Are Men really better in business than Women?
By Catherine Wijnberg – MBA, M.Agr.Sc. BSc.Agric.(Hons)
The latest Global Entrepreneurship monitor shows that in South Africa men are 1.6 times more likely to succeed as business owners than women. This shocking statistic is reported to be a particularly South African phenomenon. Amongst other things, it appears to be related to low levels in self-belief amongst women that they have the knowledge, skills and experience to start and succeed in business. [read more]
CREATING ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES THAT WORK!
By Catherine Wijnberg – MBA, MAgrSc BScAgric(Hons)
Entrepreneurship is failing in South Africa – why? Despite the best intentions of Government, the Private sector and numerous foreign donor programmes aimed at small business and entrepreneurial development, South Africa still lags far behind other countries of similar economic standing when it comes to success in entrepreneurship. [read more]
FOUR STEPS TO FORTUNE – DEVELOPING SUSTAINABLE BUSINESSES IN SOUTH AFRICA
By Catherine Wijnberg and Anton Ressel
Globally SMME’s are the lifeblood of an emerging economy, yet despite the best intentions of the South African Government and millions of Rands invested, entrepreneurship levels in South Africa reportedly still rank a dismal 35th out of 54 countries of a similar economic and development standing. Our entrepreneurial activity, at 5.9%, is also well below the average of 18.8% for similar middle to low income economies. Research also shows that while the national rate of business start-ups is quite good, failure rates are extremely high. [read more]
