Article provided by The Alternative Board “I underestimated and undermined myself in my business”. These were the words of a business owner, after one of our accountability sessions. He’s been running a successful business for 8 years. Last year his business made a loss. Since we started working together almost a year ago, he diversified […]
Article provided by Skills Development Corporation Picture this: You’re a passenger of a massive cruise liner sailing the coast of some gorgeous turquoise coastline. The captain sounds the alarm as you’ve hit a shallow reef in shark-infested waters and the ship is about to sink. Of the lifeboats that are available to rescue passengers, only […]
Article provided by Skills Development Corporation The fourth industrial revolution (4IR) is probably one of the most popular discussion points of the last few years. If you consider how 4IR or at least its imminent roll out has disrupted education, business and industry sectors worldwide, we can safely assume that South Africa will also need […]
Article provided by ABSA You’ve done it. You took that first step, raised funding and ventured into the world of entrepreneurship. Operating in our current environment though is not easy. With growth in emerging and developing economies likely to remain slow, other possible challenges such as late payments impacting your cash flow and/or lacklustre demand […]
Is innovation or creative thinking a factor for sustainable growth in your business? Well judging from the strides of various progressive organisations, ranging from the simplicity of SA’s retail bank, Capitec, to Apple’s creative approach to software development and mobile applications – there’s no denying it.
Article by Big Eye Holdings Today, having a company website is as crucial as having a shop, office or telephone number. Research has found that 6 out of 10 customers expect brands to have content online about their business. If you own or operate a business which hasn’t taken that step into the online world, […]
Article by Mike Anderson (NSBC Founder & CEO) As we are now well into 2020, SMEs everywhere need to up their game and fine-tune strategies so as to succeed beyond all expectations. Let’s take a look at a few key tips and strategies to adopt:
