Category Archives: Entrepreneurship

BUSINESS VALUATION – GETTING THE BEST VALUE AND PEACE OF MIND SELLING COMPANY EQUITY

There comes a time in the business founder’s life to consider selling some equity in the company, if not to dispose it all. Reasons for the sale are always situational. The sale could arise from the need to expand capacity of the business, sustain or dispose of it entirely to realise a return on investment. Disposal could also be owing to the need to meet other pressing financial obligations.

Many factors influence company equity valuations. Thus in selling equity, how best can owners avoid suffering from seller’s remorse just as buyers do after their priced purchases? By Nimroth Gwetsa, 30 April 2016. Continue reading →

Achieving Business Growth through Business Relationships

Growing business is every business owner’s dream and mission. Many avenues are available for raising capital to achieve such growth. Joint ventures, partnerships, mergers and acquisitions are some methods available for growing a business.

Many emerging business owners rushed, to their peril, in establishing business relationships only to witness the devastation those relationships have caused to their companies. There’s no need to learn the hard way. Help is at hand. By Nimroth Gwetsa, 31 March 2016. Continue reading →

– STARTING OWN BUSINESS – DOs and DON’Ts

What an explosive start to 2016 we have had! The highly charged atmosphere at the beginning of the year was a continuation of the prior explosive end to 2015 when massive outflow of funds left our shores, the outcome attributed to “surprise” leadership changes in the government’s finance ministry.

The recent repo rate hike may spell doom for some. To those planning to become new business owners in partial fulfilment of their 2016 New Year resolutions, do not allow unpleasant events like these deter you from your resolve. With the dawn of February, this is a good time to reflect on progress achieved against your entrepreneurship New Year Resolutions.

By Nimroth Gwetsa, 31 January 2016. Continue reading →