Adrian Savile

Dec 13, 2023 | acumenmagazine.co.za | Frank Magwegwe |Cara Bower |Mothsedisi Mathibe |Adrian Savile

All jobs have their stress-inducing moments and stamina-demanding requirements, but these are so marked among entrepreneurs that it has led to the coining of a distinct term: founder depression. In 2015, Dr. Michael Freeman, a psychiatrist and researcher at UC San Francisco, conducted a study that revealed stark differences between the general population and business owners.

Dec 10, 2023 | acumenmagazine.co.za | Cara Bower |Mothsedisi Mathibe |Adrian Savile

One of the big promises from India ahead of August’s 15th Brics Summit in Sandton, South Africa, was the launch of a Brics start-up forum. India’s President Narendra Modi was upbeat about that country’s success in improving its ease of doing business and how it had “replaced red tape with red carpet for investors”.

Dec 6, 2023 | acumenmagazine.co.za | Adrian Savile |Eugene Yiga |Mothsedisi Mathibe |Nonhlanhla Metsing

Thembi’s storyDeep in the hustle and bustle of Egoli, historically known as the city of gold, lies a seed of hope. A seed of hope to alleviate poverty, unemployment, crime and to bolster the country’s economy. Conceived by Thembi Gumede, a young entrepreneur, this seed of hope is known as Tees Techno Solutions. This SMME has positioned itself as an innovative service provider to address the escalating digital needs of Johannesburg.

Dec 3, 2023 | acumenmagazine.co.za | Eugene Yiga |Margaret MacMillan |Adrian Savile

There is a bad joke that goes: The way to make money in South Africa is start a small business, sell it to a big business, and start again. Hardly the sort of sustained impact and entrepreneurial ecosystem the South African government had in mind when it released the National Development Plan in 2012, and pinned its hope for economic growth and job creation on boosting entrepreneurship.