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Traditional startup accelerators operate on a tried and tested model: knowledge and cash in exchange for equity. Mashauri, an online accelerator aimed at increasing…

I just watched the movie Jobs, and before you Apple fanatics lose your mind, this is not a review, go watch it yourself. What…

Jonathan was recently part of a team that traveled around South Africa actively searching for potential investments as they recruited entrepreneurs to the Canadian…

Being an entrepreneur anywhere in the world is daunting but the technology sector in Africa presents its own distinct challenges. Yet, despite the limited…

The short answer is: it depends. It depends on whether you are an investor or an entrepreneur. And here’s why. Investors, get there early!…

I recently caught up on Breaking Bad, and thought what great inspiration the show was for budding entrepreneurs, not the cooking meth bit but…

With technology making it easier for startups to go virtual and decrease overheads, many entrepreneurs are opting to have their teams telecommute. A recent…

By some predictions the global beauty care products industry is set to grow to US$265-billion by 2017. VC firms are aware of the trend….

So here are some staggering statistics: By 2030 India’s urban population will reach 590 million. That’s almost twice the entire population of the United…

Companies are confronted with big problems every day. An agrarian society looking for new business models to compete more effectively, a bank needing new…

Following a long four-day road trip, eight startups from StartupBus Africa pitched their ideas to a group of investors at eKasi, Khayelitsha, South Africa…

Security is an ever-present constant for any business, and in spite of the fact that it is often underrated, it has the capacity to…

There is a surge of transportation mobile apps kicking off in South Africa using technologies such as GPS and mobile data to connect potential…