Article provided by SME South Africa There are many factors to consider before starting your business such as what product or service to launch and whether there is a market for it. You will also have to decide how you will fund your new venture and what the legal requirements you will need to comply […]
Article by The Tax Shop Accountants Many startups have questions about how to run a business. Let’s look at six common frequently asked questions about startups when they consider shares and taxes.
The Startup Genome’s Global Startup Ecosystem Report for 2021 was released recently and this is what it had to say about Africa as a region and some of the most prosperous ecosystems in Africa. In the report, it was noted that start-ups are a rapid and resilient job growth engine and there is a 10% […]
Article provided by CIPC The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) is constantly reinventing itself to offer its end-users and stakeholders the best service possible. The latest innovation at the organisation is the use of artificial intelligence. Towards the end of last year, after carefully scrutinising research into customer needs and behaviour, it started investing […]
Article written by Mongezi Lupindo (Content Manager – Sage Africa & Middle East) What do Hewlett-Packard, Subway, and Mattel have in common? Besides being global brands, they all began with almost no start-up capital. Starting a business with no money might seem impossible, but it’s often entirely doable with some clever planning. What’s more, it […]
Article provided by CIPC The CIPC, since its inception, has been progressively offering several company-related services to its customers. One of the offerings is concerning the BEE certificate (i.e. an affidavit) that exempted micro enterprises can apply for; thanks to a collaboration between the CIPC and the Department of Trade Industry and Competition’s (the dtic) […]
Article provided by CIPC The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) introduced domain name registration services from 15 December 2017. This resulted from the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement between the CIPC and the ZA Domain Name Authority (ZADNA) in the same year. For the CIPC, the collaboration between the CIPC and ZADNA is […]
