by Kathy Gibson | Jun 26, 2018 | Featured Story, Features
With several available options to finance your business, figuring out which is best for you can be both daunting and confusing. Entrepreneurs typically hate asking for finance, which often means that they’ll pick the “path of least resistance” rather...
by Kathy Gibson | Jun 11, 2018 | Featured Story, Thought Leadership
Starting a business is one thing. Scaling up a successful start-up is a whole different ball game, writes Viresh Harduth, vice-president: new customer acquisition (SMEs) for Africa & Middle East. Business owners need new skills and focus areas to generate...
by Kathy Gibson | May 29, 2018 | Featured Story, Trends and Analysis
Late payments are a constant worry for a lot of businesses, particularly smaller ones. By Colin Timmis, head of accounting SA at Xero Deadlines are often legal obligations and yet late payments persist. Sometimes they’re late because of other payments being delayed:...
by Kathy Gibson | May 15, 2018 | Featured Story, Trends and Analysis
Using geographic information systems and big data can help to redefine the intelligence of the supply chain, writes David Slotow, CEO at Trackmatic A Geographic Information System (GIS) is defined as a system that’s capable of capturing, storing, managing and...
by Kathy Gibson | May 1, 2018 | Featured Story, Thought Leadership
A series of corporate communication mis-steps and ponderous responses has exposed a gap in the skills mix at executive and directorial levels across South Africa: what to do in a rapidly-changing environment when no respect is shown for leadership positions and...
by Kathy Gibson | Apr 17, 2018 | Featured Story, Thought Leadership
Late payments, bad debt and unexpected expenses are just some reasons why small businesses run into cash flow problems, which can impact their sustainability and profitability. By Charles Pittaway, MD of Sage Pay A recent study by Sage – ‘Late Payments: The Domino...