March 19, 2021 1 min read 8 tips for onboarding employees remotely You only get one chance to make an excellent first impression on your new hires. Make a bad one, and it could harm ...
March 15, 2021 8 min read A tax guide for your first year in business It’s a brave thing to start a business. Developing a product or service that people need, want, and are willing ...
March 12, 2021 5 min read New tax year: 7 things employees and employers need to know Most employers and employees in South Africa greeted last month’s Budget Speech with a sense of relief. Against ...
March 11, 2021 1 min read Staying vigilant against in-store fraud: 7 tips for retailers Online transactional security has garnered scrutiny over the past decade, given its booming popularity and subseque...
March 8, 2021 7 min read How to create a pitch deck: International Womens’ Day special feature We live in challenging times. So, it’s perhaps no surprise that more people than ever are looking to take control an...
March 5, 2021 6 min read Seed to start-up: How 2 agricultural entrepreneurs plan to feed the nation Everyone knows what hunger feels like: Rumbling stomach, blood sugar dips, mood swings. When you're hungry, it's har...
March 4, 2021 1 min read The Art of Being Paid: A free kit to help your business speed up late payments Discover how our free kit, The Art of Being Paid, can help your business reduce the challenge of needing to deal with la...
March 3, 2021 1 min read A guide to your business and start taking control now Running a business isn't easy but you're bossing it. However, you know things can be done better. Learn what you need to...
March 1, 2021 1 min read How small businesses can safeguard against cybersecurity risks For small business owners who think effective cybersecurity costs a fortune, author and information security expert Kevi...
February 25, 2021 1 min read Budget2021: What a relief for taxpayers With the National Treasury announcing plans in October 2020 to increase the tax take by R40 billion over the next t...
February 25, 2021 1 min read Budget2021: Positive moves on income taxes, but where is the focus on small businesses? Many taxpayers will be thankful that Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s Budget Speech for the 2021/2 tax yea...
February 22, 2021 1 min read How one township entrepreneur turned R200 into R2.7 million In 2014, Brian Malatji decided to start his own business. He quit his job at a manufacturing company that produces g...
January 21, 2021 1 min read 5 ways technology is changing the face of the HR function More than half (55%) of South African business leaders surveyed for Deloitte’s Human Capital Trends 2020 report agr...
January 4, 2021 5 min read Six tips to make bookkeeping hassle free If you hate bookkeeping, don't despair. Check out these six tips to ditch unnecessary paperwork, get paid on time and au...
December 14, 2020 4 min read How SMEs can make up for a tough year this festive season COVID-19 has affected how people plan their holidays, and it has impacted wallets and budgets. It’s been a tough...
November 26, 2020 5 min read Black Friday cheat sheet for SMEs new to e-commerce The COVID-19 lockdown forced many businesses online, and for some small and medium businesses, it would have been t...
November 23, 2020 5 min read 8 ways SMEs can give back this Black Friday With Black Friday around the corner, everyone seems to be counting down the days until they can grab amazing deals ...
November 20, 2020 1 min read How your small business can look after its people and increase productivity We celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week (16 - 22 November) against the backdrop of a year that has been exhaustin...
November 20, 2020 5 min read Global Entrepreneurship Week: Learning to dance in the hurricane “The reason I exist online is to break down the prosperity gospel of entrepreneurship: not everyone is going to make...
November 19, 2020 < 1 min read What is Impact Innovation and why is it so powerful? “We live in the most unequal country in the world. This inequality bleeds through the ecosystem and prevents entrepr...
November 18, 2020 4 min read “Collaboration is the new innovation.” How venture capitalist Octavius Phukubye plans to empower African entrepreneurs If Octavius Phukubye ruled the world, the first thing he’d do is offer Black women equal pay. Not only because it’s ...
November 5, 2020 1 min read In-house or outsource: Which payroll model is best for your business? Setting up payroll is one of the most important aspects of any business. In fact, it can be a make-or-break factor....
November 5, 2020 1 min read Sage Accounting updates: an improved bank feed experience and user role delegation for Accountants We have simplified the Sage Accounting bank feeds, and updated the user role delegation to provide accountants with...
November 4, 2020 3 min read Payroll systems: 5 tips on how to always get it right Running a successful business isn’t just about making sales and increasing profits; it’s also about complying with ...