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15/12/2022
Join Yvonne Wakefield, CEO of Caveat Legal, as she shares her experience of what it takes to scale a service business.
Tuck In โก๏ธ https://www.heavychef.com/yvonne-wakefield-scaling-service-businesses
Yvonne Wakefield-Scaling Service Businesses Join Yvonne Wakefield, CEO of Caveat, as she shares her experience of what it takes to scale a service business.
Shona Macdonald, Founder & CEO, Thursdays Lingerie and Swimwear, shares her thought process when choosing a business name.
Tuck into her full recipe where she lays bare the good, the bad and the ugly of textile manufacturing in South Africa.
Preview Recipe Here โก๏ธ https://www.heavychef.com/products/shona-macdonald-textile-manufacturing
07/12/2022
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป?
โItโs not something you harvest, itโs something you are born with. Everyone has a passion, itโs just about finding itโ
Candice Jansen, shares that passion is her secret to becoming Africaโs first water sommelier and founder of water distribution business OriginFloe.
Tuck in into her full recipe where shares her experience with focussing on and educating a niche market.
Preview Recipe Here โก๏ธ https://www.heavychef.com/candice-jansen-targeting-niche-markets
02/12/2022
What a night! Yesterday evening we celebrated SAโs Top 5 Most Exciting Startups.
Congrats to all of the twelve shortlisted nominees and the Top 5 winners, in alphabetical order: Curbon, Franc, Floatpays, Parket, Zoie. In the words of Louis Janse van Rensburg, CEO, Heavy Chef Foundation "based on the quality of startups on display last night there is good reason to be legitimately excited for the future."
Thank you to all who attended last night and a special word of thanks to Xero, PayFast, Workshop17 and xneelo for your continued support of entrepreneurs in South Africa.
Thanks also to Whipping The Cat for providing part of the prize to the winners, and to Backsberg, Creed Living, Sir Fruit, Goodleaf and Capitalise for being such kickass partners to our ecosystem.
It's event week! Tomorrow evening, we reveal SAโs Top 5 Most Exciting Startups 2023.
In anticipation of tomorrow's event, Ntuthuko Shezi, founder and CEO of Livestock Wealth, one of our 2021 SAโs Top 5 Most Exciting Startups winners, shares his innovative take on investing in farming.
Preview Recipe โก๏ธ https://www.heavychef.com/ntuthuko-shezi-investing-in-farming
25/11/2022
In this age of digital commerce, having a thorough digital marketing strategy can literally make or break your business.
Our friends at PayFast tuck into the topic, with Digital Marketing Manager, Leila Davies offering advice on how to effectively market e-commerce businesses online. โฌ๏ธ
https://www.payfast.co.za/blog/digital-marketing-for-ecommerce/
Digital Marketing for ecommerce | PayFast South Africa Leila Davies, PayFast's Digital Marketing Manager shares how you can use digital marketing to take your ecommerce business to the next level.
24/11/2022
Every year, together with Xero, PayFast and xneelo, we celebrate South Africaโs most exciting startups.
After receiving 100s of entries, we are excited to reveal 2022 shortlist of 12.
The five winners will be announced at the SAโs Top 5
Most Exciting Startups awards on 1st December, Workshop17 Watershed venue in the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town.
Secure your spot โก๏ธ https://www.heavychef.com/top-5-startups-south-africa
21/11/2022
This week we are tucking into optimism and success in fresh new recipes! โฌ๏ธ
Greg Bertish, founder of The Little Optimist Trust, delves into the topic of optimism and how it relates to entrepreneurial success.
Preview his recipe โก๏ธ https://www.heavychef.com/greg-bertish-optimism
Willem Haarhoff, co-founder of DoughGetters shares practical advice on how to measure the success of your business.
Preview his recipe โก๏ธ https://www.heavychef.com/willem-haarhoff-measuring-success
17/11/2022
โ ๏ธ Last Chance โ ๏ธ
Today is the last day to submit your nominations for
South Africa's Top 5 Most Exciting Startups Awards 2022, the premier startup awards in Southern Africa, brought to you by Heavy Chef, PayFast and Xero. In collaboration with xneelo, Workshop17.
Nominate now โก๏ธ heavychef.com/top-5-startups-south-africa
14/11/2022
It's event week!
What is a brand? Ask 100 people that question and youโll likely come up with 100 different answers. So, why are brands so valuable? Why is building a valuable brand so difficult for entrepreneurs to achieve?
