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Higher entrance requirements for MBA students
Money Web (Kentse Radebe - 20 February 2013)
Prospective MBA students will have to ensure that they meet the proposed higher entrance requirements proposed by the South Africa Business School’s Association (Sabsa).
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Why an MBA is still relevant
Moneyweb (Kentse Radebe - 10 January 2013)
Return on financial investment comes after 1.8 years, but other benefits come sooner. According to the 2012 MBAconnect.net Finweek MBA Life Impact Survey report, the non-financial returns include career advancement (with 77% of respondents citing this factor), either through a promotion or taking on greater responsibility at work, becoming a better and more effective leader (90%), having greater business knowledge and having access to high value interactions. Participants in the study felt that the degree was worth what they had paid for it.
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Taking the Gap: The Power of a Simple 'Thank you'
Finweek (Simon Brown - 20 November 2012)
Simon chats to Colette Symanowitz, MD and Founder of MBAconnect.net, about the power of a simple ‘thank you’ and how it can help you and your business stand out. This is also the subject of Colette's article in the latest Finweek dated 22-Nov-2012 (published 15-Nov-2012).
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Interview with MBAconnect.net
Corculture (David Seinker - 05 November 2012)
Corculture.com arranged an interview with Colette Symanowitz, Managing Director of MBAconnect.net, an exciting and unique platform for the MBA community. The website allows MBA students and MBA alumni to connect with each other, sharing job opportunities and business knowledge.
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Is an MBA right for me?
Leadership (Unknown - 10 August 2012)
Over the years the MBA degree has increased dramatically in popularity but many students may be registering for the qualification without realising the impact that studying for it would have on their personal lives. A recent research study conducted by MBAconnect.net examined the life impact that the MBA has on students and aims in its report to provide additional guidance for students considering applying for an MBA.
By focusing on the many issues previously ignored by traditional surveys, the life impact survey provides a balanced overview of both the positive and negative impact on the MBA student’s personal life and finds that the positive far outweighs the negative. It concludes that the MBA offers tremendous benefits to those who complete it, but warns that personal sacrifices will be required in the short-term and that these sacrifices must be taken into consideration when deciding whether to do an MBA.
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Research into the stress of studying for an MBA
Talk Radio 702 - Weekend Breakfast (Udo Carelse - 31 January 2012)
While there is no question that it is career enhancing in the long-run, electing to do an MBA can have a negative impact on marriages, sex life and general health and wellness of individuals - this is one of the key findings of a new comprehensive Lifestyle Impact Survey by Finweek, Feedbackrocket.com and MBAconnect.net. Download the podcast of Udo's Carelse's interview with the survey's key researcher Dr Gavin Symanowitz at http://www.702.co.za/podcast/podcast_WkndBreakfast.asp
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South Africa's MBA Culture
The BLITZ Blog (Todd Rhoad - 25 January 2012)
Finweek, in conjunction with MBAconnect.net and FeedbackRocket.com, has just released their first research report on the impact the MBA has on the lives of students and graduates in South Africa. This survey probed the question on whether or not the MBA was a worthy endeavor and what impact this objective had on the lives of students and graduates. Over 1500 respondents shared their views on the good and bad of the MBA pursuit. This article explores a few of the key findings of the survey.
It’s important to note the overall message from the survey; that is, the MBA is worth the pursuit. Even though students and graduates felt the universities were failing to meet some expectations, they are still looking to the MBA programs to be a big part of their post-MBA career.
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Is an MBA worth it?
Iafrica.com Business (Anonymous - 25 January 2012)
While there is no question that it is career-enhancing in the long-run, electing to do an MBA can have a negative impact on marriages, sex life and general health and wellness of individuals - this is one of the key findings of a new comprehensive Lifestyle Impact Survey by Finweek, Feedbackrocket.com and MBAconnect.net.
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Finweek Unpacks the MBA
Media Update (Anonymous - 24 January 2012)
While there is no question that it is career-enhancing in the long-run, electing to do an MBA can have a negative impact on marriages, sex life and general health and wellness of individuals - this is one of the key findings of a new comprehensive Lifestyle Impact Survey by Finweek, Feedbackrocket.com and MBAconnect.net.
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The Modern-Day Watercooler
Fair Lady Magazine (Samantha Steele - 01 June 2011)
With sites like LinkedIn and Twitter, your ability to network professionally has extended way beyond the water cooler - to the whole wide world. Although it has never been this easy, it's also never been as important to manage your connectivity.
