by Ben Pieters | Nov 1, 2022 | Governance
If you think compliance is expensive – try non-compliance. Most small businesses treat compliance as a secondary function with little consideration of the consequences. This approach is fraud with danger. It reflects a naive and narrow view of corporate...
by Ben Pieters | Jul 20, 2022 | A business perspective
Building a company from an idea or concept is no easy feat. The failure rate of startups is high. On average around 50% of all startup businesses in South Africa failing within 24 months. Several reasons apply but mostly due to the inability and inexperience of their...
by Ben Pieters | Jul 11, 2022 | A business perspective
Small business development will be the key to SA overcoming its chronic unemployment problem. Sustained growth is a prerequisite. We need to see dramatic improvements to the education system The containment of administered costs and a significant reduction in red...
by Ben Pieters | Jul 1, 2022 | SOEs
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 | May 6, 2022 | A business perspective
All small businesses must track their cash flows and develop financial systems. Luckily, using small business accounting services is an option available to you. You can use these outsourced and online accounting services available to fill these needs for you....
