
5 Growth areas for your business in 2021
We all understand that growth is essential for any business. With that said, we also know that growth isn’t easy and many organizations struggle to find growth areas that work for them. If you’re currently struggling to grow your business or are looking for new...
read moreTips to boost your eCommerce sales on Cyber Monday
If your business is gearing up for Cyber Monday then you already know that your deals should be too good to resist. Whether you have a physical store or sell your products exclusively online, setting up for a Cyber Monday special is a crucial part of driving sales...
How to write the perfect business plan
Guest blog by Govchain Simply put, a business plan is a document that explains what your business is all about. It sets out what the business is planning to do, how it’s going to do it, and over what sort of timeline it’s planning to do it over. A good business plan...
Get ahead of your Black Friday Marketing
Anyone who is in the retail business or has previously owned a retail store of any kind will tell you that Black Friday - and the festive season as a whole - is the best time to grow your sales. And the numbers certainly don’t lie. A Geopoll survey showed that over...
It’s time for a business funding repayment holiday
As part of our continued commitment to support small businesses across South Africa, we’re doing everything we can to help you end off the year on a high note while also setting up your business for growth in 2021. Just as major bank payment holidays are coming to an...
COVID-19 SME Support: Business Brightspot – Get Access Home Decor
In this edition of the Business Brightspot blog, we’re covering an unconventional South African SME that has been affected by Covid-19 but has continued to push through to keep their doors open and service their clients. Poppy Kabini, Get Access Home Decor About your...
An Eye on the Metrics
Over the past month, our digital marketing experts have talked through - Digital Marketing Tips and how to approach the two main digital channels for most businesses - Facebook and Google. Today, we touch base with them to understand what and how to track your digital...
Women Powering SA: Sheila Visser & Cheryl Chapman, Wolf Printing
A Story of Resilience Some of the greatest business legends have shared their stories of resilience, about never giving up and about how winning is just getting up one more time than you were knocked down. Beautiful, thought-provoking quotes that can be much harder to...
Women Powering SA: Ann Clarke, options in training
Ann Clarke MD of options in training The Business options in training offers training that covers everything from an introduction to computing in business to intermediate and specialised Microsoft office courses, often tailored to meet an exact business or personal...
Does Alternative Lending Make Sense as a Cashflow Management Tool for Your Business?
Running a small business is hard, especially now during lock down. One of the biggest challenges that faces small and medium-sized businesses is cash flow – how does one keep the lights on when cash flow is tight? For business owners, managing business operations is...
Increasing Your Business’s Resilience to Come Back Stronger
In the face of COVID-19 most businesses have already been taking some steps, out of pure necessity, to increase their resilience. However, as we settle into the uncertainty and prolonged semi-locked down period, we thought we would highlight the areas most experts...