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SA’s startup ecosystem offers a positive vision of country’s future

South Africa’s startup ecosystem is robust and growing, but our entrepreneurs and investors need to develop a truly global mindset to take advantage of a globalising world. Two recent startup studies on the country’s entrepreneurial and investment sector, released just this month, backs up the hype with research and hard figures, pointing to a booming...

SA startup Tastepal selected for International World Summit Awards

Johannesburg based food ordering startup tastePal has been nominated as best national digital solution for South Africa for the international World Summit Awards. The awards are a global initiative run within the framework of the UN World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). The event aims to select digital innovation that is making a positive impact on society. There are eight categories...

Flowchart Tools / Software

A Flowchart is  a diagram full of shapes and symbols that collectively represent a process. Using a flowchart you can easily explain a complicated process via 2D or 3D graphical images of the data and represent the connection between any content and information. If your task includes statistics, a flowchart can explain it even better. See...

Customer management for small businesses.

Customer management for small businesses.  You can have the best product, price or delivery channels, but if customers are not satisfied or feel that they have been treated unfairly, it can mean the end of a brilliant business. Most of the entrepreneurs I engage with customer satisfaction, is one of the least focus areas in...

Document Management

Ever wished you had one place to save all the useful advice and ideas you are bombarded with every day? Frustrated with a desk piled high with receipts?  See below a list of document management tools/apps you can use:   Evernote - Evernote is the app that keeps your notes organised. Memos are synced so they're accessible...

Payment Tools

There are many options available for startups to receive, send and track payments. With so many options to choose from, it could become hard to find one that fits your needs perfectly. Please see a few examples below and learn how they work: Yoco - With Yoco, you can accept card payments, process card payments,...

Marketing vs Branding 101

SiMODiSA has partnered with Marketing Professional Eddy Fwamba to bring our entrepreneurs a series on what Marketing and what Branding is. Eddy will guide us in defining and finding ways to implement strategies to effectively market and brand your offerings. These videos and in conjunction with weekly think pieces on Venture Central Bites Learn more   Source: Eddy...

Customer Experience 101

You can have the best product, price or delivery channels, but if customers are not satisfied or feel that they have been treated unfairly, it can mean the end of a brilliant business. SiMODiSA has partnered with CEX Lab founder, Shaheema Adams, to bring entrepreneurs a series on Customer Experience for their small business. Shaheema...