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...
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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...
The rise of eCommerce
There has been a permanent change in the way that people shop and, in turn, the way that businesses need to operate. In the absence of brick-and-mortar stores being open during the lockdown, as well as a general fear of crowded malls when things were able to re-open,...
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...
The SME Guide to Business Funding
Many business owners believe the most crucial factor in success is sales. While it is obviously true that without sufficient sales a business will fail, maintaining liquidity, or having access to sufficient cash is equally important. Even the most successful...
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...
Small Business Marketing Strategies: Google vs Facebook
Finding the best small business marketing strategies isn’t easy. But what if you don’t have a massive budget? Or, maybe you’re a small business owner who doesn’t have in-house marketing expertise. The good news is you can get started small. And a key step in that...
