Working from a place of rest

Working from a place of rest

As another new year begins, I’m endeavouring to try something different and altogether counter to my natural temperament.  Instead of rushing out of the gates and storming ahead with my plans, I’m pausing (right at the start) to reflect on where I really want to go,...
Purpose-Driven Business

Purpose-Driven Business

These days, most progressive companies want to not simply be profit-minded, but purpose-driven too. This is a concept that’s rapidly growing in popularity around the world, and it’s really taking off across Africa – perhaps because it resonates with us and our...
Brave Beginnings

Brave Beginnings

How did small businesses fare in the global pandemic? Perhaps far better than bigger ones if our experience was anything to go by. During the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, untold thousands of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have had to face the toughest...
Why small is the new big

Why small is the new big

Bigger is always better, right? Not always. In a world where nothing seems to stay the same, businesses need to constantly be adapting, reading their context and moving with the times. Yet this becomes increasingly difficult to do the bigger an organisation becomes....
Big, little things

Big, little things

A few weeks ago, during our weekly team meeting, the conversation veered toward what kind of company we’re all wanting to be part of building… It’s one of the great things about young companies – they allow everybody to grow the business together. As diverse as we may...