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ADAM CRAKER
As the global toll on human life grows, so too does the toll on livelihoods and businesses everywhere... read
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EVAN-LEE COURIE
It is the integrated strategy that defines what approach and tactics you are going to adopt in running your small business. In the absence of a well-defined and well-developed strategy, your small business is doomed...read
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BRONWYN WILLIAMS
The current Covid-19 crisis has given businesses an opportunity to live up to new ideals (or not). The trend towards business empathy is one of the more encouraging trends we have observed in recent weeks...read
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ALLON RAIZ
As entrepreneurs, we need to be making the right decisions for right now to ensure that our businesses and our people's livelihoods do not become another casualty of the virus...read
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ISSUED BY BIZCOMMUNITY.COM
Self-isolation, lockdowns, working remotely and physical distancing can get you down. Bizcommunity is the daily 'virtual commute' that brings you closer to 19 industry communities... Read
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EVAN-LEE COURIE
#TheLockdownSeries: Eohan Lakey, founder of NOWNOW, a marketplace for local fashion designers and brands, shares his experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic... Read
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EVAN-LEE COURIE
#TheLockdownSeries: Tanya Long, Chief Operating Officer, shares with us how the coronavirus has impacted The Argility Technology Group... Read
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EVAN-LEE COURIE
#TheLockdownSeries: Sarette van den Heever, co-founder of Wijn, shares how the Covid-19 pandemic and the national lockdown has impacted the concept wine bar... Read
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EVAN-LEE COURIE
#TheLockdownSeries: Debbie Nortje, founder and managing director of Treedom Villas and Vardos, shares how Covid-19 has impacted this dream destination... Read
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THEMBA MTSALI, ISSUED BY SOUNDS DIVINE STUDIOS
This is the time where we need implementation, as to fight the Covid-19 once and for most... Read
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#StartupStory
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EVAN-LEE COURIE
Do you ever wish you could hear a lost loved one's voice just one more time? Or wish you knew what happened to the photos from all those family holidays and special occasions years ago? Read
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Business Plans
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LELEMBA PHIRI
We could not have imagined nor foreseen the global Covid-19 pandemic and the ensuing health calamities, national lockdowns and global economic turmoil... Read
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Times may seem bleak for small business owners, but this will be a real test of how malleable you are to change, and the most agile will survive... Read
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Community
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South Africa is taking the necessary measures to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic and financial institutions are offering payment holidays. However, what exactly is a payment holiday? Read
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Starting from checking your fund reserves to brainstorming with your team, here are a few practical measures you can perform to manage the rapidly evolving Covid-19 Crisis situation... Read
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Funding
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A group of businesses, led by Willowton Group and Al Baraka Bank, have joined forces to provide a much-needed lifeline through the creation of the Giving For Hope Foundation (GFHF)... Read
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HR
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NOMIHLALI NTSUNGUZI
In the last week prior to and during the lockdown, the number of people working from home increased, while some were sent home on unpaid leave. This has distinguished companies that have started adapting to the 4IR through proper systems from those that haven't adapted at all... Read
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MATTHEW KIBBY
Business changed overnight when President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a national lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Those businesses that are still hiring during this difficult time will also need to change their hiring processes and policies. Nearly every aspect - from interviewing to onboarding - has changed... Read
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Research Reports
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Local brands and products that embody homegrown heritage and represent support for local businesses are set to rise in popularity as consumers seek out trusted and transparent options... Read
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Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
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The Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) has announced guidelines for participation in the Spaza Shops and General Dealers support scheme... Read
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Warning that job losses could total 75,000 as a result of the Covid-19 lockdown, the Franchise Association of South Africa (Fasa) has appealed to the government to provide urgent intervention... Read
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Starting Up
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With sombre news dominating the headlines in South Africa and across the globe, it is easy to retract into the shadows, watching and waiting... Read
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KINGSLEY IGHOBOR
Up to 20 million jobs in the formal and informal sectors in Africa could be lost because of Covid-19, according to a new study by the African Union... Read
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The GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition 2020 gives hope and support to the agripreneurs on the African continent... Read
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ADAM KAMRADT-SCOTT
US President Donald Trump has announced the US is cutting its funding to the World Health Organisation (WHO) - a decision that will have major implications for the global health response to the coronavirus pandemic... Read
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Kaspersky Innovation Hub is starting a new round of selection for highly-specialised startups under the Open Innovation Program initiative... Read
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LUVUYO MADASA
Making democracy real for everyone is about being engaged with changing the world every single day... Read
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NIGEL GREEN
As firms and staff seek to readjust their financial strategies due to the coronavirus pandemic, employers, now more than ever, need to provide access to independent financial advice to their employees... Read
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Global spending on digital commerce is expected to drop by 14% in 2020, as Covid-19 lockdowns and reductions in consumer spending are felt... Read
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