Covid lockdown hits. Retrenching loyal staff broke Greg's heart. He had to, because he lost his offices and had a 700% reduction in turnover. In December of 2020, the 24/7 media attention and attacks started, accusing him of culpable homicide. The onslaught was so fierce, Greg contemplated suicide.

When Greg realised he’s not going to jail, he recorded a 10 minute-long social media video in one take and it went viral. In this video he slammed the media for reporting false information about him and the management of the Rage events simply for the sake of clicks. Over a period of time, the sun started shining again, but the scars still run deep.

The “lean business canvass” is an ideal tool as it reflects your whole business on one page, one “canvass". Instead of typed documents, you write on post-its and move them around on the canvass or replace them as your business changes. David Zidel, Author and Business School lecturer, unpacks.

Do you want to interact with your customers via digital channels and specifically via the user’s mobile device? There’s good news - MTN Business will come to YOU to set it up! Dr Megan Vercueil, Head of Mobility, unpacks.

How do you start your day as an entrepreneur? Do you get drowned in emails first thing in the morning or in social media updates? It’s probably not an ideal situation. Ronen Aires, High Performance Coach, unpacks how the right habits can put you on a path to success.

What is greenwashing when it comes to ESG? It’s misleading marketing and incomplete and/or misleading reporting. Namhla Saba, MD of Integrated Marketing, unpacks.

If you claim(ed) with SARS for working from home, you’ll be audited. Finish and klaar. You also need to remember there’s a tax consequence if you claim home office and it never lapses, even if you stop trading. Pieter Faber from SAICA unpacks.

Government announced The National Integrated Small Enterprise Development Masterplan and it’s open for public comment until 10 June. Dr Sharon Smulders from SAICA unpacks how government wants to grow small business, but there still seems to be a few hick-ups.

It’s really important that your product should at some point in time become part of your strategy instead of the business revolving around product only. Allon Raiz, CEO: Raizcorp, unpacks tips on how to do this in our Entrepreneurial Academy slot.

ESG is all about carbon footprints. If you use solar power instead of electricity, you’ll score higher. But if you use borehole water excessively, you’ll lose points because the carbon footprint is too high. Namhla Saba, MD: Integrated Thinking, unpacks.