Article written by Mike Brandon (Head: Customised Trade Solutions; Nedbank CIB) The business disruptions in SA brought about by Covid-19 and the national lockdown response have resulted in many companies finding that their working capital is now tied up in stock that they are unable to sell. This is having the knock-on effect of highly […]
Article provided by Flickswitch The COVID-19 lockdown has forced many schools, colleges and education institutions to rapidly move to online learning. There has been ongoing lobbying of mobile networks led by various educational organisations such as the National Association of Social Change Entities in Education as well as the DG Murray Trust. The current reality […]
Article provided by Merchant Capital Alternative lender, Merchant Capital, has launched an innovative short-term finance product to give the hard hit restaurant sector a much-needed injection of working capital to help ease the economic impact of the national lockdown regulations. “The product, RE-BOOT, will allow successful applicants to buy stock, pay wages, boost deliveries, deep […]
Article provided by Retail Capital Seventy-five percent of small and micro businesses will close down if the lockdown runs past 30 June, according to a survey by the South African SME Finance Association (SASFA) and assimilated by HeavyChef. The survey involved 2300 business owners and found that even under Level 4, 70% of SMEs are […]
Article by Renier du Plessis, Cloud Manager (ContinuitySA) SMEs must look to the cloud for cost-effective, professional and reliable data backup. Businesses have come to realise that one of their most important assets is their data. It is the fuel that powers profitable new ideas, and enables them to build deep relationships with customers and […]
Article provided by 1-Grid COVID-19 has relegated the majority of the South African workforce to working from home. As a result, internet usage has drastically increased because people are spending more time behind the computer and phone screens. Cybercriminals have seen the increase of users online as an opportunity to ramp up their cyber scams […]
Social distancing has become a phrase that we hear everywhere we go. Many people wonder how they will operate under this new norm. But before we look at that, let’s understand what does social distancing mean?
