South African entrepreneurs answer your questions
Last month, we invited readers of this blog to submit questions to South African entrepreneurs supported by the Branson School of Entrepreneurship. The School, based in Johannesburg, provides training, mentoring and seed funding to young entrepreneurs, helping them launch successful businesses which will in turn create jobs and help boost the local economy.
We received loads [...]
What’s it like to be a young entrepreneur in South Africa?
Virgin Unite is heading to South Africa to visit several young entrepreneurs whose businesses have been supported by the Branson School of Entrepreneurship. We’re taking along our video camera, so why not post a question for them to this blog? We’ll film the responses and share them upon our return.
The School, based in Johannesburg, provides [...]
Meet Lazarus Seema
As described in the previous post about the Branson School of Entrepreneurship, Richard and Virgin Unite are supporting the next generation of entrepreneurs in South Africa. Watch the video here to meet Lazarus Seema - one of the first students to graduate from the school and launch the business of his dreams, Milestone Communications. [...]
The Branson School of Entrepreneurship
Following up on recent posts about what it takes to be an entrepreneur, I think it’s interesting to also consider how entrepreneurs can have a positive impact on wider society, especially in places like South Africa where they are identifying gaps, providing critical new services and creating jobs. In fact, it’s been reported* that [...]
