Article provided by Mastercard While women entrepreneurs are making strides to overcome gender-related biases and advance their businesses in South Africa, they still face several structural and social obstacles, many of which have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. This is according to the South African results of the latest Mastercard Index of Women Entrepreneurs […]
Article written by Karl Westvig (CEO Retail Capital) South African small business owners should accept that government does nothing for the sector and that announcements about relief for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are merely political rhetoric. Once we collectively come to that understanding, the current survival and future sustainability of the sector can be […]
2020 seemed to have turned the sales environment on its head and many industries struggled to move through 2020 and you may have felt like you were trudging through sludge and may never make it into 2021. But you have made it and we are here to give you five invaluable tips from a recent […]
Article provided by Retail Capital In the three months ended October 2020, there was a 33,2% rise in business liquidations, according to Stats SA. The implications are serious: not only do more employees lose their jobs, adding to the already sky-high 2,2 million people who have suffered at the hands of COVID-19, but there is […]
The global pandemic saw the uptake of remote working skyrocket as more people were forced to stay at home due to lockdown protocols. Though some thought it great and easily adapted to working from home. Many struggle to work from home and have more distractions than they had in the office. But how can you […]
Article provided by ProfitShare Partners Having been in the financial services sector for many years and running his own businesses for the last 15 years, ProfitShare Partners founder and CEO Andrew Maren’s vision was to create a service he believed to be desperately needed in South Africa. Born from the need for SMEs to access […]
Article written by Jannie P. Rossouw (Bright Future) We are living in unprecedented and adverse times. This calls for unprecedented action. Diligent management practices can only take us so far. Business owners need to step up to the plate as leaders. We need to provide direction, instil hope, inspire and lead from the front.
