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Financial Statements – are they relevant to my Business? 20 May 2013 | 11:36 am
Over the years, I have come across many a practitioner / entrepreneur who runs their practice / business and yet rarely glances at their annual financial statements – those things you do for SARS, or ...
Checklist for Starting a New Business 11 May 2013 | 02:27 pm
Benefits: The attached file contains a checklist for all the steps you should take before you start a new business. It's a "to do" list for starting a new business in much the same way that a grocery ...
Senior Management in a Family Business 9 May 2013 | 03:18 pm
Senior Management in a Family Business Senior managers are an essential part of the family business governance structure and their quality directly affects the company performance and family wealth. T...
Home Based Business 9 May 2013 | 01:52 pm
OBJECTIVE: In the past, jobs provided most everyone with a dependable pay envelope and long range security - but not anymore. An alternative is to go into business, yet most people don't have the conf...
Compound Interest Basics 7 May 2013 | 04:26 pm
Interest is the basis of modern capital markets. Depending on whether you are lending or borrowing, it can be viewed as a return on an asset (lending) or the cost of capital (borrowing). This tutorial...
5 Building blocks of a business strategy 26 Apr 2013 | 10:27 am
Everyone who has been in business for some time has a “recipe” for the formulation of a business strategy.In this article I share the primary building blocks of the business strategy framework I use w...
A process approach to service delivery 19 Apr 2013 | 07:07 am
This article is aimed at explaining a theoretical framework in practical terms. 1. What is a business process? Wikipedia defines a business process as a collection of related, structured activities or...
New Business Bill - South Africa April 2013 17 Apr 2013 | 09:23 am
A new draft law from the department of trade and industry proposes that all businesses in the country – whether formal or informal – register with, and obtain a licence from, their local municipality....
The Business Plan 10 Apr 2013 | 08:08 pm
OBJECTIVE: The business plan is the key ingredient for a successful business and is often ignored. This session shows you how to create an individualized business plan, and provides the tools to make ...
Expanding and Handling Problems 10 Apr 2013 | 08:07 pm
OBJECTIVE: A growing business needs to have appropriate expansion policies in place, plans to motivate key employees, and the know-how in handling common business problems. In this session you will le...
