B-BBEE verification and SME Training and Consulting
SME support and training
Best Practice & Compliance
Business tip – values form the character of a business
The strategic importance of business values
Business tip ─ How your product or service guarantee can differentiate your business
A guarantee is a formal assurance (typically written) that certain conditions will be met; specifically that a product will be reinstated or replaced if it does
Checklists for buzzing entrepreneurs and SMEs
The perfect entrepreneur and business governance - checklists for entrepreneurs
Compliance in the hospitality industry
As with any industry, the hospitality industry has a framework of rules, regulations and guidelines for issues pertaining to human resources.
Department of Labour
Govt department dealing with labour/employment issues
Facing a VAT Audit? Make Sure You Have These Ten Financial Records at Hand
Ten items SARS will investigate if your business faces a VAT audit
Fire Protection Association of South Africa - For tips on making the workplace fire-safe
This link will provide answers to some questions on making the workplace fire-safe.
How safe is your Service Station?
To start or manage any business is challenging enough, but owning and operating a service station has added challenges.
Listen up Accountants! This is what entrepreneurs need from you
Accountants should play a vital role to the entrepreneur; but unfortunately they seldom do.
No Margin for Error: Health and Safety Affects all Businesses
A Practical Guide on Health and Safety in the Workplace
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,
Services Sector Education and Training Authority - Services SETA
Services Sector Education and Training Authorities have been established to ensure that the skill needs for every sector of the South African economy are identified and that training is available to provide for these skill needs.
Should you outsource your fleet management or keep it in-house?
Should you outsource your fleet management or keep it in-house?
St John's - provider of First Aid training and services across the country
Service provider of First Aid training to Small to Medium Enterprises
The Consumer Protection Act - Automatic Renewal of Contracts
The automatic-renewal clause within contracts in South Africa is fairly commonplace.
The Consumer Protection Act - Prohibited Contracts and Terms
The Consumer Protection Act aims to protect the rights of Consumers by ensuring that the environment in which they operate is fa
Understand recordkeeping and administration in a small business – Training opportunity
Learn how to setup a simple and effective admin system for your small or new business
Various ways to secure your business
Security exists in multiple ways. This is especially true for businesses and it is necessary for an owner to understand what she wants from security before sign
What is ISO, and why is it important for SMEs to get accredited?
ISO bring technological, economic and societal benefits. ISO help to harmonise technical specifications of products and services making the industry more effici
What is Occupational Health and Safety?
You can love it, hate it, comply with it or run away from it but the fact remains, Occupational Health and Safety are part of running a compliant business
Workplace fire safety
Guidelines on how to ensure fire prevention and safety in the workplace, including compliance with labour laws.
Your staff need to understand how to mind your business
Operational procedures, or the "how to" of your business, are extremely important.