How to improve your profit margin
By Jannie Rossouw, Head: Sanlam Business Market It is said that there is nothing new under the sun … and this is also true for business. The reality is that most of us need to be reminded about the options available to us, which may well improve the bottom line of our business. Have you […]
Ten tips for managing the lifeblood of your business
By Byron Jeacocks Regional General Manager, BUSINESS/PARTNERS Nothing is as important to the financial health of a growing small business as the constant, predictable flow of cash, because if the cash dries up, the business will die. Cash is to a business what oxygen is to a body – it simply cannot survive without it, […]
New Year, new flow
Cash flow management key to steering a clear course of business in 2018 A typical new year’s cliché is the commitment to resolutions – whether they be to start new healthy habits or break bad ones – something that is usually accompanied by the setting of new priorities for the year ahead. As much as […]
Ten financial tips for business owners in hard times
By Veroshen Naidoo Area manager at BUSINESS/PARTNERS Financial management naturally tends to slip down the list of priorities for business owners when the economy is booming, finance is cheap and clients are plentiful. But when the tide turns, your ability to control your finances, especially your cash flow, becomes probably the most important survival tool […]
Local entrepreneurs’ ability to save is a catch-22
Navigating saving methods for your business and personal finances By Christo Botes Executive Director, Business Partners Limited South Africans have always been scrutinised for their ability to save, and with July marking National Savings Month – an initiative by the South African Savings Institute (SASI) which encourages all South Africans to embrace the idea and […]
Local entrepreneur takes on ICT sector giants
Being a serial entrepreneur requires dedication and perseverance, as well as the ability to spot a good opportunity when one comes knocking. This is precisely what entrepreneur and 2017 Entrepreneur of the Year® competition entrant, Damian Michael of Innovo Networks did. Starting his career in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry in 2008, initially […]
Ten financial tips for business owners in hard times
Financial management naturally tends to slip down the list of priorities for business owners when the economy is booming, finance is cheap and clients are plentiful. But when the tide turns, your ability to control your finances, especially your cash flow, becomes probably the most important survival tool available to the entrepreneur. Veroshen Naidoo, area […]
Budget speech 101 with SA’s top entrepreneurs
As South Africa gears up for the 2017 National Budget Speech in anticipation of Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan to deliver Government’s planned expenditure and focus areas for the year ahead, a few of the 2016 Entrepreneur of the Year® competition winners shared some of their expectations for the upcoming speech. Johan Eksteen, MD of Agricon […]
Local entrepreneurs ‘wish-list’ for the 2017 Budget Speech
As South Africa gears up for the 2017 National Budget Speech in anticipation for Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan to deliver Government’s expenditure and focus areas for the year ahead, we sat down with a few of the 2016 Entrepreneur of the Year® competition winners to obtain their expectations for the upcoming speech. Michael Roberts, MD […]
What makes entrepreneurs go the distance?
Building your own business is not a sprint, but a marathon, with hills, headwinds, heat and dust. Those who succeed are not necessarily the fastest or the strongest. The successful ones are those who are able to endure. Anton Roelofse, regional general manager of Business Partners Limited (BUSINESS/PARTNERS), has over many years seen hundreds of […]