Television personality, Claire Mawisa has partnered with her best friend Felicity Shiba to launch a new business. Mawisa posted a stunning front shot of themselves on social media announcing the news later last month. And she promised to provide us with more updates of their business soon. This year marks one of the finest miles-stones in Mawisa’s life. Born and bred in CapeTown, Claire Mawisa’s career in fashion and modelling launched at the tender age of 15. When she won the title of Cosmopolitan Model of the year. Then, the…
Tag: Business
Master small talk in business
Author: Elizabeth Kgabane The “weather” has to be the most popular small talk/ice breaking topic of all time, just when you thinking how to start a conversation someone would be conversing about the temperature then boom, we all set to chat about something else. But in networking instances it might require a bit more specific insight and methods to get a constructive business conversation going because business people are usually time conscious and selective with the conversations they have.
Proof that a business plans is essential
Author: Elizabeth Kgabane The wise always say that “if you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan”. So in this blog we look at how one may find direction in their career. We go through the dynamics of planning in business with Boitumelo Soke who is the co-founder and CEO of LBJ Energy Solutions (Pty). Learn more about constructing a business plan below.
Is debt a cheaper form of finance than equity?
Author: Reitumetse Pitso I had a brief discussion with Reitumetse Pitso (financial journalist) and this is what she had to say about our titled question. Q:What does lending money for a business mean for a business owner? A: Businesses can either raise capital through debt or equity finance, right?
Book review: Working through the barriers to success
Author: Elizabeth Kgabane I went through this book in about a week taking a few breaks in between. I must admit, it was really hard putting it down every time I read it because the insight was captivating.
Sade gets real about business
Author: Elizabeth Kgabane Television personality and photographer puts her cards on the table to share some of her business survival trades. She started pursuing her career at a tender age of three as a catalogue model and carried on to start presenting at the age of seven. The Durban born star continues to succeed in her career in the United Kingdom. For almost 23 years Sade kept on striving on in the industry, as her ability to adapt allowed her to be relevant as an adult as she was as a…
5 reasons why a journal is a must have for everyone
It is no surprise the knowledge that we use journals to note things and that there is a group of people out of all of us who actually own and use one consistently. I prefer a hard copy journal although some people may opt for an electronic means of saving things, either way writing down your goals, plans and achievements is an essential key to progress. Simply because with everything that we take on every day we end up not keeping a detailed note of were we come from, why…