Grow your wealth
Looking beyond guaranteed return products for inflation-beating returns As a business owner, you pour all your energy into making your concern profitable and sustainable. You deal with countless challenges every day, and often your personal financial planning takes a back seat, which can add to your already overloaded stress levels. When you do invest, the […]
The do’s and don’ts of business expansion
At one time or another, every business goes through a growth spurt and, whether it’s a multi-national corporation or an entrepreneurial enterprise, expansion is a tough process to navigate. The real danger for any expanding business is that it does so too quickly or in an uncontrolled way. When this happens, cash flow and customer […]
Celebrating entrepreneurial success at the 2013 EOY business workshops
In order to celebrate entrepreneurial excellence, Sanlam / Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year® (EOY) have been staging business workshops around South Africa to create platforms for entrepreneurs to network and learn from each other. During April, workshops were held in Nelson Mandela Bay, as well as Pietermaritzburg. In Nelson Mandela Bay guests were addressed […]
Estate planning and the business owner
By Clive Hill (Legal Adviser: Sanlam Trust) As a business owner, time-management is your greatest challenge. You need to focus 100% on your business, but can’t afford to lose what you have worked so hard to build up. At the same time, you want to do what is best for your family and, at the […]
Top tips for marketing your business in 2013
During an economic recession small and medium enterprises (SMEs) often adopt a survivalist mentality by focussing on cost cutting strategies that ensure short-term success but, ignore long-term prosperity. According to Gugu Mjadu, Executive Manager of Business Partners Limited, marketing tends to be one of the first spending areas to be cut when times are tough. […]
Protect your business; cover your assets
Any business operation is vulnerable when faced by unplanned crises. The crippling and unexpected costs associated with these risks are often compounded by failure to protect the business adequately through appropriate short-term insurance. Although the greatest losses are usually experienced when a business is not insured; under-insuring your business can prove to be just as […]
Entrepreneurs: the unsung heroes of the business world
Government has not yet been able to help solve the unemployment crisis in South Africa, which leaves the responsibility with the business and private sector to do the job. This was the message delivered at the recent Sanlam / Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year® workshop by Dennis Collins, a South African entrepreneur and business […]
Increasing business sales: tips from an expert
In the current challenging economic environment, SME owners and entrepreneurs need to do what they can in order to keep their heads above water. A sure method to ensure that a business survives tough periods is to increase sales or services, which will result in a direct increase in profit. Christo Botes, Executive Director of […]
Our 2012 winners share the benefits of entering the competition
The 2013 Sanlam / Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year® competition is officially open for entries! We asked our 2012 winners about the various benefits that they have seen as a result of the competition thus far, as well as their advice for potential entrants. William Duk of The Plantation Shutter Co: Overall Sanlam / […]
Welcome to 2013
Feed on the positive SME entrepreneurs! The Sanlam / Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year® team welcomes you to 2013! May we feed on the positive this year and not allow the eternal pessimists to shape us into a negative frame of mind. May we celebrate entrepreneurs and their relentless drive to grow their businesses […]