Sibu Mpanza shares How He Makes Money off YouTube

While the phenomenon is still relatively new in South Africa, the YouTube influencer market in the US and Europe is more established and lucrative....

06 Sep, 2019

Creative Entrepreneurs​: Nubia Silver

Nubia Silver has turned her eye for detail and immense creativity into a full-time business. Using quirky colours, styling and a high fashion approach to beauty, her brands Nubia Silver Hair and Nubia Silver Beauty have put her on the map as one the most...

04 Sep, 2019

The Realities of Debt and how to Redefine Your Relationship with Money

I am currently on a journey of erasing my debt for good and this process entails analyzing the root of my spending habits, detaching my self-esteem from my financial status and asking myself some very difficult questions. ...

21 Aug, 2019

How to Crowdfund​ an Art Exhibition: Filipa Domingues Edition

It’s every creative's dream to have an exhibition showcasing their artistic prowess, and unless you are represented by a gallery, bringing this dream to fruition can cost you money - lots of money. ...

19 Aug, 2019

My Day Job: Tash Montlake | Assistant Director and Music Photographer

Tash Montlake's energy has been the driving force behind her success in documenting the South African music industry through her photography. ...

16 Aug, 2019

5 Podcasts every Creative Entrepreneur should plug into

From navigating the world of shares and investments to finding the right financial approach for your new business, put in your earphones, kick back and learn something new today. Here’s our list of top 5 podcasts we reckon creative entrepreneurs should listen to....

14 Aug, 2019

Katlego Malatji| The Brains behind #Tshwanefontein

We briefly chat to Katlego Malatji about his involvement in the business and the challenges he was faced with when getting HomeComing Events off of the ground....

12 Aug, 2019

Creative Entrepreneurs: The party never​ stops with Amahle Jaxa from UNTIL UNTIL

Until Until is a music driven activations agency that works on brand activations, sponsorship acquisitions, event production, event compliance and brand building. Here we chat to Amahle-Imvelo Jaxa, one of the founders and seven members of the Until Until group. ...

09 Aug, 2019

The Creative’s Guide to Winning​ the Investment Game

We’ve all been there before. You’re sitting with a group of your 9 to 5 friends, and the topic at hand is about savings and investments. The conversation turns to you and unfortunately, you’re stuck with a mouth full of teeth. ...

07 Aug, 2019

The Ghost of Unpaid Invoices: Best Practice Considerations for Clients and Freelancers

As part of our Nedbank Money Secrets series, Angela Weickl shares some of the best tools, policies and practices that can either make a freelancer's life easier or complicate things far beyond imagination. ...

06 Aug, 2019

3 Factors to Consider Before Taking on a New Project

While industry standards are no longer a mysterious algorithm that eludes us, we often find ourselves not taking all factors into account when quantifying the value of our skills....

05 Aug, 2019

Boss Up or Burnout: How to set Professional Boundaries with Clients

There are better and healthier ways of working as a freelancer. Fundamentally, they require a shift in the minds of creatives to get clients on board....

02 Aug, 2019

My Day Job: Faith & Fear | 100% female-owned hacking business

We chat to Taryn Sharman and Perri King, the founders of Faith and Fear, a 100% female-owned hacking agency based in Johannesburg and Amsterdam....

01 Aug, 2019

Creative Entrepreneurs: Q&A with TRNSD’s Khanyi Dube

Khanyi Dube, blends his love for music, South African iconography and fashion through his clothing label and sound academy Trendscend (TRSND)....

31 Jul, 2019

An open letter to the creative industry: Beginners are not free labourers

The creative industry has become increasingly infamous for paying creatives with ‘exposure’, and as a creative, you should not allow yourself to be lured by opportunities of free exposure, or promises of future collaborations...

30 Jul, 2019