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• How You and Your Business Can Benefit from SARS’ Solar Tax Breaks

  “The lack of reliable electricity supply is the biggest economic constraint… I am pleased to announce two tax measures to encourage businesses and individuals to invest in renewable energy and increase electricity generation.” (Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana – Budget 2023)
  Thursday, 4th May 2023Read More

• Affordable Ways to Reap the Benefits of Engaged Employees

  “Always treat your employees exactly as you want them to treat your best customers.” (Stephen R. Covey)
  Thursday, 4th May 2023Read More

• Setting Up Your Finances in a New Business

  “A house built on granite and strong foundations, not even the onslaught of pouring rain, gushing torrents and strong winds will be able to pull down.” (Haile Selassie, Former Emperor of Ethiopia)
  Thursday, 4th May 2023Read More

• Happy Tax Freedom Day!

  “In 2022 South Africa had the 12th highest income tax burden, the 9th highest company income tax burden, and the 14th highest non-resource tax burden worldwide.” (Garth Zietsman, South Africa's Tax Freedom Day statistician)
  Thursday, 4th May 2023Read More

• Why (and How) to Submit Skills Development Reports by 30 April

  “We need to give importance to skill development because this way we can end unemployment.” (Narendra Modi, Prime Minister, India)
  Wednesday, 5th April 2023Read More

• 5 Business Plan Mistakes to Avoid

  “Proper business planning demands that you focus on the self-interest of the customer at all times.” – (Brian Tracy, Author and Speaker)
  Wednesday, 5th April 2023Read More

• Tips for Generating Customer Trust as a Start Up

  “Consumers don’t just buy products and services anymore; they buy experiences. This demands a new approach to marketing, sales, and services; one that hinges on winning customer trust.” (Ben Jackson, Author "The Future of Commerce)
  Wednesday, 5th April 2023Read More

• UDZ Tax Incentive Extended: Could Your Business Benefits

  “…governments internationally have increasingly used tax measures to support efforts aimed at regenerating urban areas.” (SARS Guide to the UDZ Allowance)
  Wednesday, 5th April 2023Read More

• Start 2023 Strong with the “Fresh Start Effect”

  “We change our tools and then our tools change us.” (Jeff Bezos)
  Tuesday, 10th January 2023Read More

• The Financial Steps You Need to Take Before You Open Your New Business

  “Good fortune is what happens when opportunity meets planning,” - Thomas Edison
  Tuesday, 10th January 2023Read More

• The Importance of Maintaining Your Tax Compliance Status in 2023

  “Being tax compliant… is not just good for you, but also contributes to the positive growth of our country’s economy which in turn benefits all South Africans.” (SARS)
  Tuesday, 10th January 2023Read More

• How to Know if You Need an Office for Your Business (and How to Make the Most of a Lease if You Do)

  “In business, you don't get what you deserve, you get what you negotiate,” Chester Karrass, Founder of Seminar group Karrass.
  Tuesday, 10th January 2023Read More

• Simple Communication Tips to Boost Your Profitability

  "Communication is a skill that you can learn. It's like riding a bicycle or typing. If you're willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of every part of your life.” (American business speaker Brian Tracy)
  Thursday, 8th December 2022Read More

• What is the Metaverse and How Will It Impact Your Business?

  “Metaverse isn't a thing a company builds. It's the next chapter of the internet overall” (Mark Zuckerberg, Meta)
  Thursday, 8th December 2022Read More

• The Why and the How of Annual Price Increases

  Pricing power is important in business. You want your business to have the ability to raise prices as needed, especially with regard to inflation.” (Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr)
  Thursday, 8th December 2022Read More

• Is Your Pricing Model Killing Your Business

  “The moment you make a mistake in pricing, you're eating into your reputation or your profits.” (Katharine Paine, founder and CEO of KDPaine & Partners)
  Tuesday, 4th October 2022Read More

• Key Metrics Every Business Should Track

  "If you can't measure it, you can't improve it." (Peter Drucker)
  Tuesday, 4th October 2022Read More

• Top Ten Tips for Maintaining a Strong Cash Flow

  “Never take your eyes off the cash flow because it’s the lifeblood of business.” (Sir Richard Branson)
  Wednesday, 3rd August 2022Read More

• The Importance of a Good Credit Score

   “You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.” (Abraham Lincoln)
  Wednesday, 3rd August 2022Read More

• Choosing Accounting Software for Your Small Business

  “Creativity is great - but not in accounting.” (Charles Scott, Former governor of Kentucky)
  Wednesday, 3rd August 2022Read More

• Is Your Trust Registered and Ready for Income Tax?

  “A trust is a ‘person’ for tax purposes and is therefore a texpayer in its pwn right" (SARS)
  Wednesday, 3rd August 2022Read More

• Keep Your Business Simple!

  “Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it's worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains.” (Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple)
  Tuesday, 5th July 2022Read More

• Owe SARS a Tax Debt? Here Are Your Options…

  “Tax debtors are expected to take responsibility for their tax obligations and to organise their affairs in such a way as to be able to discharge those responsibilities when required. They should give at least the same priority to tax obligations as their other responsibilities.” (SARS’ Short Guide to the Tax Administration Act)
  Tuesday, 5th July 2022Read More

• Learning The Essential Art of Delegation

  “The really expert riders of horses let the horse know immediately who is in control, but then guide the horse with loose reins and seldom use the spurs.” (Sandra Day O’Connor, former Supreme Court Justice)
  Tuesday, 5th July 2022Read More

• Tax Season 2022 Now Open: Beware, This Year’s Deadlines are Shorter!

