{"id":1536,"date":"2025-08-19T14:26:28","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T12:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theroundtable.co.za\/?page_id=1536"},"modified":"2026-03-10T11:02:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T09:02:01","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/theroundtable.co.za\/?page_id=1536","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>The Roundtable: Let&#8217;s Build Your Business, Together.<\/h3>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Think about the best business advice you ever got. Chances are, it didn&#8217;t happen in a lecture hall. It happened across a table, with someone who&#8217;d been there, had a cup of coffee, and told you straight. That&#8217;s the feeling we&#8217;re building. This is your table.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Roundtable is a down-to-earth partner for South African entrepreneurs who are busy building something real. We get it. 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