South Africa startups can now submit applications for the 2019 edition of The Chivas Venture $1-million global innovation competition. Chivas Regal announced the launch of this year’s edition on Monday (10 September). The innovation competition is aimed at innovative startups that are using business to solve social and environmental issues. The competition was first launched in 2014. A applicants...
Customer management for small businesses. You can have the best product, price or delivery channels, but if customers are not satisfied or feel that they have been treated unfairly, it can mean the end of a brilliant business. Most of the entrepreneurs I engage with customer satisfaction, is one of the least focus areas in...
Ever wished you had one place to save all the useful advice and ideas you are bombarded with every day? Frustrated with a desk piled high with receipts? See below a list of document management tools/apps you can use: Evernote - Evernote is the app that keeps your notes organised. Memos are synced so they're accessible...
There are many options available for startups to receive, send and track payments. With so many options to choose from, it could become hard to find one that fits your needs perfectly. Please see a few examples below and learn how they work: Yoco - With Yoco, you can accept card payments, process card payments,...
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SiMODiSA has partnered with Marketing Professional Eddy Fwamba to bring our entrepreneurs a series on what Marketing and what Branding is. Eddy will guide us in defining and finding ways to implement strategies to effectively market and brand your offerings. These videos and in conjunction with weekly think pieces on Venture Central Bites Learn more Source: Eddy...
You can have the best product, price or delivery channels, but if customers are not satisfied or feel that they have been treated unfairly, it can mean the end of a brilliant business. SiMODiSA has partnered with CEX Lab founder, Shaheema Adams, to bring entrepreneurs a series on Customer Experience for their small business. Shaheema...
A high BEE score is instrumental in achieving growth in a competitive and strained South African economy. FNB now offers you an online tool, in collaboration with Empowerdex, to easily determine your BEE score and acquire a BEE certificate. A BEE certificate is necessary for tender purposes, to compete in the private sector, to supply...
Complying with your tax obligations as a small business has been made a lot easier over the past few years. Turnover tax is a simplified tax system for small businesses with a qualifying turnover of not more than R1 million per annum. It is a tax based on the taxable turnover of a business and...