Tomorrow we host the author of Brandalism, founder of Retroviral and co-founder of MatchKit, Mike Sharman, and Ernest North, the co-founder of Naked Insurance, one of Africaโs fastest-growing brands, to unpack this thorny subject.
If you haven't yet, reserve your seats now โก๏ธ https://www.heavychef.com/blog/brand-building-november-2022
Heavy Chef Event: Brand Building In November 2022, Heavy Chef is asking two authorities, Mike Sharman and Ernest North, to unpack the thorny subject of brand building.
10/11/2022
Believe it or not, itโs almost that time of year again: Black Friday, and the subsequent start of the festive season.
In the lead up to the busy period, our friends at PayFast asked Siyanda Blouw, Customer Service Team Lead Assistant, for her top tips on what you can do to prepare for Black Friday and the festive season.
Tuck in โก๏ธ https://www.payfast.co.za/blog/how-to-prepare-for-black-friday-and-the-festive-season/
How to prepare for Black Friday and the festive season | PayFast South Africa Siyanda Blouw from PayFast shares her top tips on what you can do to prepare for Black Friday and the festive season.
Colleen Harrison head of marketing at PayFast, shares strategies to reduce cart abandonment in her recipe on .
Tuck in โก๏ธ https://www.heavychef.com/colleen-harrison-black-friday
08/11/2022
Don Packett - MC | Comedian | Speaker, Chief Growth Officer at YOUKNOW, shares his insight on the importance of receiving customer feedback in his recipe on Digital Customer Experience.
Tuck in โก๏ธ https://www.heavychef.com/products/don-packett-digital-customer-experience
07/11/2022
Last month founders Robyn Smith, of Faithful To Nature and Khanya Mncwabe of Matawi Mead joined us on stage to discuss the importance of identifying, defining, communicating and codifying your business values.
In a world rife with confusion and dysfunction, it is rare to find businesses that truly align with strong values. Catch up here โก๏ธ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QFGFs2aQsQ&feature=youtu.be
03/11/2022
Heads Up! There are only 14 days left to nominate your favourite startup for the annual South Africa's Top 5 Most Exciting Startups Awards.
Nominations close on November 17th โก๏ธ https://heavychef.org/sa-top-5
02/11/2022
Fresh New Recipes โฌ๏ธ
John Sanei, author of Who Do We Become? shares his perspective on mental health, intuition and change.
Ian Fuhr the founder of Sorbet and Hatch Institute, maps out the cultureneering framework and his leadership experience.
๐๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ, ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ ๐
๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ?
Thatโs the question Mark Corbett the Managing Director for Goodleaf tucks into, and more, in his recipe on Scaling Startups Globally.
https://www.heavychef.com/mark-corbett-scaling-startups-globally
01/11/2022
Our friends at PayFast provide an overview of how works, some of the pros and cons of starting and running a , and what youโll need to do to start using PayFast to accept payments on your online store.
Tuck in โก๏ธ https://www.payfast.co.za/blog/what-is-dropshipping-and-how-can-you-get-started/
What is dropshipping and how can you get started? | PayFast South Africa Learn how to start and run a dropshipping business and what you need to start using PayFast to accept payments on your online store.
Robyn Smith, founder of Faithful To Nature, discusses how important it is for entrepreneurs to be values focused in her recipe on Values-Based Business
Tuck in โก๏ธ https://www.heavychef.com/robyn-smith-values-based-business
31/10/2022
The importance of your business's story is undeniable.
"When you tell people what you need and you tell your story as it is, people start coming towards you because, in some way or another, they're able to relate to that story." - Colin Mkosi
Colin Mkosi founder of Cloudy Deliveries shares his perspective on raising funds for a business and the importance of sharing your story.
Tuck into Colin's recipe on Early-Stage Idea To Ex*****on โก๏ธ https://www.heavychef.com/products/colin-mkosi-early-stage-idea-to-execution
28/10/2022
Are you wondering how to create a brand for your online business?
Our friends at xneelo draw on some key learnings from the Heavy Chef E-Commerce Marketing Guide, to help you create a brand for your business website.
Read more here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-create-brand-your-online-business-heavychef
27/10/2022
Are you looking to build your brand?
