5 Building blocks of a business strategy
Business tips - how to develop a clear and concise long and short term business strategy
Staying in Business
5 keys to wealth and happiness
Tips on how to reach your financial and personal goals
Assessing your company's financial position
If you're not so clued up about the accounting and financial side of your business, you may not realise how an in-depth financial analysis can benefit your company. Learn how to get the most out of your financial information.
Becoming a mentor
Use your experience and expertise to help other small business owners
Building your brand successfully
Building a good image and reputation
Business Blues - consider your risks
It's vital to have plans in place for when things go wrong.
Business evaluation can lead to business optimisation
There is something to be said for making the time to investigate, evaluate and think about some critical elements impacting on the success of our businesses. These elements include service experience, business premises, staff, and the business image, which are discussed in this article.
Business Fitness Analysis
The Business Fitness Analysis (BFA) culminating in the Business Fitness Report (BFR), assists the SME owner identify their own high level business needs. The BFA is a questionnaire (created and provided by Sanlam) that requires mainly YES/NO answers and takes approximately 20 to 30 minutes to complete. It does not seek any private or business financial information, and covers financing/finances, business continuity, business management, wealth creation, employee benefits.
Business Strategy - your GPS for future growth
A business strategy is your GPS (roadmap) for future growth
Business tip – values form the character of a business
The strategic importance of business values
Business tips - What can we learn from the past
Business tips - look at positive results and successes first
Business tips – Calculate the value of existing and new clients
Business tips – measure the value of your clients to manage your business growth
Business tips – Ensure that you reach the strategic goals of your business
Business tips - How to ensure that you reach the strategic goals you have set for your small business
Business tips – Increasing your profit margin
Business tips to incresa profit margin; Calculate profit margin
Business tips: Capitalise on business trends
Business tips: Capitalise on market and business trends to sustain or grow your small business
Business tips: The roles I fulfill in my business
Working ON your business, not IN your business
Creativity and Entrepreneurship: What’s the Link?
How does the link between entrepreneurship and creativity work?
Entrepreneur longevity survey
Survey to establish the endurance of entrepreneurs when faced with hardship
Financial Fitness Analysis
The Financial Fitness Analysis (FFA) culminating in the Financial Fitness Report (FFR), assists the Small to Medium sized Enterprise (SME) business owner to ide
Financial Resolutions for the Small Business Owner
The small business owner should jot down resolutions that’ll make for a successful financial year.
Good Business Mentors are Worth Their Weight in Gold
In today’s challenging economic environment, mentors play a key role in growing businesses, supporting entrepreneurs and enabling SMEs to survive and flourish i
How good is your credit rating?
A clear credit history is necessary for obtaining financing.
How to meet the expectations of your target market
Before we can meet and exceed the expectations of our clients, we first have to determine and re-examine what their real needs are.
If all I did was just one of these things
Things to do every day to make your business work
Improving the value of your business
Building your business to create wealth
Know where to cut costs
Knowing where your business can trim its budget
Managing client relationships
Keeping clients happy
Moving your business to cyberspace
With the ever-growing world of online communication, at some point or another you may decide to establish a presence on the Internet
National Business Initiative - a voluntary group of companies promoting sustainable growth & development in SA
Voluntary groups of businesses and multi-nationals looking to promote sustainable development and growth in South Africa
New Year's Resolutions for SMEs
Business owners should make use of the first few weeks of the New Year to reflect on what worked well in the previous year, and what needs to be improved ...
Project management in a small business
Every small business needs a strategy for tackling any project.
Protecting your biggest asset - your business
Managing a small business's risks
SA SME Industry not for the unprepared – Macro and micro risks local businesses need to be aware of
Challenges such as strikes, load shedding and e-tolls reinforce the statement that starting and running a business in South Africa is not for the faint-hearted,
Set Goals for Your Business
Goal-setting is crucial to any business's success. Review this article to help you set short-term and long-term business goals and successfully achieve them.
Short daily meetings to improve the efficiency of your business
Taking time to plan each day can improve efficiency
Small business course
http://www.opencolleges.edu.au/courses/business-administration-management/small-business
SME Survey - South Africa SMME research provider
Research services for SMEs
Stay a step ahead of your competitors
With new businesses opening all the time and consumers getting more demanding, it's inevitable that you will have to compete with similar ventures for business.
The 5-step plan to improve your business
Hints and tips for improving one's business
Tips for mastering the art of networking
Here is some good news for business owners who are more comfortable with machines and production processes than with people: successful networking with people
Tips to deal with seasonality in your business
How to maintain profitability during slowdowns and seasonal fluctuations.
Where can I find a business mentor?
A mentor can be a valuable guide and sounding board when you are running a small business on your own. If you feel you need the services of a mentor, it's important to find one with a good reputation and the appropriate experience in your industry or problem area. So where do you start looking?
Why leaders fail
What not to do as a leader
You can lead your business away from trouble and back to success
With a clear and defined business turnaround plan you can put your business back on track to success.