By Jolandi Snyders, Senior Business Development Manager at The Hope Factory Most small business owners would agree that growing their business is both their biggest desire and biggest struggle at the same time. The Hope Factory would like to propose that entrepreneurial skills development is crucial in improving business operations, which could lead to business […]
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Contraception is more than just a personal matter – it’s about the empowerment of women and translates into economic liberty and healthy families. Although significant progress has been made over the past 15 years in educating and empowering young adults about contraceptives, the COVID-19 pandemic and an increase in gender-based violence has negatively impacted family
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The Hope Factory celebrated the successful delivery of the ASISA Foundation’s Financial Literacy and Micro Enterprise (FLAME) Programme in Qonce (also known as King William’s Town) in the Eastern Cape at the end of October 2021. As the programme’s implementation partner, The Hope Factory, which is part of the Learning and Development division of the
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Fact #1: KwaZulu Natal is home to the World’s Oldest & Largest Marathon The Comrades Marathon is the largest and oldest marathon in the world and takes place between Pietermaritzburg, the capital of KZN and Durban, the largest city in KZN. Fact #2: KwaZulu Natal is where the Aliwal Shoal is Located This shoal can be found about
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For retailers this holiday season, everything is relative when you consider last year’s widespread lockdown of physical spaces and an accelerated shift to digital commerce in response to the global pandemic. According to Salesforce’s latest quarterly Shopping Index, global digital revenue grew by 11% year-on-year (YoY) in Q3, a much higher increase than was seen
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If there’s one thing the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us, it’s that we shouldn’t try to predict the future. After all, who could have foreseen a pandemic that is still wreaking havoc across the globe nearly two years later? For a large number of businesses, 2021 was unquestionably a year of transformation. They were forced
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Businesses have been through a lot in the last 18 months. As we near the end of 2021, a year that has put many to the test, it is useful to pause and reflect on lessons learned that might be applied in the new year. There are numerous advantages to reflecting on what worked and
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Enterprise supplier development funds are prominent in SA, partly due to the change in the BBBEE ratings methodology, which made it the most significant element on the scorecard. But it’s not making the impact it should. An interest rate of 15% a year. That was the rate (prime + 5%) we were offered by one
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Written by Kelly Sin Hidge, The Hope Factory “If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.” – Henry Ford The spirit of collaboration and strategic partnerships in business is a powerful tool for success and something that is a vital building block to achieve better collaborative initiatives and national goals such
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Reports of neglect, abuse, and violence against children in South Africa have increased by over 35% since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, this is according to Child Welfare South Africa. Often, these events occur in places where children should feel safe – such as at home or in a classroom. National early learning social
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