“A leader’s lasting value is measured by succession.” (John C. Maxwell) Succession planning is preparing for the future of your business,...

“Meetings should be like salt – a spice sprinkled carefully to enhance a dish, not poured recklessly over every forkful. Too much salt de...

“Forewarned is forearmed” (Samuel Shellabarger, Prince of Foxes) The daily Covid-19 infection rate has decreased considerably over the la...

The South African economy could take as long as seven years to get back to the size of R5.1 trillion it was at the end of 2019 before Cov...

“It goes without saying that no company, small or large, can win over the long run without energized employees who believe in the mission...

“Cyber-Security is much more than a matter of IT.” (Stéphane Nappo, 2018 Global Chief Information Security Officer of the year) According...

Business start-up planning has been extensively covered over the past twenty years and longer, and without understating its importance or...

“If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is” (wise old adage) In the USA, $40 billion is lost every year to scammers. When you cons...

“When the best leader’s work is done the people say ‘We did it ourselves’” (Lao Tzu) Management is probably more of an art than a science...

How to Prepare Your Business Plan “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail!” (Benjamin Franklin) Previously we discussed why a busi...

In his recent State of the Nation Addresses, President Ramaphosa vowed to speed up economic growth. He has set several key milestones to ...

We all know times are tough and many companies are embarking on cost cutting exercises. Unfortunately, this is a necessary procedure but ...

Electricity has become a bane in our lives – not only does it increase in price by double digits each year, but we also face the ongoing ...

“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 busines...

“Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to mee...

“The CEO who misleads others in public may eventually mislead himself in private” (Warren Buffett) Companies that are sustainable in the ...

Note: As always, our employment laws being complex and the penalties for getting them wrong severe, take specific professional advice in ...

The greatest need in many small businesses is for cash flow. Picture this scenario: Three people start a business and after a few years i...

“Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time” (Terry Pratchett) Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being rolled out in many guis...

The business rescue provisions in the Companies Act are regarded as progressive and world class and there is evidence that it has worked w...