360 Biz

360 Biz - Business Incubation

Business incubation has been identified as a powerful tool to support and sustain small businesses and boost the economy. Incubators are organisations designed to accelerate the growth and success of entrepreneurial companies through an array of business support resources and services that could include physical space, capital, coaching, common services,…

17 May 2016 50 min

360 Biz - HR in SMEs

The term ‘SME’ is broad, including a wide range of organisations from a one-man band to a company of 250 staff which may look similar to a large organisation in terms of structure and process. To consider what the future of HR may look like in SMEs, the 360 Biz…

10 May 2016 48 min

360 Biz — Supply Chain

Procurement and supply management involves buying the goods and services that enable an organisation to operate. There is at least one supply chain in every single industry, and in most, there are several supply chains that feed into one another. Some areas of expertise required to plan and maintain the…

3 May 2016 52 min

360 Biz - Disability Entrepreneurship

Isn't it strange that around 15% of persons with disabilities who are working are self-employed versus the less than 10% of non-disabled people with their own businesses? More disabled people are beginning to follow suit, starting up their own businesses. As the continent, government and business community, we seek to…

26 Apr 2016 50 min

360 Biz — Business of Public Speaking

Business speaking is a business that is taking over the global market where entrepreneurs and professionals are considering it as a career choice. Starting your own public speaking company can be a rewarding experience. A public speaking company will give you the opportunity to speak in front of a wide…

19 Apr 2016 53 min

360 Biz —Teboho Mafodi & Bulelani Balabala

Now more than ever, responsibility for our planet and society or social clubs is an important theme in business. A social club may refer to a group of people or the place where they meet, generally formed around a common interest, occupation or activity (e.g. business, fishing, science, politics, or…

12 Apr 2016 52 min

360 Biz - BEE

The amended Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Codes of Good Practice have moved the goalposts for business and placed more emphasis on direct black ownership and control of companies. The value of these contributions may be measured against 25% of the value of a multinational’s South African operations, and in terms…

5 Apr 2016 54 min

360 Biz — Spaza Shops & Xenophobia

In recent years there has been an influx of foreigners coming into townships taking over spaza shops leading to xenophobia and violent attacks in various townships. SASTA (South African Spaza & Tuckshop Association), TBDSA (Township Business Development of South Africa) and Sustainability Livelihoods who have done extensive research in the…

29 Mar 2016 49 min

360 Biz — Jo'burg Tourism

Jo'burg is the second largest city in Africa, with more than three million people. Jo'burg continually attracts the world’s innovators and job creators, who launch start-ups that bring ideas to life, drive economic growth and expand human welfare. The position of Jo'burg as a leading business destination improves business and…

22 Mar 2016 53 min

360 Biz —White-Collar Crime

Economic crime continues being an obstinate threat in 2016. It remains a serious challenge to business leaders, government officials and private individuals in South Africa. White-collar crime is costing businesses billions of Rands annually, with detection methods not keeping pace. Increasingly South Africans have lost confidence in law enforcement agencies…

15 Mar 2016 49 min

360 Biz — #InternationalWomensDay

Teboho Mafodi and Bulelani Balabala celebrate #InternationalWomensDay and focus on empowerment and development with their guests Sthembile Ahadi Zond and Sibusiso Mfeka.

8 Mar 2016 50 min

360 Biz — Leaving a Lasting Legacy

What will you be leaving behind when you pass on? One must take responsibility to create a legacy that will help the next generation. That’s why Teboho Mafodi and Bulelani Balabala talk about the importance of legacy and honouring some of the legends in business that started a journey of…

1 Mar 2016 51 min

360 Biz — Money Money Money

Money money money! Are you struggling to get funding? Do you need to know how to draft a business plan? Join Teboho Mafodi and Bulelani Balabala as they speak to Zama Khanyile from the National Empowerment Fund and find out what type of funding the NEF offers.

23 Feb 2016 45 min

360 Biz - "Kid"trepreneurs

Cultivating entrepreneurship in the young is vital, as children are born imaginative, energetic, and willing to take risks, but without entrepreneurial education, the enterprising spirit of children dramatically declines over time and is almost non-existent by the time they graduate from high school. Joining Teboho Mafodi and Bulelani Balabala are…

16 Feb 2016 49 min

360 Biz — Textile & Street Gear

The main aim of the South African textile and clothing industry is to use all the natural, human and technological resources at its disposal to make it the preferred international supplier of textiles and apparel. Although the industry is small, it is well placed to make this vision a reality…

9 Feb 2016 50 min

360 Biz — Africa's Water Crises

Many countries face serious challenges in dealing with water scarcity across Africa, including South Africa. The overall picture of water resources shows ageing and deteriorating water infrastructure, polluted water sources, poorly managed dams, as well as water treatment and sewerage plants. What companies do we have that are proactively delivering…

2 Feb 2016 48 min

360 Biz — Risk Management & Disruptive Technologies

Teboho Mafodi and Bulelani Balabala explore the issue of risk management. Most companies look at how they can better avoid risk, especially with new risks appearing in South Africa for the first time with cyber incidents, business interruption (BI) and changes in legislation and regulation. Joining them for this discussion…

26 Jan 2016 53 min

360 Biz - The Importance of a Vision

No one is less ready for tomorrow, than the person who holds the most rigid beliefs about what tomorrow will contain, hence why Teboho Mafodi talks about the importance of having a vision and planning a year. Joining the discussion are amazing entrepreneurs who are doing great things in SA,…

12 Jan 2016 49 min

360 Biz - Planning for Business Success in 2016

What inspires entrepreneurs to do the amazing and courageous things that they do? What things should we all be putting into place to ensure that we have a successful business year in 2016? To answer these questions and more just like them, Teboho Mafodi and Bulelani Balabala are joined by…

5 Jan 2016 52 min

360 Biz - 2015 Business Wrap-Up

Teboho Mafodi and Bulelani Balabala bring many viewpoints to the table on "all things business". Join them on this two hour special as they do a countdown of the top business stories of 2015.

29 Dec 2015 1 hr 44 min