Small Business Friday is the biggest small business day of the year! It’s a 365-day movement that peaks on the 1st Friday of Spring every year – this year, Friday, 6 September 2019. The aim of Small Business Friday is to inspire South African’s to support their local small businesses. If small business wins, big […]
Article provided by Lulalend According to SME South Africa, 47% of South African small business owners are women. That’s a 6% increase in the female to male entrepreneur ratio. We know that SMEs are a major driver of job creation, so on paper, the future certainly looks bright. That’s until you factor in that 70% […]
The 8th Small Business Friday arrives next week. Friday, 06 September is South Africa’s biggest Small Business day of the year. This powerful and meaningful movement is about mobilising all South Africans to support and buy from their local small businesses. What happens when you buy from a small business? You are not helping a […]
Article provided by Sasria Unless civil society, labour and government can find new ways of engaging, violent protests will continue to drain limited resources that should be spent on development. South Africa risks being trapped in a cycle of poverty and destruction if violent service delivery protests are allowed to continue unabated. “Unless civil society, […]
Article provided by Syspro “Technology could be the key SMEs in the food and beverage industry are looking for to unlock their true potential and unleash unmatched growth”, says Deirdre Fryer at SYSPRO. The food and beverage (F&B) industry in Africa is growing. There is an abundance of great locally produced food products, despite the […]
Your company is ready to grow, but how do you decide whether to outsource or hire new staff members? What aspects do you need to consider? Before we look at some questions to help us with this decision, let’s look at some aspects of outsourcing and hiring.
55% of your sales message is conveyed through body language, 38% through the tone of your voice and a mere 7% of your message is the actual words you speak. With these statistics in mind, it is crucial that your body doesn’t sabotage your sales message, but how can you use your body to reinforce […]
Article by Sureswipe How can you affordably maximise your small retail space, while still enticing shoppers to enjoy their experience at your store – and come back for more? With rentals becoming more expensive while shoppers are increasingly more price-sensitive, independent retailers are faced with the dual challenge of enticing shoppers to buy even though […]
Article by Mark Keating (CEO of Sales Guru) Extinct species include the dinosaurs, woolly mammoth, cape lion and the sales hunter could shortly be added to that list. Where have all the sales hunters gone? With every meeting I have with sales leaders, it becomes more and more apparent that the number one cause of […]
Article by Noble Prosperity Being an entrepreneur means that you were either brave enough, or desperate enough to step out and step up. Entrepreneurs are most often born from spotting an opportunity, from necessity, or from a host of other reasons all of which culminate into a passion and drive to succeed. For the most […]
