Article provided by Zapper Small businesses across the country are turning to non-interest bearing financing options in an effort to secure growth funding ahead of the festive season. The increase in uptake of these products speaks to a more optimistic outlook this year, says independent mobile payments, insights, loyalty and rewards platform, Zapper.
Article provided by Xero Four in five small businesses want to become more knowledgeable about financial management, but two thirds lack the support they need. New research reveals that South African small businesses are making mistakes costing them an average of R91,311 per year due to a lack of financial knowledge. This rises to R136,205 […]
Article written by Alan Shannon (Nedbank Executive: Client Engagement – Professional Banking and Small Business Services) There are increasing reports from across the world about the heavy toll that COVID-19 and the global lockdown responses have taken on people’s mental well-being. Many experts agree that the negative impact on the mental health of individuals may […]
When talking about the future, we need to look at the current situation and this may be uncomfortable at times, but we must plan to recover and future-proof our small business. But how can we do it? Mike Anderson (Founder & CEO of the NSBC) asked Anita Opperman (Mastercard – Commercial Sales Specialist) for some […]
Article provided by PayFast We’re excited to announce the addition of a Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) payment option to PayFast with MoreTyme by TymeBank. With this launch, businesses using PayFast as their payment gateway now have the ability to let their customers pay for their purchases in 3 interest-free payments over 2 months. As a merchant, you get paid upfront […]
Article provided by Zapper The transformative nature of platform technologies means the broader payment ecosystem and all its benefits are open to even the smallest of traders. Zapper CEO, Brett White discusses how QR codes could play a central role in empowering business owners. Today, we participate on tech platforms every day when we use […]
Article provided by Lulalend Although South Africa’s economy has shown some signs of recovery, the true cost of the disruption and violence in July this year must still be calculated. It is against this backdrop, that many small business owners are hoping to recover some lost ground during the upcoming festive season. Many SMEs are […]
