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 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...
February 24, 2021 1 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, t...
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...
February 18, 2021 1 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? ...
February 12, 2021 1 min read A new purpose for the accounting profession The words ‘accounting’ and ‘bookkeeping’ were once used interchangeably. But their respective meanings are drifting...
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...
December 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 myth...
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 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 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 2, 2020 1 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 pe...
October 30, 2020 1 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 ...
October 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, a...
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 ac...
April 30, 2020 1 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...
April 17, 2020 1 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...
March 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...
March 2, 2020 < 1 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, re...
February 13, 2020 1 min read Four things South Africans should expect from the Budget Speech To restore business and investor confidence, government will need to take unpopular steps. We look at four possible outc...
February 12, 2020 1 min read #Budget2020: What’s in store for small businesses? Economists believe tax hikes could be imminent, but SMBs are already under immense pressure from load shedding, late pay...
