Article provided by Bizcommunity In an effort to address South Africa’s high youth unemployment levels, the government introduced the Employment Tax Incentive (ETI) scheme with the aim of encouraging and incentivising employers to employ the youth. While this is a great initiative to enhance work opportunities for unemployed youths who often struggle to secure employment […]
Article provided by Retail Capital “As a result of the global pandemic, the six months from March to September 2020 saw more digital transformation occur than in the decade prior, according to a technology trends analysis by Forbes. If the urgency to keep pace with the fourth industrial revolution has not kicked in yet, businesses […]
Every business is looking to engage more with their customers. They want more clicks, shares and feedback so that their business can be seen by potential customers who will do business with them. But what type of content will keep your potential customers engaged?
Article provided by Lulalend While South Africa’s economy took a series of blows over the last year, business owners remain confident that things will slowly start to stabilise in 2021. This was reaffirmed with South Africa’s SACCI business confidence index rising to 93.4 in November of 2020 from 92 in October, above pre-pandemic levels. According […]
Article provided by Bizcommunity Global market research company Euromonitor International has released its ‘Top 10 Global Consumer Trends 2020’ report. The annual report reveals the trends that the company believes will define consumer behaviour and influence business strategies in the year ahead. The COVID-19 pandemic created, influenced or accelerated each of these trends.
With the development of new technologies, consumers are much smarter than they were before and it is time SMEs acknowledged this. Consumers are concerned about green trends, fair trade, collaborative consumption and business models of shared responsibilities. This in turn has created certain habits within consumers which SMEs need to be aware of. Let’s take […]
Article provided by Payfast Hot off the heels of 2020, we are diving headfirst into the new year and are rather optimistic in our eCommerce and online payments predictions for 2021. While we may be experiencing the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa, we are certain that eCommerce will continue to play […]
