Resources for Entrepreneurs
Our guests have very useful and specific resources for aspiring entrepreneurs, and even seasoned entrepreneurs, to use to start and grow their businesses.
Here are the clips from episodes of Risk & Rise, to highlight resources you can use:
- All things Ecommerce – The Bob Group
- The Open Letter
- Thundafund – crowdfunding
- Civitas Community for high growth founders
- How to be more strategic, using Flowcode
All things Ecommerce:
The Bob Group offers a number of ecommerce solutions that makes it very easy for a startup entrepreneur to get going, with no initial costs. Craig Lubbe (Director of the Bob Group) and Telana discuss how the Bob Shop can be used by those wanting to create an online presence and start selling immediately. The Bob Group also offers:
- Bob Go – for your shipping and courier needs https://www.bobgo.co.za/
- Bob Pay – for online payments https://www.bobpay.co.za/
- Bob Box – a smart locker and counter solution that provides secure, convenient and affordable shipments and collections https://www.bobbox.co.za/
Find out more at https://www.bob.co.za.
The Open Letter – for business ideas
Renier Kriel explains how his newsletter The Open Letter can help you to find ideas for startups, as well as the tools you need to be successful. He also offers a valuable podcast “How would you build it?” exposing us to the stories of South African startups, tech and business.
Thundafund and their current match funding opportunity
Erica Schofield explains how this works. Thundafund is a way for entrepreneurs and startups to crowdfund and test their business ideas, build a community, and find their customers. They currently have an initiative running with Standard Bank, where whatever you raise through your crowdfunding campaign, up to R50,000 will be matched (if your business meets the qualifying criteria, T’s and C’s do apply!). For more information, see: https://www.thunda.fund/opportunity .
Civitas – the community for High Growth Founders
Paul Smith explains how Civitas, as a private network for high-growth founders in South Africa, can help founders. Find out more at
Civitas Network
Email: paul@civitas.network
How to become more strategic with Flowcode
Flowcode is an innovative new software that allows entrepreneurs to not only develop and refine their strategy, but also drive it into the depths of the people who will execute the strategy. Anne Grey explains where Flowcode came from, and how it can be applied by entrepreneurs.
If you want to become more strategic in how you execute your business, contact Anne for a demo. Email: anne@solutioneers.co.za
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