by Ben Pieters | Jul 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
The cost of Eskom load shedding The cost of Eskom load shedding is running into billions per day. This week saw South Africa’s worst week of load shedding at Stage 6 lasting for several days. The last time SA had Stage 6 load shedding was in December 2019 and it...
by Ben Pieters | Jun 27, 2022 | A business perspective
Don’t study your competition – rather study winners in other sectors. Entrepreneurs do not focus on the competition. They are aware of the competition, but they aren’t worried about trying to beat them. In fact, a lot of them will help out their...
by Ben Pieters | Jun 17, 2022 | Personal finance
Cash out your retirement benefits The decision to cash out your retirement benefits when changing jobs is arguably the biggest contributor to many pensioners’ dire financial position. Millennials – the generation born between 1981 and 1996 – are most at risk since...
by Ben Pieters | May 30, 2022 | Capital efficiency
For decades, business schools did a brisk trade promoting courses on capital efficiency vs cash cushions. This meant striking the right balance between equity and debt at the lowest possible cost of overall capital. The lockdown in early 2020 suddenly showed capital...
by Ben Pieters | May 26, 2022 | Scope of works, Uncategorized
A Scope of Work approach A Scope of Work (“SoW”) approach is a project management document that regulates the cooperation between two companies. Usually, it is part of the contract or a service agreement. It defines and clarifies every aspect of the...
