J29

25/08/2026

Our graduates did it.

19 young people received the Further Education and Training Certificate in Advertising, NQF Level 4, at our graduation ceremony on Friday.

A real national qualification, theirs for life.

Thank you MICT SETA, thank you to our facilitators and the J29 team, and thank you to every family who came to celebrate with them.

Congratulations!

SETA

21/08/2026

Today is the day.

19 young people graduate from the MICT SETA Advertising Learnership this morning.

Some of them cannot even be here today, because they are already working. We could not be prouder of that.

Congratulations!

05/08/2026

Your sales are trying to tell you something. Most of us are too busy to listen.

Here are three questions worth asking your own numbers this week:

1. What sold the most this month?
2. Which days are always quiet?
3. What should I do more of next month?

You do not need fancy software to answer them. This week's video shows you how to do it with a free AI tool in about twenty minutes.

Watch coming soon on our YouTube Channel, or ask our free AI mentor Ask J29 anything about your business on our website.

Simplifying Business. Amplifying Impact.

28/07/2026

Not sure how to use a free AI business mentor?

Start here.

1. How do I get my first 10 customers?
2. Write a simple marketing plan for my business.
3. What should my website say on the homepage?

Ask J29 answers each in plain language, with steps you can actually use. No jargon, no cost.

Pick one and try it today on j29.co.za

Simplifying Business. Amplifying Impact.

09/07/2026

Most owners think reading their numbers needs a spreadsheet expert. It does not.

Next week's Real Quick tutorial on our YouTube Channel shows you how to drop your sales into a free sheet, ask AI one plain question, and get a clear answer back. We do it with LUSH, the landscaping business we have been building all series. The numbers told us their busiest month and their best paying job in about a minute.

No maths degree. No expensive software. Just your own numbers, made simple.

Visit our YouTube Channel to check the videos - https://vist.ly/5ajxx.

Then ask Ask J29, our free AI mentor on the website, to read your own numbers with you.

08/07/2026

Did you know you can get free business help from J29 every single week?

Every Tuesday we post a new tutorial on our YouTube channel, J29 Business Simplified. Real skills, plain language, made for South African business owners.

And when you are stuck at any hour, Ask J29 on our website gives you a clear answer in seconds. Free, day or night.

Try one question today at j29.co.za, then tell us in the comments what you would love us to cover next. We read every single one.

Simplifying Business. Amplifying Impact.

07/07/2026

Every business we work with starts with one question. What is holding you back from growing?

For some it is skills. For some it is direction. For some it is being invisible online.

That is why J29 works in three ways.

Learn. Practical training that builds real digital and business skills.
Grow. Mentoring that turns hard work into a clear plan.
Get Online. Websites and branding that make small businesses look the part.

Three doors, one goal: African businesses that compete and win.

See the work at j29.co.za.

Simplifying Business. Amplifying Impact.

26/06/2026

What is a brand guide, and why does your business need one?

It is the simple rulebook for how your business looks and sounds: your colours, your fonts, your logo and your tone. Set it once, and every post, quote and page looks like you.

It is also what lets you brief AI to write in your voice, not a generic one.

We show you how to build and use one in this week's Real Quick: https://vist.ly/595tb

25/06/2026

Running a small business often means being the marketer, the designer and the admin all at once.

Our new video shows you how to plan a whole month of social posts in one sitting, using free AI for the words and Canva for the design.

Simple, and no big budget.

Watch it here: https://vist.ly/58ztp

24/06/2026

Africa's future of work is all about skills, and it was an honour to be part of the conversation.

Our founder Erwin Middleton was invited by Tushiyah to join the expert panel at the build up to the LnD Africa Conference 2026, themed "The Future of Work: Building Skills for 2030." The panel dug into the big questions, from AI readiness to how learning must change for the years ahead.

This is the work J29 cares about, helping small businesses and young people build real digital and AI skills they can use.

The main conference lands in Johannesburg from 21 to 23 October 2026. Want to be part of it? Reach out to Tushiyah at tushiyah.co.za. Full story in the link below.

https://vist.ly/58uqq

The Learning and Development (LND) Africa Conference is the continent’s premier annual gathering for HR professionals, policymakers, and educators focused on transforming workplace learning and talent development...