A special thank you to our friends at JP Morgan Chase for supporting a pilot for entrepreneurship development in South Africa. Specifically, HOPE Business In A Box Academies, South Africa.
The capstone event for the first group of graduates from the HOPE Business In A Box Academies program is set for this Saturday, and all indications are that it will be truly inspiring and successful, but the real payoff has been the transformational impact of investing up to R1,500 (approximately $100 U.S.) in the ideas of young South Africans.
Money and amounts aside, it appears that no one has ever invested in the ‘ideas’ of these young future leaders — and this ‘investment’ in them, seems to mean more than we can possibly appreciate.
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More so, it is now obvious to my team leaders and supporters of this initiative on the ground in South Africa, that what is needed now is a nationwide focus on job creation, through the nurturing, creation and growth of a generation of young entrepreneurs and small business owners in Africa.
“If you cannot find a job, create a job, must be the mantra in modern South Africa.”John Hope Bryant
Small Business In South Africa
South Africa should remember that every big business was once a small one, and it is impractical to suggest that the solution to jobs in South Africa is working exclusively for big businesses, and government.
“What Africa needs now is a generation of tax payers — because when you pay taxes, that means you have a job. And a job is the one thing with the most transformational power in one’s own life, and for society overall.”John Hope Bryant
A special thank you to JP Morgan Chase and their leadership team for seeing the value in this work, and to the leaders within South Africa who have embraced it. It’s time for a change. Let’s inspire and invest in precisely that. A generation — of young job creators.
Commendations to my Operation HOPE, South Africa team, led by Zviko Mudimu, our country managing director, and our global leader for youth empowerment, Mary Hagerty-Ehrsam.
Let’s go…
John Hope Bryant
Doing Business in South Africa
If central Africa is poised to take off from an economic perspective then South Africa should be seen as the continent’s engine. South Africa takes on super-power qualities when looked at from an African perspective. South Africa is far and away the largest economy in Africa and the economic health of so many of its neighbours are intrinsically linked with the robustness of South Africa’s commercial sector.
The transition from the previous apartheid-led policies to a fully functioning democracy, offering equal opportunity for all, was never going to be an easy one. The birth pangs of the new rainbow nation are still being felt and political corruption and in-fighting have not helped the process. Nonetheless, South Africa has made significant progress in most areas and, critically, has not descended towards social chaos and economic meltdown as many predicted. South Africa survives and South Africa grows. Its future will be fascinating to watch and its future could, to a large measure, determine the future of Africa.
If you are considering doing business in Africa (and more and more companies are moving into Africa), then it is probably a good idea to do business in South Africa first as a stepping stone to the rest of the continent.
However, South Africa is complex. It is a complex mix of cultures, races, languages and differing approaches to business. You need to be flexible in South Africa and you need to be observant. You need to know that there is no ‘one size fits all’ process that will work in such a complicated environment. Learn about the country before you go on a business trip to – it makes commercial sense to do so (and its fascinating at the same time.)
This country profile provides an overview of some of the key aspects of South African business culture in a concise, easy to follow-format. The document includes information on:
- Background to business
- Business Structures
- Management style
- Meetings
- Teamwork
- Communication
- Women in business
- Entertaining
- Top tips
Business In A Box In South Africa
Author
This country-specific business culture profile was written by Keith Warburton who is the founder of the cultural awareness training consultancy Global Business Culture.
Global Business culture is a leading training provider in the fields of cross-cultural communication and global virtual team working. We provide training to global corporations in live classroom-based formats, through webinars and also through our cultural awareness digital learning hub, Global Business Compass.
This World Business Culture profile is designed as an introduction to business culture in South Africa only and a more detailed understanding needs a more in-depth exploration which we can provide through our training and consultancy services.