Doing Business in SA

The Coronavirus pandemic surprised many world organizations, major corporations and small businesses on a global scale. Despite the news coverage and ample evidence to advise caution, many of us were complacent. “It’s not going to affect me,” we naively thought. How wrong we were. Mere days ago, my government shut...

Companies have different key values and for some, it is their business secrets. Business Secrets can simply be defined as any valuable and sensitive information that is unique to a company. Companies like Coca-Cola, KFC, Google search engine have survived over the years and for a long period particularly on...

Enterprise and supplier development (ESD) programmes aren’t just a core element of many companies’ B-BBEE scorecards, they’re also a major contributor to building a growing pool of thriving small businesses in South Africa. But the road to a great ESD programme is littered with potholes for the unwary. Here are...

If you've been thinking of buying an existing business, but are unsure about where to invest your hard-earned cash, consider that some of the smaller or medium-sized businesses are affordable, easier to manage and good value for money in an ever-shifting economy. The Good News Increased domestic demand in the...

A great deal of focus and many discussions are taking place around the ‘fourth industrial revolution’ (4IR). Many companies from leading world economies, as well as some developing countries, are investing a lot of time and money into skill development and embracing innovation. India, China and Germany are just a...

Many well-known experts in their fields have made predictions over the years that have proved to be spectacularly wrong.

The logistics and shipping industry is more relevant than ever before. This is primarily due to the proliferation and growing popularity of online shopping services.

The Department of Trade and Industry has made amendments to the B-BBEE Codes of Good Practice, here’s everything you need to know to remain compliant:

Are brick and mortar malls going to be a thing of the past or will retail giants keep up with the technology of online shopping in new and exciting ways?

It’s never easy for established businesses to make the required changes but resilience and tenacity is required to get through the downturn. Bartlett Construction’s Wayne Bartlett talks to the sector slump and what lies ahead post-elections.

Instead of competing in an existing market, tap into an uncontested market space by finding your own Blue Ocean.

We’ve all already had massive interruptions from load shedding and it’s not going away anytime soon so, instead of being caught out each time and losing productivity, let’s stay steps ahead of the outages and make sure that our productivity stays where it should be…

Being able to host a great workshop or event is an essential skill for anyone in creative and innovative businesses. Your event will have a major impact - that is guaranteed. However, whether it is a positive or negative impact depends on the how well the event was put together...

Your business asset insurance cost will go up if you add on more items, but this is common with all insurances. Not sure why you need it? Find out more information below.

Belts tightening, budgets cutting, purses zipping shut – it’s the traditional post-festive quiet patch and its time to use it to your advantage.

The study reinforces the fact that we are living in a global world where the power of management technology can be used across the world for the betterment of mankind.

The following tips may help you secure your position.

Here are my key entrepreneurial tips from The Passport Showcase.

Harnessing the power of predictive analytics, in-memory computing, and artificial intelligence to forecast risks will help entrepreneurs stay ahead.

Whether you run a small business from home or have a secondary home industry to supplement your income, it is critical to consider all the risks that your home business is exposed to in order to ensure that it is sufficiently covered.