StartUp Magazine South Africa

Heirloom Pieces: The Lessons Behind the Sanna Leatherware Brand. Sanna leatherware is built around an idea that has become increasingly valuable in a world of mass production: make something carefully, make it well, and make it to last. Based in Somerset West on the outskirts of Cape Town, Sanna leather is the workshop of designer Susan Lawrence. The business employs ...

From a R5,000 Start-Up to Checkers Shelves: The Rise of Curl Chemistry. A childhood photograph has become the unlikely inspiration behind the growth of South African haircare brand Curl Chemistry, founded by Cape Town entrepreneur Liesl Smerdon.

At 35, Smerdon was looking through a family photo album when she came across an image of herself at 10 w...

Western Cape Launches Free Export Compliance Course for Businesses. Western Cape businesses and logistics professionals looking to strengthen their understanding of international trade can access a free, self-paced online course covering export compliance, customs and supply chain procedures.

The nine-module programme was developed by the Western C...

The Lessons Behind Core Concepts Pilates: Building a South African Wellness Brand. Core Concepts Pilates & Rehabilitation has built its identity around a straightforward promise: helping people become stronger and find balance. At the centre of the business is a specialised Pilates offering operated by a team of Physiotherapists and Biokineticists. That professio...

From Pulp to Production: The Lessons Behind PULP Paperworks. PULP Paperworks does not fit neatly into one category. It operates across contemporary design, publishing, printmaking, bookbinding craftsmanship, creative education, corporate gifting and community development. That combination is central to the identity of the business, which describes itself as a place w...