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 | MATTHEW CAMPBELL Investing in digital tech may seem like a massive undertaking for businesses with limited budgets, but the benefits are significant, and getting started can be a lot easier and more cost-effective than expected... read |
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 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Musa Kalenga is one of eight speakers at the upcoming BizTrends2021 online event "Towards New Norths & New Narratives" on Thursday, 28 January 2021...read |
|  | JOHANNES MASITENG Filmspace, a local tech startup company, aims to make the industry more accessible by connecting professional filmmakers to property owners...read |
|  | EVAN-LEE COURIE With the curfew still in place and increasing fear around the new strain and second wave of Covid-19 infections, many restaurants are struggling to operate at a profit...read |
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 | The Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) has warned SMMEs and co-operatives against sending proposals and paying administration fees for the preapproval of funds to agencies... Read |
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| |  | SUHANA GORDHAN It's strange to write about advertising trends for 2021 when we've just emerged from a year of chaos. But chaos is perhaps, the only thing we can choose to come to terms with... Read |  | CHRISTELLE MARAIS While 2020 was dominated by the impact of the global pandemic, it intensified the ambition of organisations to become more sustainable... Read |  | |  | DAAN DU TOIT While writing this I am glad that I did not make any predictions for 2020 as I am sure that they would have all been incorrect. I fear that this year might be equally difficult to predict with many uncertainties... Read |  | BRYAN TURNER Amidst the general chaos of 2020, investors were hit hard. With economies around the world all but shutting down in March, activity ground to a halt... Read |  | |  | ANJA VAN BEEK 2020 has shown us so many real qualities about leadership. The one that will be most prominent in 2021 and beyond will be the role of the 'adaptive leader'... Read |
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 | STEFANO MIGLIORE By the time you read this, South Africa would have been in a state of lockdown for more than 300 days, and there is no end in sight; here or globally... Read |
 | ALLON RAIZ One of the most commonly requested documents throughout your entrepreneurial journey will no doubt be your financials... Read |
| Community |
 | Digital communication is a basic condition to keep millennials engaged and motivated in the workplace. But how do you successfully communicate on their wavelength? Read |
| Covid-19 |
 | JASON WHYTE In Part 1 of this article, we looked at the legalities of mandatory Covid-19 vaccine policies. Here, we consider whether compulsory testing of employees for the coronavirus is allowed... Read |
| Funding |
 | Despite prolonged global market uncertainty, Endeavor South Africa has reported significant growth in their portfolio of disruptive tech businesses... Read |
| HR |
 | RAJAN NAIDOO Analysts are predicting that 60% of SMEs will close before the crisis caused by the pandemic is over. Vital for job creation and growth, protecting SMEs during this period of economic turbulence is critical, but how do we do it? Read |
 | RENÉ SCHOEMAN In the industrial space, employee relations comprise three critical components which are inextricably linked: employee value propositions, employee wellness, and employee relations. To succeed in the fast-paced economies of today, organisations must employ advanced systems and develop innovative analytics capabilities to ensure these areas flourish... Read |
| Partnerships |
 | Distell and Invenfin have entered into a partnership with Releaf Pharmaceuticals to share ownership in South African cannabis wellness brand Rethink... Read |
| Research Reports |
 | The recently launched The Future 100: 2021 report spotlights creative innovations and top trends set to shape the next 12 months... Read |
| Small and Medium-sized Enterprises |
 | TREVOR GOSLING Business owners remain confident that the economy will slowly start to stabilise in 2021 despite the series of blows it took last year... Read |
 | JEREMY LANG The past year has taught business owners and small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMEs) some significant lessons in agility and resilience, making them better equipped for what they might face in 2021... Read |
 | The onset of the Covid-19 pandemic proved that small to medium-sized businesses (SMEs) are the backbone of the South African economy... Read |
| Social Entrepreneurship |
 | PAPAMA NYATI Launched in February 2020, Play Zuri Health Limited is a mobile health service that delivers first level medical services to its users through their mobile devices via apps, WAP, and SMS... Read |
 | 17 finalists will walk away with awards and grants up to the value of R1.3m. A total of R12.6m will be awarded... Read |
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 | President Joe Biden has been sworn into office, ushering in a new administration, new foreign policy and a new approach to US trade and investment in Africa... Read |
 | Kipeto wind farm has been connected to Kenya's national grid and will start generating power in the next week... Read |
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 | ZOE VAN DER VYVER What a challenging year it has been: a year full of forced changes, uncertainties, and unexpected plot twists. However, 2020 has shown how flexible, agile and indestructible event managers are... Read |
 | BRENT HAUMANN Great customer experience is understood by most businesses. By providing outstanding customer experience they know it will help their organisation stand out from competitors while fostering loyalty and trust... Read |
 | PAULA SARTINI Whilst the role of the marketing department appears to have evolved significantly over the past few years, fundamentally it is still about building relationships... Read |
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