As a new year begins, many aspiring entrepreneurs will flirt with the idea of leaving their full time employment and starting their own businesses. However, the current slowdown in economic growth and uncertainty will be enough to discourage even the most determined people from taking a leap of faith. Sanjeev Orie, CEO of Business Value Adds at FNB Business, says the reality is that times are tough. Therefore, entrepreneurs that are strong-willed to forge ahead with their business ideas … [Read more...] about Is starting a business in this economic climate a good idea?
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The Top three leading risks for African businesses
The risk landscape for businesses is substantially changing in 2016. While businesses are less concerned about the impact of traditional industrial risks such as natural catastrophes or fire, they are increasingly worried about the impact of other disruptive events, fierce competition in their markets and cyber incidents. These are key findings of the 2016 Allianz Risk Barometer, the fifth annual survey on corporate risks published by Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), which … [Read more...] about The Top three leading risks for African businesses
Good News
Good News Lab owner Brian Hayward (centre) and Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber communications manager Cindy Preller (back) toast to renewed business confidence in the Bay’s city centre. With them at the Donkin Creative Quarter is Good News Lab PR assistant Siya Ndzimande, who is involved with the Good News Daily website. (Image: Supplied) Assisting in the spread of positive stories about the Nelson Mandela Bay Region region is the soon-to-be launched non-profit website Good News Daily, … [Read more...] about Good News
2015 VW Bursary Recipients
2015 VW Bursary Recipients (Business) by MyPE Images: 2015 VWSA Employee children bursary recipients pose outside Volkswagen in Uitenhage. Eight learners matriculated in 2015 with seven learners meeting the minimum requirements to study for a bachelor's degree and one to study a diploma. So far the bursary scheme has seen 13 learners enter university. Date: January 08, 2016 12:27 Read more here: MyPE Images - MyPE (Latest images) Many more PE Images here. … [Read more...] about 2015 VW Bursary Recipients
Opening for business – Editors Pic
This image is from the MyPE Editor's Flickr Account - offering some topical daily images from a phone smarter than Alan, occasional images from a DSLR and scanned images of Port Elizabeth as he wanders around the Bay pretending to know a lot and sometimes succeeding in making a complete hash of it! Opening for business Image by awstraton At the Bestdrive launch - on William Moffett next to McDonalds. This image is randomly selected from an ever growing repository of publicly available … [Read more...] about Opening for business – Editors Pic
CECM Board
The Caltex Eastern Cape Marketer Board of Directors, firmly rooted in the Eastern Cape, contributed the success of the company to its commitment to investing in the Eastern Cape and its people. Seated from left to right: Clive Berlyn - founding member and chief executive officer, Stephen Dondolo – non-executive director, Patrick Kelly – chief operating officer and Greg Webb – non-executive director. The company was founded by Berlyn with close friend and business partner Richard Ndungane. … [Read more...] about CECM Board
Mega Malls Hook Christmas Shoppers
Mega malls throughout South Africa are going all out this Festive Season to lure shoppers. Here, at Mthatha's only super regional mall, BT Ngebs City, Santa's grotto has been set up to entertain children. Mall manager Lolo Sabisa (left) helps Santa (Anele Maphipha) entertain Mthatha sisters, Linhamandla (left) and Keneilwe Ntabeni. (photo: Don Lambert) In Mthatha, the former Transkei's newest super-regional mall, BT Ngebs City – which was opened by Billion Group in June – has upped vehicle … [Read more...] about Mega Malls Hook Christmas Shoppers
We give back
"We give back" is the mantra that General Motors South Africa (GMSA) employees live by. When the Christmas trees, filled with tags for disadvantaged children, are set up a month before Christmas at all GMSA sites, employees rush to grab their tag in order to bring joy to the lives to the littles ones. This project saw over 300 gifts under the trees that were donated to the Community Chest to distribute to four different children's homes in Port Elizabeth. Every year employees … [Read more...] about We give back
Clayton Whitaker
Join Port Elizabeth and MyPE in congratulating Mover and Shaker, Clayton Whitaker from General Motors South Africa: General Motors South Africa (GMSA) announced the appointment of Clayton Whitaker as Vice President, Manufacturing GM Africa, with immediate effect. Currently General Manager Manufacturing Operations GM South Africa, Whitaker will expand his scope to oversee all African Manufacturing Operations including East Africa and North Africa. In his new role, Whitaker will report to … [Read more...] about Clayton Whitaker
Energy Audit
Celebrating Aberdare Cables Port Elizabeth plant’s ISO 50001 accreditation is (from left) Group Sustainability Officer, Siphokazi Jacobs, Rhino Lighting MD Heather McEwan, Aberdare PE Energy Champion, Lance Castignani, and Group Sustainability Manager Andrew Rist. The company is one of just a handful countrywide to boast the global energy sustainability accreditation. The National Business Initiative (NBI) implementing a countrywide Private Sector Energy Efficiency (PSEE) Project with funding … [Read more...] about Energy Audit
Uber Driver – Johan Jasson
Johan Jasson drove me back home on my second ever Uber Trip. The experience was seamless and pleasant and what a joy to speak to a polite man on the journey back - no pounding music, feeling of being safe, no issues. In fact I am beginning to believe Alon Lits - Uber General Manager for Sub-Saharan Africa when he said that Uber actually gets people who have never used a metered taxi to begin using public transport. I suppose the litmus test is when one calls an Uber after a night that saw one … [Read more...] about Uber Driver – Johan Jasson
Cerebos
Cerebos MD John Drinkwater (front left) and Cerebos quality assurance executive Jeanette Burger (front right) present the prestigious FSSC 220000 certification with their food safety team at the salt manufacturer’s Coega plant. Cerebos is a long established business with a strong internationally known brand which is the market leader in the retail salt market in South Africa with extended distribution into Southern Africa. The company’s industrial business is focused on the supply of quality … [Read more...] about Cerebos
Uber Tourism
Alon Lits - Uber General Manager for Sub-Saharan Africa and Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism CEO, Ms Mandlakazi Skefile at the official launch of Uber in Port Elizabeth on 8 December 2015. Alon showed a map of Africa of all the Unique Hits on the Uber App as Africans checked in to see if the service was available in their home towns yet. What was most interesting about the map was that the Unique Hits were almost exclusively along the coast. Showing, I think, the proof that coastal tourism is where … [Read more...] about Uber Tourism
Tween Target
The tween market has become one very sought-after by retailers. While under-21s in South Africa have been dubbed the "born frees" because they have never lived under a system of legislated racial inequality, they certainly don't feel free. But, as the title of a recent South African Institute for Race Relations' ‘Born Free but Still in Chains . . .' study points out: "The major difficulties faced by South African Born Frees are not that they lack political rights, but that they suffer from … [Read more...] about Tween Target
Best of the Best
The exciting new Opel Corsa won the Best of the Best Award in the Best Budget Buy segment by South Africa's biggest newspaper, The Star. The Corsa surpassed five competitor vehicles to claim top spot going up against the likes of Honda Jazz, Mazda2, Suzuki Celerio, Toyota Aygo and VW Up. The Corsa was awarded for its impressive build quality as well as a more refined and roomy cabin for a B-segment hatchback according to Independent Media's team of motoring journalists. Boasting Opel's … [Read more...] about Best of the Best
