What is the worst thing that can happen to an entrepreneur?
Entrepreneur risk is real. The question is how much energy should a South African Entrepreneur spend on calculating risks.
Biblical Inspiration To Conquer End-Of-Year Entrepreneur Burnout
How are you doing on your year-end stresses and strains? We have just posted a full article on the conventional ways of getting over your year-end burnout, and how it affects us on a business level. On a personal level, there is nothing as powerful as remembering where your ultimate strength comes from. And yes,…
How to conquer year-end business stress for entrepreneurs
End-of-year business burnout is a reality that most entrepreneurs face at some point in time. Yes, you might be feeling on top of the world for the simple reason that the Springboks brought home the Webb Ellis Rugby World Cup Trophy for a record-breaking fourth time. Unfortunately, I know from experience that any feeling of…
So, I ran the f**king Berg!
Lessons in entrepreneurial grit It is extremely easy to assume that using vulgar language is a way to attract more readers. People do, after all, go to great lengths to attract attention. This is unfortunately only my version of how a word I did not expect from my blue-eyed boy shocked me so much that…
7 Entrepreneurial Lessons Learned from my Otter Trail
Expanding your business adventures often includes expanding your own personal adventures. Whether we want to admit it or not, being away from work is often better for work than being at work. Sounds like a paradox, but bear with me. Today is my first day back after an epic Otter Trail adventure and as usual,…
Making a difference in the lives of one entrepreneur at a time
Celani Nguza dreams of building his own cleaning company. He has recently lost his job as a cleaning supervisor at one of South Africa’s largest cleaning companies due to downsizing. This 24-year-old has got an idea and, on most days, has the enthusiasm to take him places. However, Celani did not grow up in an…
The Pros and Cons of an Exceptional Entrepreneur Father
With Father’s Day just around the corner, I thought it might be worthwhile to take a look at the pros and cons of having an exceptional entrepreneur father. And there is no one better equipped to write about this subject than me! No, there is nothing to brag about as I did nothing to deserve this accolade. I…
The SCARF Model could be your Ultimate Entrepreneur Growth Hack
As entrepreneurs, our ability to interconnect with people is the number one growth hack that determines our success or failure with the SCARF Model as our instruction manual. We often hear that life did not come with an instruction manual and that mistakes are bound to happen. As entrepreneurs, our ability to interconnect with people…
The Focusing Entrepreneur
Is this an extinct specie or are there hope for our entrepreneurs? When I told my team I am going to write an article on entrepreneur focus, it was met with amusement. Let’s face it, I often feel that the only time I feel in control of my schedule is way before the sun rises…
Book Review: It Takes a Tsunami by Rael Levitt
The Highs & Lows of Our Entrepreneurs At addVENTURES and specifically ExpeditionBusiness we are all about sharing the stories of our homegrown entrepreneurs. Their highs and lows and how they managed to get through all the storms that they have to face. A story that I want to share with you is that of Rael…