Heavy Chef is hosting branding heavyweights, Mike Sharman the founder of Retroviral Digital Communications, and Ernest North, Co-Founder of Naked Insurance, to unpack what it really means to build a distinctive brand in today's world.
Join us on 15th November 2022 at Workshop17 Sandton. https://www.heavychef.com/blog/brand-building-november-2022
Heavy Chef Event: Brand Building In November 2022, Heavy Chef is asking two authorities, Mike Sharman and Ernest North, to unpack the thorny subject of brand building.
24/10/2022
๐๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐๐๐ค ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐๐๐ค'๐ฌ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ฌ-๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ.
Thank you to our incredible speakers Robyn Smith, founder of Faithful To Nature and Khanya Mncwabe founder of Matawi Mead who joined us on stage to discuss the importance of identifying, defining, communicating and codifying your business values.
And of course a very special thanks to our partners, Xero PayFast, xneelo, Capitalise, Workshop17, Sir Fruit, Backsberg, Sally-Ann Creed, Goodleaf. We couldn't do what we do without you!
20/10/2022
๐๐ฉ'๐จ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฉ! In a world rife with confusion and dysfunction, it is rare to find businesses that truly align with strong values.
"If you don't have the values, there isn't something tying it all together." - Robyn Smith
This evening we will be hosting founders Robyn Smith, of Faithful To Nature and Khanya Mncwabe of Matawi Mead on stage to discuss the importance of identifying, defining, communicating and codifying your business values. The discussion will be facilitated by Heavy Chef Foundation Director, Zinhle Novazi.
Need more? Tuck into Robyn's recipe on Values-Based Business
https://www.heavychef.com/robyn-smith-values-based-business
17/10/2022
Meet Nteboheleng Madibo. A power user of the Heavy Chef platform ๐ฅ. He uses Heavy Chef to learn how to grow his business, Bantu Records.
You can support Nteboheleng by purchasing vinyls from Bantu Records https://www.banturecords.co.za/
14/10/2022
๐๐ถ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐บ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฟ ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด?
We were joined by two world-class sales professionals, Landie Stevens, director at Landie Stevens Consulting and Jason Luboyera, founder and CEO of 360 DigiSales who shared their silky sales skills.
๐พ๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ช๐ฅ ๐๐๐ง๐ โก๏ธ https://youtu.be/N25RqgU-Nm0
13/10/2022
Do you want to grow your business with integrity? Do you need help defining your values? Grab your seat for next week Thursdayโs entrepreneur gathering.
Robyn Smith, founder of Faithful To Nature and Khanya Mncwabe founder of Matawi Mead join us on stage to discuss the importance of identifying, defining, communicating and codifying your business values.
Secure your spot โก๏ธ https://www.heavychef.com/blog/values-based-business-october-2022
Heavy Chef Event: Values-Based Business In October Heavy Chef will be hosting founders Robyn Smith and Khanya Mncwabe to discuss the importance of identifying, defining, communicating and codifying your business values.
๐๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฅ๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐๐ช๐๐ฉ ๐๐ช๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐๐๐?
Nicolene Schoeman-Louw, the founder & managing director, SchoemanLaw Inc, shares her insight into how an entrepreneur can protect their intellectual property in her recipe on Legal For Startups.
Hungry for more? Tuck in https://www.heavychef.com/nicolene-schoeman-louw-legal-for-startups
06/10/2022
"What I love and what I am good at is my passion. What I am good at and what I get paid for is my profession. What I get paid for and what the world needs is my vocation. But in the middle, where they all intersect, is purpose" - Ian Calvert
In Ian's recipe on Finding Your Purpose, you will learn how to bring the magic of a Pixar movie into your business, why zebras are more important than unicorns when it comes to addressing poverty and unemployment, and the need for entrepreneurs to be attached to the problem and not the solution.
Hungry to know more, tuck in โก๏ธ https://www.heavychef.com/ian-calvert-finding-your-purpose
04/10/2022
Thanks Landie - you, Jason and Zinhle were so great! ๐ฅ๐
03/10/2022
๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ.
As we kick off a new week in a new month, now is the time to get started, and if youโve already started, work on your purpose and meaning.
Wondering where to start? โฌ๏ธ
Shakeel Karjieker, the founder and owner of Global unique fabrics shares his perspective on starting your journey as an entrepreneur. Tuck in - https://www.heavychef.com/shakeel-karjieker-getting-started
Ian Calvert, with experience at Ogilvy, Instant Grass and Red Bull, on finding your purpose and personal development. Tuck in - https://www.heavychef.com/ian-calvert-finding-your-purpose
26/09/2022
๐๐'๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ!
