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Start up, go global, get paid – all with crypto

Nov 29, 2019

I have seen it time and time again: smart, young African entrepreneurs, who have the potential to turn their independent online businesses into the next big thing, being held back by fears of uncertainty and failure. By Nic Haralambous, chief marketing officer of...

Big tech solutions for small business ambitions

Nov 29, 2019

Small businesses still have big ambitions and increasingly look to technology to power these. Partnering with Cisco, Westcon-Comstor is providing resellers access to a range of networking, security, collaboration and compute solutions that have been built from the...

VADs, resellers need a new model to drive SMB printer growth

Nov 29, 2019

Two decades after the rise of the Web, printing is far from dead. Yet the way that small and medium businesses (SMB) print and the reasons that they print are changing rapidly. Bernice Hynard, MD of Printacom The valued-added distribution and reseller channels will...

Paving the way to business agility in Africa

Nov 29, 2019

Companies that can quickly change speed and direction or modify tactics to outwit, outsmart and outplay their opponents are the companies that gain the competitive edge says Alain Du Toit, cloud services sales principal for Hitachi Vantara. This year’s Rugby...

Elastic infrastructure key to meeting future data storage demand

Nov 29, 2019

Events that accelerate the generation of data are often viewed in isolation, but the reality is that they are all part of the same evolution. By Eran Brown, chief technology officer: EMEA at Infinidat From databases to collaboration, business intelligence (BI) to...

Print sales remain robust as market needs evolve

Nov 29, 2019

InfoSource’s latest research into the printer market shows that print vendors are wrapping software solutions around increasingly commoditised base hardware products to increase customer value. By Chris de Beer, Africa regional manager at infoSource It helps SMMEs,...

Transform with continuous improvement

Nov 22, 2019

Richard Branson knows a thing or two about ideas. One of his favourite quotes is from Alfred North Whitehead, the ground-breaking philosopher and mathematician: “Ideas won’t keep. Something must be done about them.” By Anna Chetty, strategic project manager at...

Fear, resistance, skills shortages threaten 4IR progress

Nov 22, 2019

The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) presents a wealth of opportunities for South Africa, but factors such as a lack of high-end skills and widespread fear of job losses could hamper its progress. This is according to leading ICT stakeholders and finalists in the...

Strategic cover for start-ups

Nov 22, 2019

Research shows that the most successful businesses are built in the most challenging economic and market conditions. Businesses forged and successfully grown in volatile and unpredictable environments, generally go on to thrive when market conditions improve. With...

Get to grips with small business financing

Nov 22, 2019

Whether you need money to buy stock or equipment, require working capital to employ more staff or to fund a contract, or are simply looking for assistance to bridge your cash flow gaps while you are building your business, if you can’t secure the finance you need, it...

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