  "Few of us ever test our powers of deduction, except when filling out an income tax form." (Laurence J. Peter)
  Tuesday, 5th July 2022Read More

• BUSINESSES: LET’S ALL PRACTICE CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY TO REMAIN COMPETITIVE AND SUCCESSFUL

  “Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs” (Gro Harlem Brundtland)
  Thursday, 3rd October 2019Read More

• A TIP FOR ANYONE WITH TOO MUCH DEBT – TRY THE ‘SNOWBALL METHOD’

  Note: Even if you yourself are financially secure, please consider passing this article on to someone else who may be struggling with a debt burden – an employee perhaps, or a friend or relative.
  Tuesday, 1st October 2019Read More

• LACK OF A MEDICAL CERTIFICATE NOT ENOUGH WHEN DISMISSING AN EMPLOYEE

  Recently the Labour Court ruled in favour of an employee who was dismissed for failing to produce a required medical certificate. The employee had a history of absenteeism.
  Friday, 2nd November 2018Read More

• DIRECTORS BEWARE! YOU COULD BE HELD PERSONALLY LIABLE FOR DATA BREACHES

  Hacking into computers has become common place. In the United States it grew by 45% in 2017. Yahoo, one of America’s largest Internet search engines, was recently the victim of cyber crime and disgruntled shareholders are suing the directors for dereliction of their fiduciary duties.
  Monday, 1st October 2018Read More

• SURVIVING A BUSINESS CRISIS: CONSIDER YOUR TURNAROUND OPTIONS

  “Turnarounds seldom turn” (Warren Buffett)  
  Monday, 1st October 2018Read More

• WILL THE 21ST CENTURY REALLY BE AFRICA’S TIME TO FLOURISH?

  “We really need to have a third wave, and it needs to happen in sub-Saharan Africa" (Bill Gates)
  Monday, 1st October 2018Read More

• DO YOU NEED BUSINESS INTERRUPTION INSURANCE?

  Catastrophes like floods and fires do occur and there is insurance to cater for these types of events. There are two different types of insurance cover for these events – one to repair or replace the assets damaged (your normal insurance policy) and one to compensate you for the losses incurred during the time it takes to get the business going again. This latter one is known as ‘Business Interruption’ or ‘Loss of Profits’ insurance.
  Saturday, 1st September 2018Read More

• BEWARE: EMPLOYEE MISREPRESENTATION ON CVS IS GETTING WORSE

  Not surprisingly, considering what we hear every day in the news, employers are finding that candidate employees are more and more embellishing and misrepresenting aspects of their career, as well as omitting embarrassing aspects altogether.
  Saturday, 1st September 2018Read More

• EMPLOYERS TAKE NOTE - WE CAN STILL LEARN FROM THE PETER PRINCIPLE

  “Leadership is nature's way of removing morons from the productive flow" (Dilbert)
  Saturday, 1st September 2018Read More

• CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN A TIME OF COMPLEXITY AND CRISIS

  Events have moved swiftly in recent years. One of the largest South African conglomerates, Steinhoff, has virtually collapsed amidst allegations of dubious structures and transactions.
  Saturday, 1st September 2018Read More

• GOOD STAFF RELATIONSHIPS ARE JUST AS IMPORTANT AS PAY

  There are strikes seemingly now all the time and usually the dispute is over wage increases and benefits. On the other side of the coin, when employers speak, they often talk of the country’s skills deficit and labour laws.
  Wednesday, 1st August 2018Read More

• WILL CASH DISAPPEAR FROM SOCIETY?

  “Forewarned is forearmed” (Wise old proverb)
  Sunday, 1st July 2018Read More

• LESSONS FOR YOUR BUSINESS: HOW DOES THE WORLD’S MOST SUCCESSFUL COMPANY KEEP GROWING?

  Amazon is now regarded as the best company in the world – its market capitalisation is approaching R800 billion and its founder Jeff Bezos is the world’s richest man.
  Friday, 1st June 2018Read More

• RISK MANAGEMENT FOR YOUR SME

  "All courses of action are risky, so prudence is not in avoiding danger (it’s impossible), but in calculating risk and acting decisively” (Niccolo Machiavelli)
  Friday, 1st June 2018Read More

• PRACTICAL TIPS ON CASH FLOW

  “Never take your eyes off cash flow because it’s the life-blood of business” (Richard Branson)
  Thursday, 3rd May 2018Read More

• HOW TO GROW YOUR SMALL BUSINESS RAPIDLY WITH DIGITALISATION

  “Digitalisation - the use of digital technologies to change a business model and provide new revenue and value-producing opportunities” (Gartner Glossary)
  Monday, 2nd April 2018Read More

• MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A SHAREHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT

  A well-known attorney recently said he is constantly surprised by the number of shareholder disputes that could be quickly resolved if there was a shareholder agreement.
  Friday, 2nd March 2018Read More

• MIDDLE MANAGERS – THEY’RE VITAL TO YOUR SUCCESS!

  “The conductor of an orchestra doesn’t make a sound. He depends, for his power, on his ability to make other people powerful” (Benjamin Zander, Conductor and author of “The Art of Possibility”) 
  Monday, 4th December 2017Read More