๐ง๐ผ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ Landie Stevens and Jason Luboyera, two world-class sales professionals teach us their silky skills on how to convert your pitches into perfection as we tuck into the all-important topic of Sales And Targeting.
Join us at 6pm, Workshop17 Watershed Cape Town, sip on Backsberg wine, Sir Fruit juice, and Goodleaf CDB water, while networking with like-minded entrepreneurs.
https://www.heavychef.com/blog/sales-and-targeting-september-2022
Heavy Chef Event: Sales and Targeting In September, Heavy Chef is hosting two world-class sales professionals to teach us their silky sales skills.
23/09/2022
โ ๏ธ Latest Research Reveals Biggest Threat To Entrepreneurs (Hint: Itโs Not Eskom).
Read more about the Heavy Chef 5th Edition Entrepreneur Education Report supported by Xero and In On Africa โฌ๏ธ
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/heavy-chef-nonprofit-releases-latest-entrepreneur-education-
Wondering if you have what it takes to be in sales? ๐ค
"Sales is a life skill. From the moment you're born until you die, youโre actually always selling" - Jason Luboyera
In a newly released recipe, founder and CEO of 360 DigiSales, Jason Luboyera, shares the key character traits of a great salesperson and the dynamics that influence success in his recipe on Sales Techniques.
Tuck in โก๏ธ https://www.heavychef.com/jason-luboyera-sales-techniques
19/09/2022
๐๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ๐ซ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ค๐ง ๐๐จ ๐จ๐๐ก๐๐จ.
In anticipation for our Sales And Targeting event next week, where world-class sales professionals Landie Stevens and Jason Luboyera will teach us their silky skills on how to convert your pitch into perfection.
We've gathered 10 tasty bites on the topic of Sales.
15/09/2022
David and Patrick Baker, the co-founders of Sir Fruit delve into the joys of being brothers in business as they share the three cornerstones on which the businessโ brand has been built, as well as insights into how they managed the companyโs lightning-fast growth and consequent demand for capital.
Tuck into their tasty recipe โก๏ธ https://www.heavychef.com/david-baker-and-patrick-baker-family-owned-businesses
David And Patrick Baker - Family-Owned Businesses Sharing top billing in this recipe, David and Patrick Baker - who co-founded the beverage company Sir Juice - delve into the joys of being brothers in business.
Have you heard of โThe Circular Economyโ?
โSouth Africans are at the point where it's no longer a conversation for further down the line. We are feeling the effects of climate change. We should talk about the opportunities that it brings and how we can harness those opportunities and tap into them.โ - Khanya Mncwabe
In a newly released recipe, Khanya Mncwabe, the co-founder and CEO of Matawi Mead, sets out the links between running an environmentally friendly business, being profitable and achieving social impact.
Tuck in โก๏ธ https://www.heavychef.com/khanya-mncwabe-eco-friendly-business
12/09/2022
Xero has a solution for all startups and entrepreneurs, regardless of the size of your operation or your own level of finance savvy.
With her combined passion for fintech and empowering SMEs, Zipho Ntlakaza, account manager at Xero, introduces entrepreneurs to cloud accounting.
Tuck in โก๏ธ https://www.heavychef.com/zipho-ntlakaza-xero
Zipho Ntlakaza - Xero With her combined passion for fintech and empowering SMEs, Zipho Ntlakaza, account manager at Xero, is perfectly placed to introduce entrepreneurs to cloud accounting.
06/09/2022
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐จ.
James Tagg, the co-founder and CEO of Quicket South Africa, SAโs biggest ticketing platform shares how receiving feedback helped improve the platform.
Tuck into Jamesโ recipe as he shares his in-depth understanding of the role events plays to serve your community and customers. https://www.heavychef.com/james-tagg-eventing-and-technology
Drawing on more than 25 years of interviewing and interacting with South African entrepreneurs and business leaders, Bruce Whitfield shares his advice for entrepreneurs looking to scale their business in his recipe on how to Think Globally.
Tuck in โก๏ธ https://www.heavychef.com/products/bruce-whitfield-think-globally
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Our monthly events focus on leadership, technology and creativity, bringing together a community of like-minded individuals who want to make things happen.
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