Tag: SouthAfricanBusiness

Entrepreneurship often looks glamorous from the outside. However, building a business requires difficult decisions, resilience and a willingness to learn from failure. Things I Wish I Knew captures this reality through the experiences of an entrepreneur who has navigated the pressures of business and finance. The book offers a candid account of building and growing businesses. It draws on real decisions, consequences and outcomes from the author’s entrepreneurial journey.

After fifteen years working with South African leadership teams, business coach and founder of Grow, Graham Mitchell, has observed a consistent truth. Companies that achieve sustained growth are not necessarily the most innovative. Instead, they are the most disciplined. His new book, Compounding Advantage, captures these insights in a practical guide for leaders who focus on long-term performance.

What if the people who built a company’s success also owned a stake in its future? Across South Africa, millions of employees work tirelessly to deliver value. Yet too often, they remain disconnected from the wealth they help create. Employee Share Ownership Plans (ESOPs) challenge this imbalance. They offer a powerful tool to align purpose with profit, ensuring that those who contribute the most are not left behind.