International Online Collaboration and Synergy Benefit Start-up Entrepreneurs

What do local start-up entrepreneurs and 36 students have in common? They shared in a ‘mindfest’ international dialogue to create real world solutions to real world entrepreneurial problems! The ‘international dialogue’ is a collaboration between Northeastern University (Boston, USA) and TSIBA Business School (Woodstock, Cape Town). What makes the ‘dialogue’ in 2020 so special is that it celebrates its 15th …

UNIQUE QUALIFICATION IN SMALL ENTERPRISE CONSULTING AND LEADERSHIP

As a first postgraduate programme of its kind in South Africa, the Postgraduate Diploma in Small Enterprise Consulting (PGDip SEC) is aimed at business owners and entrepreneurs with a professional interest in developing and enhancing current and future business leaders. Offered by TSIBA Business School the PGDip SEC equips advisors, coaches, mentors, as well as entrepreneurs and managers of small …

Learning to Earning: Making Education Relevant

A researcher at the University of the Free State, Ms Patience Mukwambo, wrote in a Fin24 article how higher education must do more than help graduates get jobs.  Her thoughts were not only insightful and relevant but also raised questions about the broader role that education should play in society.  So, what is ‘relevant education’?  This is a baffling question …

12th Annual NU Programme

TSIBA Business School and Northeastern University (USA) students have successfully partnered up for 12 consecutive years to host the NU Programme in South Africa. The programmes’ objective is to integrate cultural learning and experiences as well as give free business consultation to small businesses around Cape Town. Through this programme, 4 entrepreneurs were awarded R 20 000 each as part …

How your side hustle can improve your career

A quick Google Search on ‘side hustle’ shows how the conventional 9 to 5 job solely won’t work to achieve your professional goals. One of the positives of South Africa’s current economy is the rise of a determined breed of Entrepreneurs who are extremely resourceful in chasing their dreams, with a sound business plan to back them up.   One such entrepreneur is Aphiwe …

3 tips for starting your own business

Do you have a burning desire to run your own business, but don’t know where to start? Although managing your own business is often a “learn-as-you-go” process, the smarter your decisions are earlier on, the better chances your business has at success. Kareemah Abrahams, 2019 TSIBA Graduate & Owner of Kaaremah’s Delights, knew exactly she wanted to achieve when she started …

How to prepare leaders of tomorrow, today

“Our greatest challenge is to create jobs for the unemployed of today, while preparing workers for the jobs of tomorrow.” President Cyril Ramaphosa’s 2019 SONA speech. It was reassuring to hear our President’s commitment to prioritising access to modern education for South African youth. While the statement has set high standards for the education system, it’s undoubtedly difficult to prepare the …