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Money tips to take small businesses to the next level

Mar 26, 2021

Running a small business is tough at the best of times. During Covid-19, it got a whole lot tougher, with money at the top of the list of concerns for most small business owners. So how do you start, and manage, a small business in turbulent times? Tshetlhe Litheko,...

Used electronics present security concerns

Mar 26, 2021

Business owners could be in for a data protection headache as many used electronics that are returned still hold personal information on them. In many cases these devices have information such as credit card details, personal passwords and photos. By ITAD specialist...

Security tips for startups

Mar 26, 2021

From 2020 being dubbed ‘the year of the side hustle’ to small businesses grappling to maintain continuity and profitability, despite these unprecedented times there has been a significant uprising in entrepreneurial activity the world over. Startups tend to be created...

Tech plays its part in elephant conservation

Mar 26, 2021

Dell Technologies is collaborating with South African non-profit organistion Elephants Alive to deploy Dell Latitude Rugged and Dell Precision mobile workstations which will facilitate field research in the conservation of the African elephant, which has seen a...

Build business resilience in uncertain times

Mar 19, 2021

We’ve now hit the ground of 2021 running, and to take the analogy further, if businesses are like athletes, they’ve certainly faced challenges of performance slumps, career transitions and illness in this past year. Mark Wilson CEO of Syspro EMEA&I OnPar...

Address the pandemic and boost channel satisfaction

Mar 19, 2021

No matter how good a product is, a company cannot realise its potential without a good sales channel. By Alexander Moiseev, chief business officer at Kaspersky For businesses like ours, which operate on a two-tier sales model, this means that they have to invest a lot...

SA women are still locked out of the job market

Mar 19, 2021

South Africa celebrates women twice a year – first in March, according to the United Nation’s calendar, then locally in August. But when it comes to female inclusion in the job market, women are still highly disadvantaged. In 2020, the NIDS-CRAM survey showed that net...

External advisors grow family-run businesses quicker than relatives

Mar 19, 2021

Bringing in external advisors to run family businesses may do little for family harmony and gatherings but it can make a substantial difference to a balance sheet. This is according to new research by PwC, INSEAD and AvS – International Trusted Advisors. Based on...

Looking to the future as we develop skills

Mar 19, 2021

If anyone doubted that the world of work was changing, the pandemic must surely have removed those doubts. Now is the time to ensure that schools are mindful and deliberate in developing those skills which will be in high demand and necessary for success in a...

Questions you’re too embarrassed to ask your financial adviser

Mar 19, 2021

Do you have burning questions that you would like to ask your financial adviser but you’ve always been too embarrassed to ask? Paula Walker (CA)SA, a director and advisory partner at Consolidated Wealth, says that financial planning can be very complicated but your...

Top risks facing SMMEs in 2021

Mar 19, 2021

The world certainly looks very different a year later, and nowhere is it more apparent than in the small, medium and micro enterprise (SMME) space. The sector has faced more than its fair share of obstacles during the COVID-19 pandemic amidst a contracting economy and...

Economics of nature: mapping an ecosystem exposes its value

Mar 15, 2021

Conservation scientist Trond Larsen and his team trekked through a remote forest in Liberia, recording the plants, animals, and insects that they saw. They noted whether the forest was intact or degraded. Far above their heads, NASA’s Earth-observing satellites...

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