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Over the past few years, I have come to appreciate the amount of complexity involved in running a business but from an unusual perspective – as a parent with kids in school. Going back just 10 years, most of the communication I received from my kids school was about...

The small business, aka a sole proprietorship business, in my opinion, is the easiest form of business to set up because it does not require a lot of formalities. It is also the most affordable form of business to set up when you are starting out. Usually, it does not...

Determining the kind of business to set up If you have decided that you are going ahead with setting up your own business, the next step is to determine what kind of business you should set up. This is an important question because it has financial implications for...

This article is aimed at anyone who wishes to set up a business for the first time, particularly in South Africa. In this article, we hope to be able to help you take the right steps necessary to set up a successful business and guide your decision-making. You may...

Whilst investors’ quest for returns steams ahead in a global economy whose prospects are increasingly challenged, isn’t it time to look at Africa more closely?  Traditionally, the continent has been viewed from a narrow perspective of commodity-based economies or...