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Apr 9, 2025 7 min read Predicting the future with finance forecasting tools Unlock business growth with predictive analytics for financial forecasting. Gain real-time insights and make smarter dec...
Mar 18, 2025 10 min read South Africa Budget Speech 2025: A round-up for businesses South Africa's 2025 budget brings VAT increases and new business opportunities. Learn what it means for you with 5 steps...
Nov 23, 2022 6 min read African industrialisation: Showcasing the stars of three critical sectors The world celebrates Africa Industrialization Day in November and considers how we can accelerate innovation and tap int...
Oct 25, 2022 8 min read Skills, stories, value, and growth emerge as key themes at Finance Indaba 2022 Finance professionals discuss their role in business transformation and how they can leverage technology to add value an...
Feb 9, 2022 5 min read Turning data into strategic stories: Why finance leaders are moving to the cloud Finance leaders are navigating interesting times. Their old roles have gained new responsibilities as COVID-19 and digit...
Nov 11, 2021 3 min read How to harness the power of business intelligence in your medium-sized business The data stored in financial systems and other platforms is a potential goldmine. Yet, many medium-sized businesses are ...
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...
Dec 9, 2019 3 min read 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 5, 2019 6 min read 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...
Nov 15, 2019 5 min read 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...
Oct 8, 2019 5 min read How traceability can help process manufacturers build stronger supply chains Traceability is key to compliance, protecting customers, and avoiding reputational damage and hefty fines. Emerging tech...
Mar 27, 2019 4 min read Futurealist on big data: It’s all about the people People play a massive role in the success of any big data project. Businesses need the right skills, an empowered workfo...
Jan 26, 2018 3 min read There’s big value in small business data Your SME has been producing data for a long time and, by not acting on that information, you could be missing out on une...
