Entrepreneur Magazine South Africa

Entrepreneur Magazine South Africa is a monthly publication targeted at small and medium business owners operating in the formal sector, published under license from Entrepreneur Media Inc.^[1]

Background

The magazine was launched in South Africa in April 2006 by local publisher and founder of Smart Business Solutions (Pty) Ltd, Andrew Honey. It is also a very useful reading material.

Editorial content

The editorial mix features mainly medium length "how-to" articles broken into three main categories:

• Information on how to start or buy a business or franchise
• Information on how to improve an existing business. This section includes content that focuses on a number of key disciplines including leadership and management, sales and marketing, financial management and technology
• Information on self-development, motivation and personal finance

Each issue also carries a number of business case studies and profiles on successful entrepreneurs. Many of the articles carried are written by leading experts in South Africa and the world, notably:

• Greg Fisher: Entrepreneurship lecturer at the University of Washington, Seattle USA and the Gordon Institute of Business, Johannesburg, South Africa^[2]
• Brian Tracy: Best-selling author, speaker and coach^[3]
• Robert Kiyosaki: Author of best-selling series Rich Dad, Poor Dad^[4]
• Guy Kawasaki: Author of Art of the Start^[5]

Awards

The magazine has received the following industry awards:

• PICA Awards 2007: Phillip Tyler Trophy for Best New Magazine^[6]
• PICA Awards: Best International Special Interest Magazine
• ADMag Awards: Publishing Excellence Gold Award, Business Category^[7]

References

1. Entrepreneur.com
2. Greg Fisher's blog
3. Brian Tracy International
4. Rich Dad
5. Guy Kawasaki Website
6. Pica Award Press Release
7. ADMag Award Press Release

External links

• Entrepreneur Magazine South Africa Official website