Creating Buzz in The SME Market: Why companies need to harness the power of online platforms
Across South Africa, SMEs are undoubtedly the driving force of the economy. They represent more than 98% of businesses, employ between 50% to 60% of the nation’s workforce and are responsible for a quarter of job growth in the private sector.... Read More
Late payments: A ticking timebomb for SMEs and the country
Pay on time or your supplier will pay the price
In The State of Late Payments in South Africa report, a shocking statistic is revealed – 91% of small businesses currently have money outside of their payment term.... Read More
Why unemployment is shackled to business growth
The great economies have always been built on cause and effect. When businesses are primed to succeed, unemployment is reduced. The fact is, a company is either in growth or decline and to ensure our future employment, growth quite obviously is im.... Read More
Do we even need Job Titles anymore?
The Covid-19 pandemic has knocked the world off its ‘business as usual’ axis. The need to work remotely has enforced digitisation that has accelerated the pace of various new and existing sectors.
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Running your business from an island
The world has changed in previously unimaginable ways, which means that companies have had to adapt at a frenetic pace. A need for a new communication dynamic between companies and employees has emerged and many companies who do not swiftly rise t.... Read More
Why SMME's Need To Think Small
They say you need to walk before you learn to run. Many new business owners are more likely to deliver this sage advice to their petulant child than use it themselves. Yes, there are examples of businesses that started in a garage and within a bli.... Read More
Take Your Share of the Market
The term "Business" applies to people for without them, business can't exist. Sir Isaac Newton's third law states that "for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction" and whilst he envisaged that for motion,.... Read More
How much must the Entrepreneur Know
There is no definitive answer as most will admit that the learning never ends. There are shortcuts to the challenges that every entrepreneur faces with the easiest being to employ someone versed in the subject where knowledge and skills are lackin.... Read More
Dead Money looks like this
There are those people who are so positioned that they're comfortable storing money, be it in the bank or under the mattress. At best the rats won't find it and use the paper to make their nests comfortable for their families or the bank w.... Read More
Comparative Shopping
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Employee Retention
&.... Read More Bored or Planning? We can employ time in any number of ways. It can be squandered or as some might say, chilling. There also exists the option to plan the next event in our lives or live life to t.... Read More
Bored or Planning?