2011 News
Collection of events and news articles from 2011.Articles
Radio 702: Money Show Liz Zambonini, CEO of The Hope Factory, was interviewed by CNBC Africa
Please click here to download the interview. (5.8MB)
CNBC Africa: The Entrepreneurial Edge Liz Zambonini, CEO of The Hope Factory, was interviewed by CNBC Africa Please click here to download the interview. (27.7MB)
Established small businesses in Gauteng's townships are doing well Established small businesses in Gauteng's townships are doing well despite a myriad of challenges. A new research study, by University of Johannesburg's Centre for Small Business Development (CSBD) and Business Leadership SA, shows that SMEs which have been in operation since 1994 seem to be To read more please download the PDF:
stable and flourishing.
Timeslive Article.pdf (98KB)
Entrepreneurs are smashing the gender myth with success The myth that women start businesses only because they have to is just that: a myth Research shows that South African women are almost as Entrepreneurial as men - and are becoming more so.
To read more please download the PDF: Entrepreneurs are smashing the gender myth with success.pdf (597KB)
South Africa failing its entrepreneurs South Africa now sits alongside the Gaza Strip and Romania when it comes to getting new businesses past the 3½ year mark, the latest Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) survey has found. This alarming statistic speaks to the desperate need for Enterprise Development in this country, as developing entrepreneurial businesses is going to be the best way to create growth and improve our GDP, states Liz Zambonini, CEO of Enterprise Development Initiative, The Hope Factory. To read more please download the PDF: South Africa failing its entrepreneurs.pdf (49KB)
Bag of Hope The little gift bags are filled with sprouting beans or sunflower seeds.
To read more please download the PDF: Fresh living.pdf (231KB)
SA is changing gears and policy to accelerate enterprise development Rob Davies, the Minister of Trade and Industry, said in his Budget address in 2011 that the Government has established an advisory group to look at areas where it could potentially achieve great impact. To read more please download the PDF: policy to accelerate enterprise development.pdf (98KB)
Is SA failing its entrepreneurs? South Africa now sits alongside the Gaza Strip and Romania when it comes to getting new business past the 3 and half year mark, the latest Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) survey has found.
To read more please download the PDF: Is SA failing its entrepreneurs.pdf (220KB)
Daily Dispatch Graduation The Hope Factory held a graduation function at its North End premises with Top Fashion designer. To read more please download the PDF: Daily Dispatch Graduation piece 11 July 2011.pdf (377 KB)
Consumer Act 'a threat to small firms' With the implementation of the Consumer Protection Act (CPA) on April 1, South AFricans vecame some of the best protected consumers in the world. To read more please download the PDF: Consumer Act a threat to small firms.pdf (1.33MB)
Giving greater hope to the youth The Hope Factory, an enterprise development initiative in Nelson Mandela Bay which empowers unemployed young people with entrepreneurial skills and mentorship, is expanding by introducing an incubator hub for past graduates. To read more please download the PDF: Giving greater hope to the youth.pdf (851KB)
SA entrepreneurship ‘on same level as Gaza Strip' SA's success rate in establishing new enterprises is comparable to that of the Gaza Strip and Romania. When it comes to getting new businesses past the three-and-a-half-year mark, SA has an abysmal record, according to the latest Global Entrepreneurship Monitor. To read more please download the PDF: SA entrepreneurship.pdf (42KB)
CA Charter - Know, Understand, Use The gazetting of the CA Charter is an important milestone in our profession. The Charter is the culmination of many years of discussion and negotiation between various affected parties and is a document of which I believe the profession should be immensely proud.
Nazeer Wadee CA(SA) is the Chief Operating Officer, SAICA. ASA Article 2 CA Charter - ASA.org.za (April).pdf (182KB)
Transformation of South Africa's financial sector regulation In his Budget Speech on 23 February 2011, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan announced new policy proposals to transform the regulation of South Africa's financial sector. To read more please download the PDF: ASA Article - ASA.org.za (April).pdf (204KB)
Factory of hope | Design Indaba The Hope Factory makes unique corporate gifts while also creating a sustainable form of employment. To read more please download the PDF: Design Indaba.pdf (242KB)
PE talent at Indaba Expo A group of Port Elizabeth designers will shared some of the friendly city spirit at the Design Indaba Expo in Cape Town. To read more please download the PDF: La Femme 23 Feb 2011 p14 - Design Indaba.pdf (205KB)
Transformation of South Africa's financial sector regulation In his Budget Speech on 23 February 2011, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan announced new policy proposals to transform the regulation of South Africa's financial sector.
To read more please download the PDF: Transformation of South Africa-s financial sector regulation.pdf (626KB)
Making dreams a reality The Hope Factory is a leading ED initiative that is improving the lives or previously unemployed South Africans by providing them with a holistic entrepreneurial development programme. To read more please download the PDF: Making Dreams a Reality.pdf (1.3MB)
Community Champions get financial boost The Hope Factory, a PE based enterprise development initiative which the lives of unemployment would-be and current Entrepreneurs by providing them with holistic Entrepreneurial Development Programme, has received a donation worth R10 000 from the Shoprite Community Network. To read more please download the PDF: Community Champions Get Financial Boost.PDF (365KB)