This article features networking experts including MBAconnect.net's founder Colette Symanowitz.
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Harnessing New Skills Horizons
Entrepreneur Magazine (Juliet Pitman - 01 April 2011)
New skills are essential to remain competitive - and there's more than one way to get them. This articles includes a discussion on networking by MBAconnect.net founder Colette Symanowitz.
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Thought Leaders
Fin24.com (Marc Ashton - 09 February 2011)
Fin24 gets a preview of the ideas up for discussion at the Business Thought Leaders event later this month.
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Conference Targets Entrepreneurs
Joburg.org.za (Rudo Mungoshi - 15 November 2010)
Young entrepreneurs are able to learn practical skills to run sustainable businesses from the experts during Global Entrepreneurship Week in Nov-2010. “The conference promises a veritable feast of top entrepreneurial minds who will be sharing their knowledge and experiences in starting new business, in hopes of inspiring ingenuity and global entrepreneurship,” says Kerrin Myers, the director of the Centre for Entrepreneurship. Key speakers will include successful entrepreneurs such as Colette Symanowitz, the founder of MBAconnect.net, and others.
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Creating Connections
Entrepreneur Magazine (Juliet Pitman - 01 November 2010)
An MBA grad fills a unique market gap by providing the MBA community with an online platform to stay connected and gain access to value-adding services.
This article features MBAconnect.net founder Colette Symanowitz, and discusses the birth and growth of MBAconnect.net.
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Show Me the Money
Fin24.com (Marc Ashton - 16 September 2010)
Fin24.com speaks to a panel of experts via podcast about creative fund raising solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises. The panel includes Colette Symanowitz, founder of MBAconnect.net, Justin Spratt of Quirk and IS Labs and a fellow MBAconnect.net member, as well as Brenton Booth of Sasfin Bank.
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The MBA Way
Fair Lady Magazine (Refiloe Serai - 01 August 2010)
An MBA can be a good way to get ahead - and improve your current skills. But before you start, read this!
This article features MBAconnect.net founder Colette Symanowitz, as well as MBAconnect.net member Heloise Nel.
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What Inspired Colette Symanowitz as an Entrepreneur?
Ideate.com (Yolandi Janse van Rensburg - 09 June 2010)
We’re interviewing leading business minds and entrepreneurs to find out more about who inspired them to get to where they are today. We asked entrepreneur, Managing Director and founder of MBAconnect.net, Colette Symanowitz, about who inspires her most.
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Businesswomens Association Regional Achiever Awards 2010 - Top Business Women Recognised
Mail & Guardian (Unknown - 29 May 2010)
Since its inception as the largest and most prominent association of business and professional women in South Africa , the Businesswomen's Association (BWA) has committed itself to encouraging women to excel in business. Once again this year the Johannesburg and Tshwane regional branches of the BWA are celebrating and recognising the achievements of women in business, entrepreneurs and those in corporate. Together with Nedbank, the BWA has honoured businesswomen for their exceptional achievements at the Regional Business Achievers Awards Gala dinner on 27 May 2010. Colette Symanowitz, MD and founder of www.MBAconnect.net, was a finalist in the Emerging Entrepreneur category.
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Women entrepreneurs too timid
Silicon India (Anonymous - 03 March 2010)
Johannesburg: According to a number of financial institutions, women who see an opportunity to start their own businesses seem wary of approaching banks to raise capital. Financiers who spoke to Fin24.com said they continue to see a low level of applications from women entrepreneurs. A number of venture capital firms also say that less than 15 percent of applications come from women. The general view is that women tend to be too conservative about going into business for themselves. Colette Symanowitz, local Entrepreneur and Founder of online MBA community MBAconnect.net said, anecdotal evidence seems to underscore this.
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'Female entrepreneurs too timid'
Fin24.com (Marc Ashton - 31 January 2010)
Women who see an opportunity to start their own businesses seem wary of approaching banks to raise capital. Financiers who spoke to Fin24.com said they continue to see a low level of applications from women entrepreneurs. A number of venture capital firms also indicated that less than 15% of applications come from women.The general view is that women tend to be too conservative about going into business for themselves. Colette Symanowitz, local entrepreneur and founder of online MBA community MBAconnect.net said anecdotal evidence seems to underscore this.
