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Health and beauty covers everything from hair care to yoga. A diverse sector, but with similar underlying business concerns. Read up about it with the articles below.

health and beauty

10 tips for reopening your beauty business safely

23rd June 2020

Advanced Level 3 regulations make it possible for beauty businesses to resume trading but where do you begin?

The entrance of Manifest Yoga in Durban.
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Yoga in Durban: Niki and Ellen’s yoga journey

5th September 2019

Mother and daughter team Niki and Ellen have made spreading yoga in Durban their business mission. Read their story.

Sheldon Tatchell of Legends Barbershop.
health and beauty

The making of Legends Barbershop

1st June 2019

Meet Sheldon. Founder of Legends Barbershop and Yoco merchant #17 682. From cutting hair on his scooter to owning his own mobile barbershop.

The ladies of La Blosh Nail Boutique.
health and beauty

Taking La Blosh Nail Boutique to the next level

27th September 2018

La Blosh Nail Boutique is in a competitive industry. When Sharon Maruva wanted to take it to the next level she turned to Yoco Capital.

Hlobsile Manana of Mbali Rose Hair.
health and beauty

Mbali Rose Hair: Making a hair business work

11th June 2017

Discover the importance of the R6 billion hair industry and see how one South African entrepreneur is staking her claim and making her name.

Kafui Awoonor of Kafui Naturals applying beard cream.
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A Q&A with Kafui Naturals

18th May 2017

If something doesn’t work you can complain about it or change it. See how Kafui Naturals is making an impact in the black beauty market.

Lexi and Dom of Wild Thing yoga studio.
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Wild Thing yoga studio

7th July 2016

Lexi and Dom of Wild Thing yoga studio both quit office jobs to pursue their passion for yoga. Find out how they got their start.

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Gcobani Gogoba from Barista CUP in Cape Town.

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Gugu Nkabinde, CEO and founder of Gugu Intimates.

Gugu Intimates: Nude underwear for African women

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Business lessons from Mad Giant Brewery

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8 reasons why you should choose WooCommerce for your online store

Siwe Matshisi at her women in business event in Johannesburg.

How Siwe Matshisi is connecting people through business

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The top 5 ways small businesses use business funding

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Towels on the bed at Inkosi Eco Lodge.

Saving the planet with iNkosi Eco Lodge

Lethabo Mokoena of Walk Fresh.

Walk Fresh: Stepping up the game

Hlobsile Manana of Mbali Rose Hair.

Mbali Rose Hair: Making a hair business work

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Mashudu Modau: Blazing a trail for small businesses

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Managing a hospitality business during COVID-19

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Access to small business funding online

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3 tax tips for small business side hustlers

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Small business finances checklist for the new entrepreneur

Dustin Cormack Thompson from Ground Art Caffe.

How Ground Art Caffe simplify their finances with Yoco and Xero

Lexi and Dom of Wild Thing yoga studio.

Wild Thing yoga studio

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Top 5 employee rights every entrepreneur should understand

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Five fundraising tips from Iris House Founder, Sue van der Linde

A list of December markets in South Africa.

The best summer markets for (safe) festive shopping

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5 ways to increase your Black Friday sales

The Hope on Hopkins distillery in Cape Town.

Hands on at Hope on Hopkins

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How to manage your mental wellbeing during COVID-19

Shannon McLaughlin in the Ubuntu Baba factory in a story about protecting intellectual property.

Whose intellectual property is it anyway?

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