HERE/NOT HERE
A Hive Network Film Feature: HERE/NOT HERE is an artistic drama made for both deaf and hearing audiences. We joined a Film Africa panel discussion where some of the film’s cast and crew discussed the different elements which helped bring it together. Act 1 Built in the late ‘40s, the Cross Bronx Expressway is a major highway in New York …
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Digital Creation in Africa and Worldwide
- Business Basics, Business Workshop, Entrepreneurship, How To Start, Skillshare
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#digitalmarketing, animation, Augmented Reality, creative entrepreneur, digital creation, Extended Reality, fakugesi, gaming, Music
- December 3, 2020
A Fak’ugesi Festival Feature Dubbed a virtual celebration of African Digital Creativity, the 2020 Fak’ugesi Festival ran from 20 October – 20 November. With over 40 workshops, exhibitions and networking events to choose from, we zeroed-in on one panel that engaged key players within the digital creation community and explored how this community changed in 2020. “The pixel is a …
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Let’s talk about advertising on ‘The Facebook’
- Business Basics, Business Workshop, Chats at The Hive, Entrepreneurship, How To Start, Marketing, Skillshare
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#BuildYourHive, business, Creatives, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, SA Creatives, Start Ups, success, Workshop
- November 12, 2020
A Hive Network Knowledge Session Whether it’s “sponsored” posts or pages suggested for you, a lot of content we never sign up for has a way of ending up on our timelines. Some of this content may go as far as telling us which of our “friends” have already liked the brand or product being promoted. Photo by cottonbro from …
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Your Mother’s House:
A Hive Creative Entrepreneur Spotlight Contrary to what you may have heard; life is literally a group project. The environment we live in, the air we breathe and so many aspects of human life depend on the collective responsibility we have to each other and future generations. Environmental issues like the litter that decorates our cities, don’t just “add to …
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Marketing & Sales For Startups
- Business Basics, Business Workshop, J&B Hive Conversations, Skillshare
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#collaboration, business, Creatives, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Johannesburg, SA Creatives, Start Ups, success
- June 11, 2020
While traditional media has amplified the communications of businesses since the 15th century, today’s marketing efforts reach millions of potential customers without the physical and financial constraints of old mediums. Technological advances have increased the size of almost every market and made many industries more accessible to smaller businesses. For creative entrepreneurs, effectively using digital tools and methods is one …
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Business Modeling
A 6-Minute Read: In any industry, the goal of every business is to make a profit. To reach these goals, businesses utilize a number of models, tools and free resources. Since all businesses are interested in profits, The Business Model Canvas is one of the most important business development tools for any venture. A business model looks at the way …
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Operating Systems: The Method Behind Your Business
- Business Basics, J&B Hive Conversations, Skillshare
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#collaboration, business, Creatives, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, SA Creatives, Start Ups, success
- May 25, 2020
An operating system is a business’ game plan for achieving strategic goals. While a strategy outlines a business’ value promise and informs their choices, an operating system defines how their employees, operations, design choices and other resources will all align to bring this strategy to life. Operating systems cover every facet of a business’ activities, including all external and internal …
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In Good Times & Bad Times
- Business Basics, J&B Hive Conversations, Skillshare
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#collaboration, business, community, Creatives, Entrepreneur, SA Creatives, Start Ups, startup, strategy, strategy development, success
- April 17, 2020
A 6-minute read ☕☕… Back from a journey of learning and growth, our director’s first order of business was sharing this knowledge with our community. This article contains the experiences and topics that our members discussed in our inaugural (video) gathering since the beginning of the national lockdown. Guess who’s back? Our first talk was about the art of strategy …
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What The Podcast
- How To Start, J&B Hive Conversations, Skillshare
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#BetterBlended, #LiveFromTheHive, #soundcloud, business, Creatives, Culture, hivejoburg, podcasting, podcasts, SA Creatives, success
- January 8, 2020
Podcasting: The Future of Content? And what you should know to make it work for your business. 3 minute read About 16 million South Africans actively listen to podcasts while commuting, working, exercising, or doing almost any imaginable activity. Podcasts are essentially talk-radio shows (like current affairs, drama or niche topics such as personal development and startups) that people can …
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Drinks and Things
‘Drinks and Things’ marked the fourth day of Global Entrepreneurship Week. It was a night of mixing cocktails and mingling, as we learned what it takes to run an events management business and what goes into our favourite colourful drinks. What Went Down? The air was filled by the sweet sounds of lounge jazz and the murmurs of the crowd …
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