Mike Anderson (NSBC founder & CEO) and Christina Close (Love Jacaranda co-founder) discuss how to build a business during the boom of the digital economy and how to continue to make it successful. Christine Close worked in the corporate environment until September 2021 when she decided to focus solely on the side hustle she had […]
In this interview we find out more about Wayden Barnes and Yeshika Peruman (Owners / Directors of Pinnacle Consulting), their business journey and why they believe South Africa should support small business. According to Barnes and Peruman Pinnacle Consulting is a compliance-driven consultancy offering services specialising in transformation. Their services include Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE), Employment Equity and […]
Article written by Luke Dillon (ActionCOACH Business Coach – Nottingham Road, KwaZulu-Natal) One of the most valuable systems you can implement in an organisation is a steady rhythm. This creates the pulse that your team works to, which in turn creates the steady pulse your organisation needs to thrive. How do you create this? One […]
Article written by Pieter Scholtz (ActionCOACH – Country Partner) As we find ourselves in the month of freedom, it is only apt that we reflect on what freedom means for us in our businesses. To start with, a reminder that ActionCOACH’s definition of a successful business is: “A commercial profitable enterprise that runs without you.”
In this interview, we find out more about Christina Close (Co-Founder of Love Jacaranda), her business journey and why she believes South Africa should support small business. Love Jacaranda is the manifestation of two best friends who are passionate about beautiful things made in South Africa. We launched the Love Jacaranda online store in 2019 to showcase beautifully made […]
Article written by Colin Timmis (General Country Manager and professional accountant – Xero South Africa) The impact of COVID-19 on the South African economy still loomed large in 2021. While the outlook is still somewhat bleak, the country’s small business sector is showing a modicum of optimism, according to our latest State of Small Business […]
In society’s current linear economy of natural resources, production, consumption and then waste, there is a belief that our resources are infinite and there is no need to protect them. But recent research claims that in the next 30 or so years many of our resources will be depleted and this could have a major […]
