May 3, 2021 3 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 ...
Apr 26, 2021 1 min read Fulltime side hustling: 7 commandments Many of us have fantasised about leaving our day jobs to start a business where we can enjoy the perks of being an ...
Feb 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...
Feb 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...
Feb 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...
Feb 22, 2021 1 min read What will Budget2021 hold when most businesses and consumers don’t have more to give? Finance Minister Tito Mboweni still faces all last year’s challenges such as funding cash-strapped state-owned ente...
Jan 8, 2021 1 min read Sage – 2021 HR predictions: Technology unlocks the potential of a hybridised workforce as digital transformation accelerates 2020 was perhaps the most challenging and important year for HR on record. As businesses struggled against the glob...
Nov 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...
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...
Oct 11, 2020 1 min read What will accounting clients need in a post-COVID world? With the Coronavirus raging across the globe, many accountants have been with their clients eve...
Sep 11, 2020 < 1 min read 3 accounting practice improvements, according to customers In the latest version of The Practice of Now survey, respondents were asked what pain-points their businesses experi...
Sep 11, 2020 1 min read Disrupting the accounting profession: 3 ways to grow and thrive “I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity.” – J.D Rockefeller. Over the last few months, accoun...
Aug 14, 2020 1 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 senio...
Mar 20, 2020 6 min read How to ensure COVID-19 doesn’t slow your business down It’s all about preparation and not panic when it comes to business resilience Now more than ever, businesses need...
Mar 20, 2020 4 min read Coronavirus: Six ways to keep your business moving At a time when many small businesses in South Africa are already struggling as a result of the recession, the globa...
Mar 19, 2020 1 min read How to successfully run your business from virtually anywhere As a small business owner, you are more than likely tired of paying expensive commercial rentals and fighting traff...
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...
Feb 27, 2020 1 min read Six things you need to know about Budget 2020 Budget 2020 introduced not just a few changes to existing taxes for businesses and individuals but also brings in n...
Feb 18, 2020 1 min read Explained: UIF benefits and parental leave laws New adoption leave, parental leave for fathers, and commissioning parental leave laws came into effect in January. Here'...
Jan 23, 2020 1 min read 2030: What’s in store for the accountancy practice? Based on the latest Practice of Now research, we've made five predictions about how an accounting practice might look in...
Jan 16, 2020 1 min read Top trends shaping Africa’s small business landscape this decade Rapid development, a growing middle class, and business-friendly market reforms are generating welcome opportunities for...
Jul 12, 2019 4 min read There’s an accounting cultural shift underway Accountancy is driving significant changes in hiring practices, business services and attitudes towards emerging technol...
Jul 4, 2019 5 min read A new generation of CFO can drive digital transformation CFOs are more concerned with data and technology than ever before - and they're driving digital transformation, producti...
Jul 1, 2019 1 min read You’re not an accountant; you’re an advisor Clients want business advice and guidance from their accountants - not just the numbers. Find out how you can free up ti...