An African sneaker brand: Founder of Bathu explains how he built …
WEBOct 26, 2020 · Bathu is a South African footwear brand started by entrepreneur Theo Baloyi. Sven Hugo talks to Baloyi about how he grew the business from an idea to selling 15,000 pairs per month.. Bathu’s story begins at an airport in Dubai. Founder and CEO Theo Baloyi was cruising the duty-free shops, staving off boredom during an eight-hour layover en route to Saudi Arabia, where he worked on secondment ...
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Highly profitable machines to start your own business - How we …
WEBJan 1, 2013 · Zhauns Business Opportunity Group offers a unique range of highly profitable machines to start your own business with. We offer the widest range of machinery on the African continent. In Africa, 90% of goods found on supermarket shelves is imported. This provides enormous potential for entrepreneurs to get involved in the manufacturing sector ...
How Braam van Huyssteen built Tekkie Town, one shop at a time
WEBNov 17, 2015 · Tekkie Town today has close to 300 outlets. About a year ago, South African entrepreneur Braam van Huyssteen sold a significant minority stake in his sports and lifestyle shoe retail business, Tekkie Town, to emerging markets private equity firm Actis for US$65m. During the recent EY Strategic Growth Forum Africa, Van …
SABMiller: How a South African company turned constraints into …
WEBJun 19, 2017 · Hero, a leading beer in Nigeria. On 28 September 2016, the shareholders of South African born international brewer, SABMiller, approved the company’s acquisition by Anheuser-Busch InBev for $104bn (R1.5tn). The deal paved the way for the creation of what is now by far the world’s largest brewing company. For a company that started out ...
Africa: 14 business ideas with strong profit potential - How we …
WEBNov 26, 2019 · A selection of business ideas that have come across our desk. 1. Electric motorbikes for Africa’s urban centres. “I see a huge opportunity in electric motorbikes in urban centres across Africa,” says Mansoor Hamayun, CEO of pay-as-you-go solar power company BBOXX. “There is a strong market for motorbikes, and they are often the main ...
Ranked: Africa’s top 20 agribusiness companies
WEBNov 24, 2011 · The Mo Ibrahim Foundation, in a recent report titled African Agriculture: From Meeting Needs To Creating Wealth, published a list of Africa’s top 20 agribusiness and food companies.. The list is dominated by South African firms (10), followed by companies from Morocco (3), Nigeria (3), Côte d’Ivoire (2), Algeria (1) and Egypt (1).
How Java became East Africa’s largest coffee chain
WEBSep 16, 2014 · When three US-born former relief workers started the Nairobi Java House in Kenya 15 years ago, all they wanted was a place they could “get a good cup of coffee”. Today Java is East Africa’s largest coffee chain with 25 outlets in Kenya and Uganda. The company has also diversified into the pizza and frozen yoghurt business through its five ...
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WEBAbout. Learn from Africa’s most interesting entrepreneurs and investors. How we made it in Africa, established in 2010, is an award-winning online African business publication, based out of Cape Town, South Africa. We conduct in-depth interviews with entrepreneurs and investors to reveal how they built their companies and uncover their key ...
From local to global: Spur's evolution into a pan-African restaurant ...
WEBJul 27, 2015 · How we made it in Africa sat down with Van Tonder to learn more about Spur Corporation’s growth over the years and its plans for expansion.. Acquiring new brands . The first Spur Steak Ranch was opened in 1967 in Newlands, Cape Town, by founder Allen Ambor. In 1990, the group introduced its second restaurant brand, Panarottis, with a similar franchise model.
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