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  • About
  • Thoughts
    • Business
    • Inspiration
    • Life
    • Motherhood
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    Closing shop: Spaces and all that they hold.

    July 1, 2020 / No Comments

    It is with a heavy, yet hopeful heart, that we have decided to close our Ubuntu Baba boutique in Westlake. Deep inside I think I knew this was coming for weeks now, but it just didn’t seem real until we got down to the details. (Our online shop and factory will continue as per normal.) This little 65m space, nested…

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    For the health & wellbeing of newborn babies and toddlers.

    April 10, 2020 / No Comments

    This post is for any business owners who sell baby products and would like to continue trading during COVID-19. I am writing this post by request of these business owners in the baby industry who have asked for advice. We received news through the grapevine on Wednesday that the sale of products for the care of babies and toddlers are…

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  • Business

    12(+1) steps to building a sustainable business in 2020

    April 10, 2020 / No Comments

    Create an essential product / service. Calculate correct costing in relation to size / type of business you want to build. How many staff needed to acquire targets, etc? E-commerce shop (with free delivery if physical item – cost it into your business model – it’s just a psychology thing). Meet audience where they are online – dominate on their…

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    What Joey taught me about being an entrepreneur

    October 30, 2019 / No Comments

    There are so many entrepreneurial lessons to be learned along this journey. I’ve been fortunate enough to learn many of them from other entrepreneurs who have shared their journeys, through books I’ve read and people I’ve been exposed to and then of course, having the experience of learning some of these lessons myself. But I learned a new lesson last…

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    How to influence your customers purchasing decision & make more sales

    April 8, 2019 / No Comments

    Note: some people get uncomfortable with the idea of being able to influence their customers thought patterns by implementing ‘sales tactics’. I get it… it can feel icky – but when you’re selling a product that you truly believe in, there is no need to feel guilty about doing the best job you can possibly do to get your product…

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    On being human.

    February 18, 2019 / 6 Comments

    Have you ever found yourself in a situation where once you got there, you thought to yourself, “what the actual f**k am I doing here and how do I get out of this?” Well that’s how I felt sitting in the front row of the Montecasino movie theatre in JHB, as they opened the doors to the #WeAreSME event and…

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  • Business,  Ubuntu Baba vs Woolworths

    The Magazine.

    December 31, 2018 / 2 Comments

    I never thought I’d write about this again but I realize now that it’s a huge part of my story to becoming an entrepreneur that actually (finally) pays herself a salary as well as a team who supports me. In December 2004 I returned from my 9 month short (was meant to be 2 years!) working trip to Ireland and…

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    8 things I’ve learnt about business from being a freelance web designer

    February 17, 2014 / No Comments

    There are some lessons in life that you can only learn from personal failure and experience. Over my 9 years as a freelance web designer I made a lot of mistakes along the way but I also learnt a thing or two which have been invaluable lessons that I will always take with me into any business venture going forward. Here…

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    8 Tips on choosing a memorable domain name for your small business

    December 15, 2013 / No Comments

    The first thing you do is find a name for your business and the second thing you do is check to see whether that domain name is available, so here are 8 tips to help guide you towards making the right decision for your business. 1. Unique Domain Name Try to get something that is unique and memorable. Don’t go…

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  • Business

    What if there was only Twenty Eleven?

    November 12, 2013 / 2 Comments

    Last week I attended Wordcamp Cape Town – the annual gathering of the WordPress geeks. That’s website stuff for anyone who isn’t familiar with WordPress. There were some amazing talks, I was blown away by how inspired how I felt at the end of the day. But there was one question in particular that I couldn’t get out of my…

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