Heavy Chef is a community-driven organisation for 'people that do.' Heavy Chef creates recipes for entrepreneurs. New recipes every week.
Heavy Chef inspires people to start new projects and empowers them to succeed.
21/11/2024
We are SO excited to announce the five incredible winners of South Africa’s most EXCITING startups….
Massive shoutout to
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5. .to
What an incredible evening celebrating entrepreneurship and community in South Africa 🇿🇦
We’re so grateful for our amazing partners in this event:
26/09/2024
Join us this evening in Cape Town for our Side Hustles And Startups Book Launch, hosted by Lauren Dallas, Founder and CEO of Future Females and Shakeel Karjieker, Founder of Aspiring StartUps.
Whether you’re looking to earn some extra money on the side or dreaming of starting The Next Big Thing, Side Hustles and Startups is packed with the information you need to take this big step into your bright future.
Heavy Chef Event: Side Hustles And Startups Cape Town Heavy Chef's second book, Side Hustles And Startups is launching in September 2024. Your ticket includes a copy of the book and a seat at one of our entrepreneur-celeb-packed launch events at Workshop17. Hosted by well-known business luminaries and MCd by the Heavy Chef team.
Integrating environmentally sustainable practices into your business strategy isn’t just a good idea—it’s a must if we want to make a real impact on climate change. Just ask Ndia Magadagela, the co-founder of Everlectric, who’s all about reducing carbon footprints and making mobility in South Africa greener. Ndia's got some great insights on how to strike that perfect balance between achieving business goals and staying kind to the planet.
19/09/2024
It's time to celebrate our heroes. Every year, the South African entrepreneur ecosystem recognises the amazing businesses driving the economy forward.
Nominate your favourite startup:
Heavy Chef Event: South Africa's Top 5 Most Exciting Startups It's time to celebrate our heroes. Every year, the South African entrepreneur ecosystem recognises the amazing businesses driving the economy forward.
09/09/2024
Are you ready to tuck into our new book?
Purchase your copy here:
https://www.panmacmillan.co.za/authors/side-hustles-and-startups/9781770109353
Throwback to an amazing Woman's Day event where we celebrated South Africa's Top 5 Women Entrepreneurs.
02/09/2024
⭐️ What's on in September ⭐️
📚 Book Launch: Side Hustles And Startups
Available in bookstores nationwide on the 9th September, this book is a practical guide to starting a business in South Africa.
🎉 Event: Side Hustles And Startups Book Launch in JHB and CPT
Join us at one of our entrepreneur-celeb-packed launch events at Workshop17 coworking spaces.
📲 Recipe: How To Balance Business And Environment
Tuck into our NEW recipe on How To Balance Business And Environment with Ndia Magadagela, Everlectric.
👨🍳 Community Business Programme
Our Community Business Programme, a Heavy Chef and FNB recipe, officially kicks off this month as cohorts around the country come together to tuck into tasty recipes and grow their businesses together.
28/08/2024
Integrating a payment gateway into your online business operations can be daunting. It’s ultimately a game of trust and constant feedback. Rumbi Shoniwa draws from her experience as Business Development Manager at Paystack to demystify some unknown territory when it comes to payment gateways.
Rumbi Shoniwa - How To Navigate Payment Gateways Rumbi Shoniwa draws from her experience as Business Development Manager at Paystack to help Entrepreneurs simplify and utilise payment gateways in a way that can benefit them and their customers.
26/08/2024
26/08/2024
Ready to turn your killer business idea into reality?
Side Hustles And Startups is hot off the press and will be available for purchase from September 9th.
It’s packed with advice from real-life entrepreneurs and experts on everything from testing your idea to branding and funding.
A book for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs.
Christine, CEO of The Local Edit, is a creative leader inspiring her team and supporting South Africa’s entrepreneurs. Christine is co-founder and CEO of The Apiary Group, the holding company for The Local Edit. The Local Edit is an innovative e-commerce brand where consumers can discover and shop a curated collection of artisanal South African designed products.
She has 20 years of experience in visual communication, online media and digital content creation which has shaped her ability to see simplicity and structure in complexities, though design constructs. She's passionate about innovation and her natural ability to creatively solve problems and connect dots, helps her to bring structure, process and simplicity to businesses.
She is extremely passionate about entrepreneurial journeys and hosts a podcast called Behind The Edit, where she facilitates honest and raw conversations between creative entrepreneurs.
Apart from her ability to create businesses, she is also an artist and has a natural ability to express her creativity. In 2009 she was appointed as the first female Nikon Premium Ambassador for Southern Africa, and her work has been featured in numerous national and international publications.
In 2010, she also co-founded The Pretty Blog, South Africa's biggest niche digital publication for women, which won multiple awards and was acquired by The Apiary Group in 2019.