By Nokwazi Mzobe Why I Made the Warrior Women Videos I created the Warrior Women series because every year I choose a word to live by. Last year was my year of “Fearless” and I made a video series where I interviewed 23 amazing women, mainly entrepreneurs, asking them to share their stories about how…
A new documentary with Oscar-winner Lupita Nyong’o takes us on a fascinating journey as it charts the history of a fierce – but seldom heard of – all female African army. In the 17th and 19th centuries in the Kingdom of Dahomey (modern-day Benin) there was a tribe of warrior women known as the “Agoji”–…
Ten Teachers Turned Entrepreneurs In a recent article we discussed ten reasons why teachers make such great entrepreneurs. As a follow up to this we’re sharing information on ten people who did exactly that – began as educators and branched out into other fields. 1 Sting Sting is a famous example of a teacher turned…
The song Turn! Turn! Turn!”(To Everything There Is a Season) echoes as the weather warms up, Spring’s delicate buds open and a new season is upon us. The tune was written by Pete Seeger in the 1950’s and first recorded in 1959. The lyrics are based on the first eight verses of the third chapter of the Book…
Did you know that 40% of people overspend to keep up with their peers? This visual features tips to avoid lifestyle creep and asks key questions to help you determine if you’re in danger of overspending. Check out this awesome graphic from: https://turbo.intuit.com/blog/relationships/lifestyle-creep-3389
This blog post was written by Investmint – who are committed to accelerating the SME economy in South Africa and who believe that entrepreneurs are the future. From politics to corruption, crime to inequality, unemployment and so on, there is so much negativity in South Africa today. We see it on the news constantly; it’s…
You may have noticed we love reading at Matoyana. We also love sharing information, so this month it’s all about keeping you inspired with a selection of books our Founder, Nokwazi Mzobe, has found perspective-changing. Enjoy and please leave us a comment about your favourite read. The Upstarts: Uber, Airbnb, and the Battle for the…
Disrupt the status quo and step into your awesome! “Nokwazi Z Mzobe is an entrepreneur, part-time lecturer and author of the Small Business Handbook. She is the managing director of Matoyana, a boutique consulting firm that enables more small business owners in Africa to run successful, sustainable businesses and to promote a culture of entrepreneurship and innovative…
“If more kids were encouraged to be entrepreneurs, we would have a lot more problems solved.” Shaan Patel, “Kid Start-Up: How You Can Be an Entrepreneur” In honour of Youth Month in June we’re looking at ways for parents, aunties, uncles, siblings, God mothers/ father, librarians, mentors, teachers – anyone who has sway with a…
As emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and augmented reality appear in the workplace, startups are innovating current business models. This is one way companies can create a disruptive business model. A disruptive business model creates new markets by altering the way a current business model operates. Netflix is a well known example of successful disruption….