4 Ways to Optimize your Digital Marketing
If you want to make the most of your digital marketing efforts, you have to make all your tools and platforms work for you. This is why it's important to understand how to optimize your digital platforms. Here are our 4 ways you can optimize your digital platform to...
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4 Ways to manage the low season
With winter just around the corner, many businesses will be going into the low season. This means fewer customers, therefore, less revenue. The trick to not just surviving this period, but making it work to your advantage, is to have a plan for managing your cash flow...
The SME Guide to Cash Flow Management
The latest guide in our Business High Five series, The SME Guide to Cash Flow Management offers practical guidance on building and maintaining a healthy cash flow. Download our complete guide to Cash Flow Management here. Some of the important questions...
365 Days of Covid-19: The year that’s been
27 March 2021 marked one year since the introduction of the five-tiered Alert Level system and South Africa’s move to Alert Level 5. Like many people, we're reflecting on the year that's been. One year later and many businesses are still feeling the effects of...
Practical cost-saving tips for your business
Reducing the cost of supplies, inventory, or business operations is common practice amongst many small business owners. Not preserving enough cash could land your business in deep waters, leaving you with a desperate call for a lifeline. Curbing your expenditure is a...
A quick guide to Bridging Finance
What is Business bridging finance in South Africa? Business bridging finance, or a bridge loan, is a short-term loan that is typically taken out for a period of 2 weeks up to 12 months. This type of funding enables sudden or unexpected cash flow gaps to be plugged,...
All you need to know from the latest Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) Meeting
On Thursday, 17 September 2020, Governor Lesetja Kganyago read the latest Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) statement. We are happy to see that the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) held it’s key lending, or repo, rate at 3,5%. A low repo rate is good news for both...
Move your business online by following these essential steps
Guest blog by PayFast There's never been a more appropriate time to get your business online. The COVID-19 pandemic and the government's response of enforcing different levels of lockdown regulations have affected the economy hard. As a business owner, you know this...
Tips for the 2020/2021 tax season
The tax season is upon us once again and we want to help you get your business prepared for submission. Complying with your tax obligations as a small business has been made a lot easier over the past few years as SARS continues its efforts to ultimately digitize and...
5 Ways to support local businesses this Heritage Month
The move to Alert Level 2 means there has been a gradual increase in economic activity and for many SMEs, this was the first time they have been able to operate since March. While we are still practicing social distancing, there’s no better time to show our support...
Women in Business: Yolanda Sing, Chloe Consultants
Yolanda Sing Founder of Chloe Consultants The Business Chloe Consultants was founded by Yolanda Sing, a Senior Human Resource Executive who has worked extensively and internationally in 15 different countries. Her method for individual and organizational...
