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Brendan Benfield | Contributing Writer | Free Market Foundation | Visiting Fellow | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) | Co-Founder | Prime Meridian Direct...

Read our exclusive cover story titled The Rich! - the visionaries that shape society by Brendan Benfield, Contributing Writer Free Market Foundation, Visiting Fellow Massachusetts...

Eustace Davie | Director | Free Market Foundation | mail me | It is not simply what education teaches us directly, but how well it...

Tom Marsicano | CEO | and Change | mail me | Side hustle culture is here to stay! In the face of rising inflation, it’s...

There comes a time in every successful entrepreneur’s life when he or she has to consider how best to transition to the preservation of the wealth they’ve built, not only for their own enjoyment, but also for the sake of the legacy they want to leave behind.

The fast-paced business story of Tesla: Elon Musk's battle to build the mass-market electric car to change the world. Inside the outrageous, come-from-behind story of Elon Musk and Tesla's bid to build the world's greatest car and the race to drive the future.

African unicorns have made big news in recent months, with four startups having recently reached a $1 billion valuation or more this year alone, taking the total up to seven. Two of the new entrants are in fintech, one in edtech, and one in general technology.

The Young Entrepreneur’s Playbook is a sequential guide that takes the entrepreneur from inception of an idea to success and all the way to exit. The author details the milestones of growing and evolving a business in a journey that is by no means linear.

Many entrepreneurs started their businesses with the vision of making a difference in the world. They defined their purpose early on, and very often it wasn’t just about making a profit. However, as businesses mature and new leadership steps in their sense of purpose is lost and they exist purely for the bottom line (profit).

There are two customary rules in South African law-making that are adhered to almost to a T: The law must make matters worse, or the law must miss the point. Rarely, if ever, does legislation that comes out of the South African Parliament or the provincial legislatures make things better for citizens and consumers. The new National Small Enterprise Amendment Bill, 2020, is no exception.