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What is Private Equity?

Feb 10, 2026

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5 min read

What is Private Equity?

The business of buying businesses.

Xavier Prospero
Xavier Prospero
The Smartest Business Model: What is SaaS?

Feb 3, 2026

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5 min read

The Smartest Business Model: What is SaaS?

How the SaaS business model works and why it's arguably the best.

Xavier Prospero
Xavier Prospero
How a $48M brand scaled by asking their customers what they wanted

Jan 27, 2026

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5 min read

How a $48M brand scaled by asking their customers what they wanted

Why the human touch is the most important variable in your business strategy.

Xavier Prospero
Xavier Prospero
How does franchising actually work?

Jan 20, 2026

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4 min read

How does franchising actually work?

Insights into the franchising business model for CA(SA) students.

Xavier Prospero
Xavier Prospero
Tracking the ZAR move below R17.00 and what comes next

Jan 13, 2026

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5 min read

Tracking the ZAR move below R17.00 and what comes next

Insights into a strengthening ZAR for CA(SA) students

Xavier Prospero
Xavier Prospero
How Old School is Building One of South Africa’s Most Loved Brands

Dec 16, 2025

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7 min read

How Old School is Building One of South Africa’s Most Loved Brands

What nostalgia, identity, and smart partnerships can teach future founders

Xavier Prospero
Xavier Prospero
Streaming Wars : Netflix–Warner Deal and Paramount’s Surprise Bid

Dec 9, 2025

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7 min read

Streaming Wars : Netflix–Warner Deal and Paramount’s Surprise Bid

Xavier Prospero
Xavier Prospero
Why Coffee Shops Are Launching Running Clubs (And How It Supercharges Loyalty)

Dec 2, 2025

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6 min read

Why Coffee Shops Are Launching Running Clubs (And How It Supercharges Loyalty)

How a simple weekly run builds community, habit, and lifetime value for modern cafés.

Xavier Prospero
Xavier Prospero
Agents of Change: How AI Is Rewriting Accounting and Business Operations

Nov 25, 2025

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7 min read

Agents of Change: How AI Is Rewriting Accounting and Business Operations

How autonomous assistants are transforming forecasting, reconciliations, reporting, and everyday business workflows

Xavier Prospero
Xavier Prospero
New Kid on the Block: Walmart’s Grand Entrance to South Africa’s Retail Stage

Nov 18, 2025

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8 min read

New Kid on the Block: Walmart’s Grand Entrance to South Africa’s Retail Stage

How a U.S. cost-cutting giant plans to break into one of the most competitive FMCG markets in the world - and what future CAs should be paying attention to.

Xavier Prospero
Xavier Prospero
Burnt Studios: From Limpopo Pastures to Premium Performance

Nov 11, 2025

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7 min read

Burnt Studios: From Limpopo Pastures to Premium Performance

How a Limpopo side-hustle turned into South Africa's fastest growing premium activewear brand through community, consistency and strategic storytelling.

Xavier Prospero
Xavier Prospero
Bond Voyage: Foreign capital steers SA’s bond rally

Nov 4, 2025

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9 min read

Bond Voyage: Foreign capital steers SA’s bond rally

Global investors return to South African bonds as yields and policy reforms revive confidence.

Xavier Prospero
Xavier Prospero
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