entrepreneur life

Youth. How is the word and concept of youth defined? I loved the United Nations definition: Youth is best understood as a period of transition from the dependence of childhood to adulthood’s independence. Basically, it is when a person leaves [...]

We’ve recently celebrated our 15th anniversary in South Africa. On the 3rd of May 2007, Pieter Scholtz and I launched ActionCOACH Business Coaching at the International Franchise Expo at the Sandton Convention Centre. Fast track 15 years and we’ve arguably [...]

You’ve spent years building a business, now it’s time to monetise. But you’re not sure how to get your business to the next stage, maybe give it a fresh look or bring some youthfulness into the mix? How do you [...]

Unemployment in our country is a cancer that is growing and spreading unchecked. South Africa's unemployment rate hit another record high reaching 35.3% – which means 7.9 million people are currently jobless. The billions being spent on Supplier and Enterprise [...]

The stats read that only 6% of South Africans are able to retire financially free. This is a scary statistic that sends shivers down my spine.  What is financial freedom I hear you ask? Financial freedom means you have enough money saved [...]

Some salespeople have a tendency to think that giving a discount is the easiest, quickest way to make a sale. Of course, they may be right, but what about the profit they’re giving away? If a product has a profit [...]

One of the most valuable systems you can implement in an organisation is a steady rhythm. This creates the pulse that your team works to, which in turn creates the steady pulse your organisation needs to thrive. How do you [...]

As we find ourselves in the month of Freedom, it is only apt that we reflect on what Freedom means for us in our businesses. To start with, a reminder that ActionCOACH's definition of a successful business is: “A Commercial [...]

In business, it’s not uncommon to have millions of Rands worth of turnover without generating adequate cash flow to support business growth. It’s a well-known fact that growth in any type of business consumes cash which according to Verne Harnish [...]

If your year is anything like ours it’s started with a bang. All of a sudden the floods gates seem to have opened and everyone wants to now do everything. Whilst it’s also only the start of March, you may [...]

Have you heard about the EveryONE EmployONE movement? It was launched by ActionCOACH Southern Africa last year in response to the extremely high and increasing unemployment rate in South Africa.  What exactly is the EveryONE EmployONE Movement?  Early last year [...]

Entrepreneurship, and owning your own business, is an exciting concept – some people dabble in it, some master it, and some avoid it like the plague. Not only is owning your own business the fastest route to building real wealth, [...]

As an ActionCOACH Business Coach – I often meet business owners when they have come to an impasse, with their business. The conversation often starts with at least one of the following statements:   “After so many years and so much [...]

It's that time of the year again... Love is in the air!  I firmly believe that our love of another person is something that should be constantly expressed, worked on and strengthened throughout our lives – and not just one [...]

Over the last couple of months, I have heard many people referring to the uncertain times that we live in and how that has impacted and sometimes even crippled businesses. The events of the last two years have brought the [...]

How do you as a Business Owner:  Work harder on yourself?  Become better? Gain more skills?  The answer is simple - you need to make the decision to fall in LOVE with learning.    Using LOVE as an acronym, let’s [...]