by Kathy Gibson | Mar 19, 2021 | Features
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...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 19, 2021 | Features
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...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 19, 2021 | Features
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...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 19, 2021 | Features
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...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 19, 2021 | Features
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...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 19, 2021 | Features
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...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 19, 2021 | Featured Story, Features
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...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 19, 2021 | Trends and Analysis
Even though technology has become indispensable for digital-centric organisations, the Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the need to create new habits and management practices for how people adapt, behave, and work in conjunction with the tools available to them. It...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 19, 2021 | Trends and Analysis
Easter is a peak trading period for South African retailers. However, in the face of a global pandemic, Easter 2021 must be seen as a golden trading opportunity between Covid-19 waves. “Now is the time for retail merchants to innovate in preparation for consumer...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 19, 2021 | Trends and Analysis
South African organisations and employees alike have radically changed how they live and work over the past year. But promising news with the rollout of a vaccine and a potential that “herd immunity” could be attained, companies are starting to look to a post-pandemic...
