The Lead Creative

The Lead Creative: Client agency partnerships that deliver

Subscribe & Follow

BizTrendsTV

RAPT BizTrendsTV: Google's country director, Kabelo Makwane: Collaboration is key for Africa

Advertise your job vacancies

Jobs

Mid-Level to Senior Podcast Editor Roodepoort
Fundraising Associate Roodepoort
Finance Lead Cape Town

More jobs Submit a job Open account

#BestofBiz 2024: Entrepreneurship

We've compiled our annual #BestofBiz 2024 lists across all our industries featuring our most popular articles, most-read contributors and company news. Discover the most read content on Bizcommunity's Entrepreneurship site over the past year below.

17 Dec 2024

#BestofBiz 2024: Entrepreneurship

Most-read stories

1	Google invites Black SA founders to apply for startup funding	01 Oct 2024
2	Renowned journo Shahan Ramkissoon ventures into education with new startup	08 Jul 2024
3	Durban educator pioneers new school for young entrepreneurs	19 Feb 2024
4	Athlone entrepreneur expands small business through CoCT initiative	16 Jul 2024
5	New funding scheme launched for startups in South Africa	20 May 2024
6	New FNB business workshops aim to empower SA township entrepreneurs	07 Aug 2024
7	#Sona made it clear: No one is coming to save entrepreneurs - Harry Welby-Cooke	12 Feb 2024
8	Seda leads the South African incubation model	11 Mar 2024
9	4 ways entrepreneurs can invest in themselves - Luncedo Mtwentwe	13 Aug 2024
10	7 ways you can help grow your side hustle for success	02 May 2024
11	Government funding open for registered township spaza shops	21 Nov 2024
12	Big funding boost for SME auto parts suppliers in Eastern Cape	03 Jun 2024
13	Absa and the Gordon Institute of Business Science (Gibs) launch chair in entrepreneurship - Gordon Institute of Business Science	20 Aug 2024
14	SA Entrepreneur of the Year Awards: Marketing masterminds make the cut	21 Oct 2024
15	The most common reason for small business failure in SA	09 May 2024
16	#Newsmaker: Mohammed Ebrahim's roadmap to entrepreneurship and leadership - Ntandokazi Ntozakhe	25 Jul 2024
17	Entrepreneurial success: 5 lessons from the trenches - Daniel Levy	02 Sep 2024
18	#YouthMonth: Kyle Percival's rise from adversity to co-owning a sportswear brand - Imran Salie	28 Jun 2024
19	5 big events impacting local small businesses in May	03 May 2024
20	CCTC's new initiative aims to boost SMEs in the textile sector	09 Oct 2024

Most-read contributors

1	Harry Welby-Cooke
2	Catherine Wijnberg
3	Daniel Levy
4	Grant Lapping
5	Samantha Coom
6	Allon Raiz
7	Dumisani Moyo

Most-viewed press offices

1	ActionCOACH SA Business Coaching
2	Great 4 Business

View the most-read lists for our other industries: Marketing & Media, Agriculture, Automotive, Construction & Engineering, Education, Energy & Mining, Entrepreneurship, ESG & Sustainability, Finance, Healthcare, HR & Management, ICT, Legal, Lifestyle, Logistics & Transport, Property, Retail and Tourism & Travel.

Top stories

Source: GCIS. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana.

Finance#Budget2026: Major tax breaks announced - what you need to know

Katja Hamilton 4 hours

#BudgetSpeech2026: SRD grant unchanged, other Sassa social grants see hike

ESG & Sustainability#BudgetSpeech2026: SRD grant unchanged, other Sassa social grants see hike

7 hours

Source:

Marketing & MediaARB bursts consumer bubble in Sunlight complaint

Karabo Ledwaba 13 hours

South Africa's digital stars shine in first Humanz Top 20 Awards

Marketing & MediaSouth Africa's digital stars shine in first Humanz Top 20 Awards

12 hours

Discovery rebrands Vitality Health International to meet Africa's evolving health needs

HealthcareDiscovery rebrands Vitality Health International to meet Africa's evolving health needs

