How technology can help SMEs rebuild Businesses of all sizes, mostly retail, have been left devastated by previous weeks’ events, with about 800 stores loote... Jul 30, 2021
Easy ways to manage your small business’s paperwork Let’s face it; you didn’t start a business because you love paperwork. Unless, of course, you do have a passion for pape... Jul 23, 2021
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
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 29, 2021
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 28, 2021
5 top money tips from SA entrepreneurs Starting a business is an emotional and financial investment. You must be aware of the potential pitfalls in small busin... Mar 26, 2021
What does the Cloud offer finance? In this article, we look at some of the main hurdles facing finance today and identify tools and technologies that can h... Mar 11, 2021
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 8, 2021
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 26, 2020
“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... Jun 10, 2020
How cloud accounting can take your business to the next level Cloud accounting can transform how you do business. Once you experience how revolutionary it can be, you’ll wonder why y... Apr 12, 2020
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 to ad... Mar 20, 2020
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 global COV... Mar 20, 2020
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 traffic da... Mar 19, 2020
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 12, 2020
A guide to digital transformation for accountants Accountants need to pick up the pace of technological adoption if they want to remain globally competitive. We offer som... Jan 30, 2020
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... Jan 16, 2020
5 tips to get the most out of accountant-vendor relationships If your technology solution providers aren't strategic business partners who help you make the best technology decisions... Jan 8, 2020
You are what you measure Part 3: Run a faster, smarter business In Part 1 in this series, I discussed how the limitations of traditional performance metrics might stop your business fr... Dec 9, 2019
You are what you measure Part 2: Analytics in action By complementing traditional KPIs with proactive, indicative performance metrics, you'll see how you’re tracking against... Dec 5, 2019
How to prepare your small business for Black Friday Black Friday is an opportunity for small businesses to grow their customer base and prove their loyalty to existing cust... Nov 19, 2019
You are what you measure Part 1: The problem with traditional business metrics Traditional metrics force businesses to react to historical information, rather than respond to real-time insights. Here... Nov 15, 2019
How to be a better business negotiator Effective negotiations are key to business success but these skills don't always come naturally. Here are 5 ways to deve... Nov 5, 2019
How to spot business growth opportunities Exploring every idea, researching your competitors and target audiences, and expanding into new markets are some of the ... Oct 16, 2019
