Attracting Investors And Getting Finance With The Founder Of Pet Heaven
 

Catch this expert interview now with the founder of Pet Heaven as we talk about raising capital.

Schalk Kearney shares his best tips on fundraising from his journey of starting, building and selling one of SA’s most successful eCommerce businesses.

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eCommerce Virtual Summit Gives Entrepreneurs A Boost

By 2025, eCommerce will expand by an additional $1.4-trillion, accounting for half the growth in the retail sector worldwide; this is according to global market research company Euromonitor International. Unpacking how local entrepreneurs can leverage the increase in online shopping due to the COVID...

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POPI Act - What You Need To Know [Part 2]
 

I had the privilege of sitting down with some of South Africa's leading experts to unpack the POPI Act and what it means for online sellers in South Africa. The deadline is approaching and we all need to make changes to ensure we aren't breaking the law. 

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POPI Act - What You Need To Know [Part 1]
 
 
I had the privilege of sitting down with some of South Africa's leading experts to unpack the POPI Act and what it means for online sellers in South Africa.
 
The deadline is approaching and we all need to make changes to ensure we aren't breaking the law.

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The POPI Act: What SA Online Sellers Need to Know Right Now

There are some strict rules which SA online sellers need to adhere to before the upcoming deadline.

To uncover what we need to do I've interviewed legal expert, Kyle Torrington from hellocontract.co.za. He explains exactly what eCommerce sellers need to do in order to comply and when the deadline i...

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Understanding the Launch of The Africa Free Trade Agreement: A Discussion with the CEO of the eCommerce Forum of South Africa

The principal objective of the newly launched Africa Free Trade Agreement (having come into effect on the 1st of January 2021) is to stimulate African production and manufacturing.

Additionally, the Covid-19 pandemic has seemingly reinforced the aim for African countries to produce locally, rathe...

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JSE Magazine Features Warrick Kernes in Quarterly Publication

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The COVID-19 pandemic, with its social lockdowns and economic meltdowns, has been a catastrophe for some brands. Dozens have either died, been discontinued or plunged towards business rescue – many of them local mom-and-pop shops, some of them well-estab...

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Warrick Kernes featured on kykNET with Divan Botha discussing South Africa’s adoption to the eCommerce market

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South Africa’s first eCommerce Performance Index, conducted by PayFast, argues the fact that “COVID-19 has accelerated local eCommerce adoption by as much as three to five years”.

Divan Botha and his panel; Warrick Kerns, CEO of The Insaka eCommerce...

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PayFast’s Ecommerce Performance Index for 2020

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In PayFast’s first-ever eCommerce Performance (PEP) Index, they unpack how the Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated local eCommerce adoption by as much as three to five years.

As internet and mobile penetration continues to increase, businesses will need to embrace...

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Attention All Takealot Vendors, The Courier Guy has Great News to Share!

The news that The Courier Guy would no longer be titled a ‘preferred supplier’ for deliveries into the Takealot warehouse, came with it a thick sense of unease among Takealot Marketplace Sellers who were making use of The Courier Guy as their preferred courier.

However, fears and concerns regarding...

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Warrick Kernes Featured on CNBC Africa discussing Black Friday in 2020

Warrick Kernes, Founder of the Insaka eCommerce Academy joins CNBC Africa to discuss an eCommerce Black Friday in 2020 and how South African consumers are shifting their purchasing behaviour online and embracing eCommerce this Black Friday as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Retailers Urged to Gear Up for an Online Black Friday

Over the past decade, Black Friday deals have seen sales skyrocket for both brick-and-mortar retailers and their e-commerce counterparts with a 2019 GeoPoll study showing a 16% increase in reported Black Friday shopping between 2017 and 2019.

In 2020, online retailers can expect a bumper sales peri...

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