Letter from the editor

EDITOR'S NOTE

SIMPLE, FRESH, FLEXIBLE, EMPOWERING, ON POINT AND IN NUMBERS. These are some of the words that dominated our initial meeting of Incub8 Magazine (Pronounced Incubate). With greatest of pleasure, I welcome you to this inaugural edition of Incub8 Magazine. This unorthodox content provider is here to champion entrepreneurship, incubation, business advice and Enterprise and Supplier Development. Incub8 Magazine is a guide for growing businesses which aims to help them navigate their way into success and profitability. It is about making money, taking calculated risks and making tough decisions. We will also look into executing plans and unpack lessons from various people who have either made it or helped others make it.

I really am trying to contain my excitement but I must be honest it’s not easy. Entrepreneurship is a subject that is close to my heart, in fact it is what I have been doing my whole life. So we will be looking at various success stories of township, rural and urban businesses. We want to examine failures as well, not to gossip, but to learn from these experiences.

The Incub8 team has done a remarkable job putting this edition together. Oozing creativity and not afraid to break boundaries and touch a nerve at times.

So here it is, it is yours. This edition has contributions from extraordinary business owners and specialists who have committed to share their wisdom so you and I can run better businesses and manage successful transformation projects. One such person is Ajay Lalu, who is on the cover of this edition. Ajay does not only speak about B-BBEE consulting but rather his business journey and shares advice that will help business owners take their establishments to new heights.

We have a regular section focusing on law. This is prepared for us by Yolelwa Sikunyana to provide legal advice for small and medium enterprises and equip businesses to confront what could have been cost consequences of not abiding by the law. Another exciting component of Incub8 is our comic section, Smart Mampara, starred by Spitjo the streetwise business aspirant. Smart Mampara will continue to bring solutions from different SMME support institutions using popular brands. We will also provide content about new technologies such as apps and gadgets which SMMEs can use to automate their systems. We pay particular attention to sales as an ingredient of a successful business. Among other things we will look at businesses that provide rare solutions while we will also look at innovation and creativity. This is just to mention a few.

Please support this project through advertising, idea generation and sharing on social media. Do send us your thoughts through your letters and your projects. Incub8 Magazine will redefine the space with empowering news and critical content regarding small and medium enterprises.

Enjoy your read! Saki Mabhele