“The sales won’t roll in just because you’ve built the website or opened your virtual doors, you need to do some legwork to get customer attention”, says payments expert, PayGate. In the late 1980s, the movie Field of Dreams told businesses everywhere a disastrous lie. “If you build it, they will come.” While the sentiment […]
Everyone wants to have a successful business but on average 50% of small businesses fail within their first five years. But why? We believe it is because the foundation that the business is built on is shaky. Here are four ways to build a solid bedrock for your business.
Article first published on Bizcommunity No one actually plans on finding themselves in a season of manoeuvring through the tough waters of single parenthood. Apart from the obvious set of challenges solitary parenting provides, there is the financial burden of caring for a family within the boundaries of a single-parent income. The good news is, […]
Article by DPO PayGate “You can build a successful, thriving online business without a website”, says payment expert PayGate. According to World Wide Worx, online retailing in South Africa was due to pass the R14 billion mark in 2018 as it began to go mainstream. For the next three years, from 2018 to 2020, online retail […]
Article by Noble Prosperity Being an entrepreneur means that you were either brave enough, or desperate enough to step out and step up. Entrepreneurs are most often born from spotting an opportunity, from necessity, or from a host of other reasons all of which culminate into a passion and drive to succeed. For the most […]
By Jason Glass, Partner, BDO Cape Town When you get a business up and running, there are a host of important things to consider. Some of these may include how to source funding, where to find a supplier, how to manage a customer database or even prepare an employment contract. One of the questions likely […]
In a global economy where everyone is fighting for a slice of a small pie, you can differentiate your business through customer service. According to research done by American Express, two out of three customers will spend more at a company where they have had an excellent customer interaction. How can you become a rock […]
