...
How could you get paid to add to the crowdsourcing debate? It's simple, according to Daniel Neville, Brand Co-ordinator at Idea Bounty. Just do it.Idea Bounty is a global crowdsourcing platform connecting clients with thousands of creatives around the world in order to help "solve marketing and communications briefs and challenges", says the company. Clients pay for only the ideas they use and creatives receive a "bounty" for winning submissions.It's an idea clearly seeking to cash in on the ...
Former Naspers executive Kim Reid is the man behind Takealot. This South African online retail site is looking to gain significant market share in a sector where Naspers-backed Kalahari.net is the country's predominant force.Memeburn sat down for an exclusive interview with Reid, tackling his views on emerging markets, entrepreneurship and the shift from corporate -- alongside his perspective on the future of eCommerce and what his latest venture seeks to achieve.Emerging Markets to Watch
When it comes to BRICS ...
Corporations and small to medium companies are pouring money into social media. For many of these companies social media also entails a lot of time and energy. The challenge lies in measuring success. Do we look at the number of Likes and retweets or perhaps just the bottom line on sales? Memeburn takes a look at some of the key ideas in the media industry around just what success is.The Classic Graph – anyone can create itClay McDaniel, ...
Telecommunication in emerging markets is massive and remains a key growth area the in light of recent shrinking values in other industries. Matthew Guest of accounting firm Deloitte says there is "plenty of opportunity," while warning that are "too many competitors" in some African markets.So how does one stand out in such an environment? Startup ARC Telecoms is an IP telecommunications service provider company specifically dedicated to the small and medium sized business sector in South Africa. The company ...
Creating mobile websites which can be viewed on any feature phone or smartphone has gained traction globally. One South African startup is capitalising by offering the service at no cost, while laying claim to a simple drag and drop interface.Mobicanvas is a web tool that helps any business or individual to easily and cheaply build, promote and monetise its own mobile websites, claims Stephen Ballot, one of the company's co-founders.The company promotes an easy-to-use drag and drop ...
