5 Reasons To Never Overlook Your Business Plan
Get in touch 5 Reasons To Never Overlook Your Business Plan “How can I be so stupid?” (John Cleese recalling when he pitched the BBC to start the Monty Python’s Flying Circus show without a business plan) When setting out on a new venture or adding a new section to your business, it pays to […]
Interest Rate Hikes: How To Buffer Your Business In 2022 And Beyond
Get in touch Interest Rate Hikes: How to Buffer Your Business in 2022 and Beyond “The implied policy rate path of the Quarterly Projection Model indicates an increase of 25 basis points in the fourth quarter of 2021 and further increases in each quarter of 2022, 2023 and 2024.” (Lesetja Kganyago, SARB Governor) After cutting […]
Our Economic Outlook: Good News or Bad?
Get in touch Our Economic Outlook: Good News or Bad? “Prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future” (Niels Bohr, theoretical physicist and Nobel Prize winner) After shrinking sharply in the first quarter, the economy rebounded to show “record” 3.1% positive growth in the second quarter. Does this mean that quarter one was […]
The Top 10 Complaints Against SARS: What You Can Do To Protect Your Rights
Get in touch The Top 10 Complaints Against SARS: What You Can Do to Protect Your Rights “… the OTO commits to continue doing everything possible to ensure that taxpayers are not forced to pay a cent more than what is required.” (Judge Bernard Makgabo Ngoepe, the Tax Ombud) The list of the top 10 […]
AUDIT YOUR EMPLOYEE TAXES BEFORE SARS DOES
Get in touch Audit Your Employee Taxes, Before SARS Doe “One of our strategic objectives is to make it easy for taxpayers to comply with their tax obligations, and hard and costly for those who willfully do not comply” (Edward Kieswetter, SARS Commissioner) Earlier this year, SARS and the NPA (National Prosecuting Authority of South […]
6 TIPS ON SURVIVING THE FAILURE OF A BIG CLIENT
Get in touch 6 Tips on Surviving the Failure of a Big Client “Generosity is a virtue, but unlimited generosity is a fast route to bankruptcy” (Bret Stephens) Healthy cash flow is what keeps a company afloat. The ability to pay suppliers and staff, without risking the future of the business, entirely independently of expected […]
How 67 Minutes on Mandela Day Can Change Our World and Benefit Your Business
Get in touch How 67 Minutes on Mandela Day Can Change Our World and Benefit Your Business “What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead” (Nelson Mandela) Nelson […]
SME’s – Why You Should Consider Employee Benefit Packages
Get in touch SMEs – Why You Should Consider Employee Benefit Packages “Human resources isn’t a thing we do, it’s the thing that runs our business” (American real estate developer, Steve Wynne) An effective employee benefit strategy is more of an advantage to an employer than may at first meet the eye. Although providing benefits naturally comes at […]
Keep Your Business Simple!
Get in touch 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) It is easy in business culture to […]
Five Tips For Improving Your Workforce Management
Get in touch Five Tips for Improving Your Workforce Management “It is equally important to know if we have a happy and engaged workforce as it is to have a profitable bottom line.” (Vern Dosch, Wired Differently) Managing any workforce, but particularly a large one across many units, sometimes in multiple countries, is far from […]