A recent crackdown by Nigerian authorities on South African companies has brought the matter of financial management into the spotlight. Last month, mobile provider MTN was fined an unprecedented $5.2-billion by Nigerian regulators for failing to register users. A week later, the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRCN) suspended the...
Entrepreneur and founder of Signa, Janine Appelgryn, who built her business from nothing to now being a nationwide business with approximately 100 employees, chats with Adriaan and Louis Groenewald, and Richard Angus on the SME Masterclass show on CliffCentral.com.
A little while ago, a Johannesburg-based friend considered investing in a water storage unit. His desire was to install a tank in his garden to catch rain and thereby always have an emergency water supply. After looking at all his financial commitments for the month, he decided to hold off...
A podcast from the SME Leadership show on CliffCentral.com where Richard Angus and Adriaan Groenewald chat to Prof. Shirley Zinn about Talent Management.
Michael Sedge, president of Michael Bruno LLC, a construction business based in Delaware, USA, was approached by a NAFVAC programme manager a few years ago. “We could really use a good design and construction firm,” he said. “Would you consider going to Djibouti?” “I looked at him and asked, ‘D-Ji-what?’” says...
The panel chats with Belinda Young, HR Director of The Unlimited – winners of Deloitte’s ‘Best Company to Work For’ in the Small Business Category for three years running.
American musician and songwriter Frank Zappa once said: “Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.” For many companies, that progress comes by looking for ways to expand. It’s tapping into growth opportunities as they present themselves, and learning whether they’re right for your business. For many South African...
In the movie Mona Lisa Smile, 30-year old liberal arts graduate Katherine Watson (played by Julia Roberts) takes up a position teaching the “history of art” at a snooty conservative arts school in Massachusetts. On the first day, Watson discovers that her uppity students have already memorized the entire syllabus...
Adriaan and Louis Groenewald, together with Richard Angus, speak with Andrew Butters of 'Pretty Much People' and focus on how to find the best people.