7 hours

Promoted

BOOST Rewards by LayUp

FinanceBOOST Rewards by LayUp

LayUp 2 days

More news

ICT

Samsung unveils Galaxy S26 Series: The most intuitive Galaxy AI phone yet

3 hours

Samsung unveils Galaxy S26 Series: The most intuitive Galaxy AI phone yet

ICT

Samsung unveils Galaxy S26 Series: The most intuitive Galaxy AI phone yet

3 hours

Split Grade 10, 11, or 12 subjects over 2 years to ease pressure and protect learning standards

Education

Split Grade 10, 11, or 12 subjects over 2 years to ease pressure and protect learning standards

Impaq 2 days

Will there be a “B” in the budget?

Finance

Will there be a “B” in the budget?

SAICA 6 hours

Tech stock rally set for a test as Nvidia results due

ICT

Tech stock rally set for a test as Nvidia results due

Alun John and Scott Murdoch 8 hours

Epic Outdoor unlocks the final piece of the funnel with national Shell Retail Network

Marketing & Media

Epic Outdoor unlocks the final piece of the funnel with national Shell Retail Network

Epic Outdoor 2 days

The Constitutional Court has ruled that an employee cannot claim constructive dismissal claim based on the anticipation that working conditions will become intolerable. Archive photo: Ciaran Ryan / GroundUp

Legal

ConCourt rules on constructive dismissal after 18 months

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 7 hours

The health revolution is real, but SA will win or lose on governance, not gadgets

Healthcare

The health revolution is real, but SA will win or lose on governance, not gadgets

7 hours

Behind the campaign: Reframing fairness in ride-hailing: The inDrive success story

Marketing & Media

Behind the campaign: Reframing fairness in ride-hailing: The inDrive success story

inDrive 2 days

LeanTechnovations launches AI push for SA’s small businesses

Entrepreneurship

LeanTechnovations launches AI push for SA’s small businesses

8 hours

SA's coffee market defies price hikes with quality-driven consumption

Retail

SA's coffee market defies price hikes with quality-driven consumption

9 hours

South Africa’s carbon tax should stay: climate scientists explain why

ESG & Sustainability

South Africa’s carbon tax should stay: climate scientists explain why

Britta Rennkamp et al. 9 hours

Source: Skatebiker via

Tourism & Travel

Operations return to normal at Cape Town Airport after fire

12 hours

#Budget2026: 600 Transalloys jobs at risk if power price cut isn't announced

Energy & Mining

#Budget2026: 600 Transalloys jobs at risk if power price cut isn't announced

10 hours

Supplied image: Johan De Ru, Head: Education Sector at Standard Bank Business and Commercial Banking South Africa

Education

#BizTrends2026 | Standard Bank's Johan De Ru: Navigating the 4IR - SA’s digital leap in education

Johan De Ru 10 hours

Mass FMD vaccination to begin in KZN with 1 million doses

Agriculture

Mass FMD vaccination to begin in KZN with 1 million doses

9 hours

Source: Supplied

Tourism & Travel

Kerzner International adds Shamwari to Rare Finds portfolio

11 hours

How SMEs can build AI-ready businesses starting with the right technology foundation

Entrepreneurship

How SMEs can build AI-ready businesses starting with the right technology foundation

Sudesh Pillay, WhyMAcForSME 13 hours

Supplied image: Chad Moses, the Executive Head of Reddam House Umhlanga

Education

#BizTrends2026 | Reddam's Chad Moses: How digital confidence, entrepreneurship and accessible tools are reshaping learning

Chad Moses 1 day

Supplied image: Pierre Burger: Partner at Alchemy Law Africa

Legal

Is generative AI a threat to corporate legal privilege?

Pierre Burger 13 hours

Source: jplenio1 via

Agriculture

Free State pilot targets key agricultural road corridors to cut logistics costs

11 hours

SA welcomes over 1.1 million tourists in January 2026

Tourism & Travel

SA welcomes over 1.1 million tourists in January 2026

12 hours

Let's do Biz