Questions To Ask When Close Friends And Family Don’t Support Your Business.

Loading player...
Leroy tau, businessman, author and relationship coach talks about When you’re in the throws of being soooo excited about your shiny new business and the new life you’re creating for yourself it’s easy to assume that your friends and loved ones will be super happy for you and super supportive.  

But what if they’re not?



Sometimes the reality can be very different.  

In fact, a lot of the time it’s different, it’s a really common issue for people and it can really start to hold you back.  It can make you feel ‘wrong’ in some way and question what you’re doing.

THEY JUST DON’T SEEM BOTHERED?!

You’ll want to talk to your closest friends about your new venture but they seem completely disinterested in it…but also very frustrated when you don’t have time to meet them, or you have a deadline to hit and you have to get it done at the weekend and they just don’t ‘get it when you can’t come out to play’. It can feel REALLY disheartening.

We expect our closest people to be our biggest supporters so it’s unsurprising that it feels really rubbish when that doesn’t happen.
30 Jan 2023 1PM English South Africa Business News · Investing

Other recent episodes

Inside Your Business: Liquidations hit SME sectors the hardest

South Africa’s business landscape remains under strain. New data from Stats SA shows that 135 companies were liquidated in February—a slight improvement from last year, but still a sign of persistent financial pressure across the economy. Aroni Chaudhuri, Chief Economist at Coface Africa, helps explain what these numbers mean for…
1 Apr 4PM 9 min

SARS delivers record-breaking revenue collection

The Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service (SARS), Edward Kieswetter, today tabled the strongest annual revenue collection numbers in democratic history. He joins us to reflect on the numbers and his tenure at SARS as he steps down from the role.
1 Apr 4PM 15 min

SA's New vehicle sales sure in March

South Africa's new vehicle market extended gains in March 2026, growing by 17.3 percent from a year ago. Dr. Paulina Mamogobo, Naamsa Chief Economist, joins us to unpack fresh numbers out today.
1 Apr 4PM 14 min