Jun 23, 2021 4 min read How digital supply chains can solve wholesale distribution inefficiencies Wholesale distributors face a number of internal and external challenges. Their most pressing priority is the need to cl...
Jun 17, 2021 4 min read 7 common challenges to business growth A core goal for your company should be regular, long-term growth. Expansion can lead to all sorts of exciting opportunit...
Jun 2, 2021 6 min read 12 ways small businesses can maximise the second half of 2021 There are a lot of factors involved in the running of a successful business. In a “normal” year, small business success ...
May 7, 2021 6 min read When life gives you lemons, make lemonade In 2012, Sizwe Dladla was unemployed with R1,600 to his name. Instead of using the money to buy groceries, Sizwe decide...
May 3, 2021 2 min read Give your business a productivity boost with Sage Marketplace apps Welcome to the Sage Marketplace, where a curated selection of Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) showcase apps that int...
May 3, 2021 2 min read Unleash your business’s potential with Sage add-ons Every business wants to boost performance, streamline processes, and improve on the customer experience. What often happ...
Apr 29, 2021 4 min read How to start a business without capital What do Hewlett-Packard, Subway, and Mattel have in common? Besides being global brands, they all began with almost no s...
Apr 28, 2021 6 min read Need a business plan? Start here Whether you’re starting or expanding a company, having a business plan can get you on track and get some detail behind y...
Apr 9, 2021 6 min read Do these 3 things before launching your small business There’s an entrepreneurial maxim that anyone starting a business should take heed of – make time to work on your busines...
Apr 9, 2021 6 min read How SaaS delivers cost savings In this article, we look at the benefits of software delivered as a service, commonly referred to as “SaaS”. We’ve previ...
Mar 17, 2021 6 min read How cloud accounting can help businesses overcome modern finance challenges In this article, we address the main hurdles that face finance today and identify technology and tools that can help you...
Mar 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 hard t...
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...
Jan 25, 2021 3 min read Reasons why African manufacturers should boost efficiency to master the challenges of the current market In the aftermath of the virus outbreak, 2020 has certainly been a challenging year for the manufacturing sector. The Wor...
Jan 12, 2021 4 min read Digital transformation is about mindset and possibilities Organisations need to adopt the agile decision-making mindset that Silicon Valley is renowned for where management lacks...
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 3, 2020 5 min read The Digital Finance Future: Transformative change is coming COVID-19 exposed wasteful expenditure and inefficient processes across the finance function; issues we may not have noti...
Oct 29, 2020 4 min read 3 Reasons why accountants should embrace AI and Machine Learning Artificial intelligence (AI) and automation have taken the accounting profession to a point of pivotal change, and it’s ...
Aug 14, 2020 5 min read CFO 3.0: How digital transformation can improve financial reporting Sage’s CFO 3.0: Digital transformation beyond financial management research revealed that nine out of 10 senior financia...
Jul 27, 2020 5 min read 5 practical tips for small businesses navigating COVID-19 How can small business owners and entrepreneurs thrive during COVID-19 rather than just scrape by? Vusi Thembekwayo has ...
Jul 22, 2020 4 min read “Be kind. Be empathetic. Add value wherever you can.” Accountant shares his top COVID-19 advice. Accountant and business owner TJ Ledwaba shares the advice he gives to his own clients during difficult times, including...
Jun 26, 2020 5 min read 3 tips to make life easier for your customers – and your business Suppose you went into a store. You take something from the shelf. But there’s a problem. There’s no price label. Well, o...
Jun 25, 2020 6 min read Five ways to make smarter business decisions Most people in business know when things go wrong. They know very well, too, how things should be changed when this happ...
Jun 10, 2020 10 min read “We won’t go down without a fight.” A plumber with an MBA shares his COVID-19 business survival strategy "By Day 5 of lockdown, when the seriousness of the economic impact started becoming clear, we knew that we had to do wha...