Article provided by ContinuitySA Business continuity and resilience have become important items on the board agenda for very good reason. We are living in a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) world with accelerating change and putting plans in place to avoid or overcome disasters is critical to any organisation’s sustainability. However, ContinuitySA, Africa’s leading […]
Article provided by FedGroup Every business owner knows that there are aspects of the business that could probably be run a bit slicker, but with so many things competing for your attention, it is sometimes difficult to sit back and look little aspects of the business that you may be able to improve. But with […]
Article provided by Health Squared & Agility Channel Partnership to help small business weather the COVID-19 storm Small businesses are crucial to the economy, and if they are not assisted to survive the COVID-19 pandemic, all South Africans are likely to feel the wider socio-economic consequences. A multilateral alliance has come together to provide small […]
Article provided by Google We know this is a difficult time for people everywhere, including small business owners. We want to help. We’ve gathered some useful resources to help your business navigate these challenging times.
Article provided by Discovery Business Insurance. Alexandria Proctor is founder and CEO of DigsConnect a start-up that began in university and a year later received the largest seed round of a student start-up in South African history.
Article provided by Westcon Perhaps more than any other element of the digital age, ensuring data is not lost or compromised must be considered one of the most important strategic interventions a business of any size can implement. Data has become the lifeblood of organisational success, and without it, no company can hope to survive. […]
Article written by Johan Botes and Kirsty Gibson (Bizcommunity) President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that sections of the long-awaited Protection of Personal Information Act (PoPIA) will finally be enforceable from 1 July 2020. Companies that process data regarding their employees, clients and service providers now have one year to ensure compliance with PoPIA’s data processing […]
Article provided by Hot 91.9FM Award-winning, community radio station Hot 91.9FM, has not let the national lockdown and COVID-19 world pandemic slow them down. Hot 91.9FM is a community radio station that is deeply passionate about the development and survival of SMEs, particularly those that are community-based as they believe that SMEs are vital in […]
Pandemics, load-shedding, man-made disasters, and natural disasters are all times when we need to implement an emergency plan. But do you have an emergency plan? If you feel like a bit of a chicken with their head chopped off at the moment then here are some points to consider to help get you through an […]
Article provided by Retail Capital Traditional bank lending is inadequate to support small businesses There was little in the supplementary budget for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to cheer about, according to Guy Hosking, Chief Financial Officer at SME funder, Retail Capital. As expected, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni painted a grim picture of a shrinking economy, […]
