There’s a particular kind of chaos that comes with running a business from wherever your laptop happens to be. One week you’re working from a co-working space in Lisbon, the next you’re trying to join a client call from an airport lounge with questionable wifi. The freedom is real. So is the mess it can […]
Let’s start with the honest bit. Women still hold only around 11% of Fortune 500 CEO roles, and roughly 6% of CEO positions globally. Female founders receive somewhere between 1 and 2% of total venture capital funding. So if you’re a female CEO or founder and it still feels harder than it should, that’s not […]
If you’re running a business from London, Amsterdam, New York or Sydney, chances are you’ve felt it. That specific kind of exhaustion that comes from trying to do everything yourself while also trying to grow something. You didn’t start your business so you could spend your evenings answering emails. And yet here you are. This […]
Mental Health Awareness for Business Owners Mental health is not a soft issue for founders. It is an operating issue. South Africa’s current national mental health policy framework states that mental health disorders are the leading cause of disability-adjusted life years in the country and account for 13.8% of disease burden; it also notes that […]
Personal Assistants Crossing Over to Executive Assistants For Cape Town founders and SMEs, the difference between a personal assistant and an executive assistant is no longer semantic. It is operational. In South Africa, MSMEs account for roughly 60% of jobs and around 40% of GDP, which makes founder time one of the most limited growth […]
Rebranding Your Website For Cape Town founders, a website rebrand is no longer just a design project. It is a growth and credibility project. South Africa had 50.8 million internet users at the start of 2025, while the country’s online retail market reached R71 billion in 2023 and is projected to pass R100 billion by […]
Cape Town is built for international services Cape Town has a long history of exporting value, not only through goods but also through services. Wesgro notes the Western Cape’s export environment is supported by ports, infrastructure, and an airport, and it highlights that market opportunities include offshore business process outsourcing. It also lists key markets for […]
What Changed, and Why It Matters Locally Cape Town remains the commercial engine of the Western Cape, accounting for 72% of the province’s economic output in 2023. That concentration of economic activity means leadership decisions made here often set the pace for wider regional opportunity. But 2026 leadership is not just about “working hard”. It is […]
A high-velocity city needs a high-velocity operating system Cape Town is not a small market in practice. It is the economic engine of the Western Cape, accounting for 72% of the province’s economic output in 2023. The city’s output is driven by service-heavy industries such as finance, real estate and business services. For founders and CEOs, […]
The Evolution of Property Management in Cape Town Cape Town’s landlords have shifted from DIY renting to professional management. In the past, owners often juggled tenant calls, repairs and rent collection themselves. Now a mature market of agencies and startups offers full-service management. This evolution is driven by tougher regulatory standards (health and safety, tax […]
