SME Business Skills Brand and Reputation – Podcasts
The team discussed the importance of brand and reputation this week in the SME Business Skills show on Cliff Central.
Lean on me: the benefits of hiring an accountant on call
Picture this: You’re driving along the road on the way to an important meeting. All of a sudden you hear your engine sputtering. Your car lurches forward and then grinds to a halt. You’re stuck on the side of a busy road and you really need to get to that...
Entrepreneurial Passion – Podcast
Our weekly show with Adriaan Groenewald on Cliff Central has evolved to a longer segment where we chat to a leader, expert or entrepreneur about business skilss, do an interview with an entrepreneur and then chat to live studio audience of small business owners answering their questions about succeeding in...
Five things good leaders do on holiday
As I write this blog I am stretched out on a balcony overlooking a beautiful stretch of beach in Kwazulu Natal. It’s been a long year, and I’m looking forward to the opportunity to finally stretch out, relax, and enjoy the festive season. Most of us feel the same: the...
How a Financial Accountant can help you grow your business in lean economic times
Last week’s news that the economy grew a mere 0.7% over the quarter (undershooting most predictions of 1%) was unwelcome for many business owners in South Africa. Although this was an improvement on the previous quarter, when output decreased by 1.3%, the overall growth trajectory is underwhelming. The South African economy...
Why you should bring on a Cape Town Financial Manager when you branch out into the mother city
Climbing Mount Everest was once an undertaking reserved only for professional climbers in peak condition. Over the decades, though, this has changed. Climbing has become increasingly commercialised, and with that the chance to make it up the world’s highest peak has become a possibility for amateurs. Since the early nineties,...
A gap year for your business: brining on an interim financial executive
Take a walk down memory lane and think back to this time several years ago, when you were writing your last matric exam. It was a thrilling feeling: first, the relief of being finished, and then the excitement of what lay ahead. You may have started at university shortly thereafter...
Deck the halls: Three tips for credit management during the festive season
A healthy business outlays and receives just as in any relationship. At some points your business is in debt and at other points it’s delivering on promised orders and awaiting credit. The challenge for your business’s credit management is to ensure that you’re outlaying enough to keep transactions flowing, but...