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Youth Entrepreneurship – Hope For The Future

Research conducted by the Umsobomvu Youth Fund between April and July 2008 into the challenges faced by poor white youth in South Africa, has highlighted the plight of young white South Africans and has spurred the organisation to address and incorporate their needs into its programme facilities.

In April 2008, Umsobomvu Youth Fund (UYF) commissioned a study on the situation of poor white youth in South Africa.The research was conducted between April and June 2008.
 
Mobile advertising - an exciting new frontier

Are incongruent technologies holding back the growth of the mobile advertising market? Richard Mullins investigates.


A Plum Way To Stay In Touch With Social Networking

A new social networking platform, Plum.com, has arrived on the net. Technology Journalist, Toby Bennett, investigates its pros and cons.


Entrepreneurs are sustaining the economy

Small, medium and micro enterprises created 80% of jobs in South Africa's private sector from 2002 to 2007.


New Tax System for Small Businesses

The South African Revenue Service (Sars) has launched a new tax system that will dramatically lower the time and cost of submitting tax returns for small businesses.

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Warwick Smith-Chandler  [ Editor ]

Warwick Smith-Chandler has motivated and inspired entrepreneurs ever since he launched South Africa's first entrepreneurial magazine, ‘Your Own Business'. A pioneer in internet publishing, he launched Bizassist.co.za in 1998, which has become South Africa's most widely-read SME business portal.

Toby Bennett  [ Author ]

Toby Bennett has a wealth of writing experience in various fields. With a degree in philosophy, a keen interest in IT and the experience of having setup and managed a small design company, Toby is able to draw on extensive experience in business and technology and pass it onto the reader. The author of four books to date, Toby manages to merge equal measures of wit and insight to produce articles that both inform and entertain.

Technology Reviews & Content: Jaqueline Martinez
Design & Distribution: Shawn Hancock

     
Issue 74 27 March 2009

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