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Mar 11, 2021 4 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 subsequent ri...
Mar 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 and tu...
Mar 4, 2021 3 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...
Mar 3, 2021 2 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...
Feb 24, 2021 6 min read Tech is replacing accountants, but their new role is much more valuable In 2006, I predicted that accounting as we knew it then would be redundant by the turn of the decade. At the time, techn...
Feb 22, 2021 6 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 gate ...
Feb 18, 2021 5 min read 3 questions to help accountants discover their value proposition I was a bit concerned when the bank called to cancel my client’s finance application meeting. What did we do wrong? W...
Feb 12, 2021 5 min read A new purpose for the accounting profession The words ‘accounting’ and ‘bookkeeping’ were once used interchangeably. But their respective meanings are drifting apar...
Jan 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...
Dec 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 year...
Dec 7, 2020 4 min read Payroll tax deductions: dispelling five myths There are several myths and misconceptions about payroll tax in South Africa that won’t go away. Here are five myths and...
Nov 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 their ...
Nov 19, 2020 5 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 entrepreneu...
Nov 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 long...
Nov 5, 2020 3 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 an e...
Nov 2, 2020 5 min read Payroll compliance: 10 tips to help you get it right every time Non-compliance with Labour Relations regulations – like paying employees the right amount, on time – can lead to penalti...
Oct 30, 2020 4 min read World Savings Day: how saving money can save your business 2020, the year that tested everything you knew about running a small business. As exciting and fulfilling as it is, f...
Oct 19, 2020 7 min read 7 ways cloud software trumps spreadsheets It used to be that smaller firms used spreadsheets as their default tool, only to be replaced when the firm grew, and op...
May 5, 2020 < 1 min read [Infographic] SMME COVID-19 relief funds and support The South African government has launched an SMME Relief fund to help vulnerable businesses impacted by COVID-19 access ...
Apr 30, 2020 3 min read Coronavirus: How accountants can offer support to their clients Learn how your accountancy practice can support your clients as they tackle a number of business challenges due to coron...
Apr 17, 2020 8 min read Keep the cash flowing during uncertain times At times of economic uncertainty and volatility managing cash flow effectively is more important than ever. Here's how t...
Mar 12, 2020 5 min read Six strategies for recession-proofing small businesses With South Africa officially entering a technical recession in the fourth quarter of 2019, it’s tough out there for smal...
Mar 2, 2020 6 min read The Internet of Things -Transforming discrete manufacturing As a CIO in the discrete manufacturing sector, you face a variety of challenges, such as increasing competition, resourc...