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Connecting MBAs
DiscussIT.co.za (Anthony Olivier - 11 January 2010)
MBAconnect.net members Anthony Olivier, a Unisa MBL graduate, and Sindi Mabizela, a Mancosa MBA graduate, are part of a team that developed www.DiscussIT.co.za .This is a podcast portal with a strong focus on business and IT in South Africa. Anthony recently featured a podcast about MBAconnect.net. The discussion also explores the relevance of the MBA today, how it is being affected by the economic downturn, and what services niche social networks can provide.
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Ladies, take the leap!
Fin24.com (Marc Ashton - 05 October 2009)
Johannesburg - Fin24.com spoke to Colette Symanowitz of MBAconnect.net, a professional networking community for qualified MBA graduates, about the challenges of getting her business off the ground.
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Being a successful internet entrepreneur is not that easy
iWeek magazine (Christine Leonardi - 25 September 2008)
Starting a Web-based business today is far easier than a decade ago. But, don’t be fooled; hacking it as an Internet entrepreneur in South Africa (SA) is not as easy as it looks.
This article talks about the experiences of several SA MBAs who started their own internet businesses, as taken from their presentations at the Internet Entrepreneurs Forum on 4-Sep-2008 at GIBS (Gordon Institute of Business Science, Johannesburg, SA). These entrepreneurs are all members of MBAconnect.net, and one, Colette Symanowitz, is MBAconnect.net's founder.
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No MBA is an island
iWeek Magazine (Laura Franz-Kamissoko - 25 September 2008)
MBA alumni and students get connected on MBAconnect.net
There has been an incredible response to the social networking site aimed at MBA alumni and students, www. MBAconnect.net, launched in February 2008.
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Internet Entrepreneurship talk at GIBS
IS Labs (Justin Spratt - 08 September 2008)
I got invited to speak to the folk at the Gordon Institute of Business's (GIBS) weekly forum last Friday.
My talk was on Internet Entrepeneurship in South Africa, based on my experience with the incubation of IS Labs and Vottle (a project incubated by IS).
The other speakers were: Jose Gomes addressed venture capital; Colette Symanowitz talked about "What makes social networks work"; Kate Elphick explained how to play to your strengths when choosing an web 2.0 business model; Darret King emphasised the importance of a strategy and web metrics; and Jaco van der Walt talked about juggling Corporate life while setting up an Internet based business.
We all talked about our experiences when starting out as Internet Entrepreneurs and what they have learned.
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Real Life Business Model Development - Case Study
Entrepreneur Magazine (Greg Fisher - 01 April 2008)
After giving birth to her second child and completing an MBA within a year of each other, Colette Symanowitz was looking for an opportunity to launch a business that would allow her to work from home. She needed a flexible schedule and an annuity income stream that would allow for family time. Her objective was: "To become a lifestyle entrepreneur, where my business works passively for me, rather than me actively working for my business."
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Networking for MBA’s
http://huddlemind.com (Jeremy Setzer - 22 February 2008)
It seems social networking has been going niche for quite some time now and it stands to reason, it is logical that people have had masses of friends and now they want exclusivity. The latest niche market to adopt social marketing appears to be the exclusive area of MBA graduates.
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Connecting the MBA Community
www.consultingweb.co.za (Jacob Nthoiwa - 08 February 2008)
A new social networking service targeted specifically at South Africa’s MBA community has been launched yesterday, providing a unique networking platform for the estimated 33 000 MBA graduates and students in South Africa.
The brainchild of recent MBA graduate Colette Symanowitz, MBAconnect (www.mbaconnect.net) aims to do exactly what its name suggests - connect MBAs in an online “social networking” community.
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Mergers, Acquisitions... and Social Networking
iWeek Magazine (Laura Franz-Kamissoko - 06 December 2007)
MBAconnect goes live this month and it aims to do just that - connect MBAs.
Social networking is big. It's big because more than a billion of Earth's six billion people have subscribed to social networking sites, contributing to more than a quarter of all internet traffic. You also know it's big when the world's biggest software company, Microsoft, offers to pay $240 million for a 1.6% slice of the world's second biggest social networking site, Facebook (according to Nielsen//NetRatings).
But what's the inevitable reaction when something gets too big? People leave for a smaller, more personal experience. And that's exactly what is happening, even down here at the tip of Africa.
Social networking is 'going niche', and one such niche is the MBA (Master of Business Administration) fraternity.
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