The latest Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) study, conducted by the UCT Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) based at the UCT Graduate School of Business, has found that more South African youth are developing the confidence and potential to become entrepreneurship superstars. 21 May 2008
According to a new analysis from Scarborough Research, six% of all consumers are classified as Digital Savvy nationally, but Austin (TX) adults are almost twice as likely as the national average to be in this leading edge consumer segment. 21 May 2008
When an e-commerce startup talks about upending the business model on which Amazon and eBay and other e-tail giants have built billion-dollar businesses, it's clear it doesn't lack ambition. 21 May 2008
Consumer foods and healthcare products group Tiger Brands has reported a 15% increase in headline earnings per share to 756.6 cents for the six-month period ended March. 21 May 2008
Retail group Pick n Pay has revised upwards its headline earnings for the year ended February 2008. 21 May 2008
Video game consoles are simple: You buy a machine, look for games made for that machine, and play them. PC gaming is a different story; it's often hard to tell if the game you want to buy will work on your computer. Advanced Micro Devices's (AMD) new Game initiative is aimed at simplifying the process by telling a PC buyer whether or not the machine has what it takes to play a typical computer game. 20 May 2008
A grassroots campaign to plant trees around the globe has announced that it is raising its target from one billion trees to seven billion trees. 20 May 2008
Up-fronting of insurance recognition or a massive increase in insurance income could have boosted earnings. 20 May 2008
WGO Foundation and Danone partner up for World Digestive Health Day 2008. 20 May 2008
Cadbury Dairy Milk is giving South Africans the chance to win a share of the brand's biggest cash prize ever in its annual winter on-pack promotion. 20 May 2008
Nobody can read a customer's mind, but with the right analytics technology, you can come pretty close. Past behavior suggests future behavior, so all you have to do is watch. The hard part is figuring out what data to watch for, picking out a pattern, and figuring it all out with enough time to make the right decision. 20 May 2008
The business-to-consumer world has for some time been fully engaged in social media marketing -- pushing its message out through channels like blogs, social news aggregators, social networking portals and video sharing sites. The business-to-business world can learn a thing or two. 20 May 2008
Furniture retailers join the scrap about how badly high interest charges are hurting consumers - and they're outraged about something else as well. 19 May 2008
Moag Bailie Design Consultants were tasked to design the highly visible packaging for the launch of MAQ auto, a line extension of the latest success story within the increasingly competitive washing powder market. 19 May 2008
Company sets new Guinness World Record with Bakers Mini Cricket. 19 May 2008
Exports from the KwaZulu-Natal to the international community are set to increase with the new Dube Trade Port situated at the north of Durban and the new International Airport. 19 May 2008
From sports cars and sunglasses to fashion and cuisine, style and Italy are synonymous and now the search is on to find the next icon of Italian style. 19 May 2008
Home retail group's headline earnings per share have declined on the back of a decline in revenues. 19 May 2008
It used to be so simple. A public relations specialist would send press releases to the major papers, make some calls, and read his client's news in the paper the next day. However, the emergence of Web 2.0 means the entire PR game has changed. 19 May 2008
Vodafone has acquired ZYB, a Danish company, for €31.5m. ZYB has developed a social networking and online management tool for backing up and sharing contact and calendar information online. This acquisition represents part of an intelligent effort by carriers to facilitate the movement of social networking services from PCs to the mobile phone. 19 May 2008
