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Business Leadership
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How Do I Become a Mentor?
Anyone can be a mentor, it’s a wonderful way to give back...
- As an entrepreneur I find that many of my plans don’t turn out the way I thought they would, often because of outside influences. How can I take more control over the direction of my business?
- I want to inspire my staff and grow a successful company. How can I be a great business leader?
- My business emerged out of an opportunity and things happened pretty naturally and organically. But how do I develop a strategy for my business to that it lasts?
Business Plans
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I Need Help Structuring My Business Plan
A properly structured business plan contains enough information but not too much.
- I need to put together a business plan for a potential investor and am unsure where to start?
- What is the best way to write a new business plan for a start-up? How detailed do I need to be?
- We need to draft a business plan. Should we include all the information prescribed by business plan templates found online?
Doing Business in SA
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I Need Clarity on a Memorandum of Association vs a Memorandum of Incorporation.
Changes to the Companies Act may have implications for your business.
Financial Management
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What Basic Book Keeping Habits Does My Small Business Require?
The shoebox approach to financial records just won’t cut it, you need...
- How important are financial records for a small business?
- I thought my business was making a much better profit than we’ve recently discovered it is. We have good customers, we are busy and our clients pay on time. Where am I going wrong?
- The printing in my office is out of control. How do I reel it back in and save on costs?
Funding
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Please Help Me Impress Funders?
You need to do your homework before approaching funders. We tell you...
Growing a Business
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How Do I Take on a Business Partner?
Choose the right partner for you and your business.
- We’ve recently lost a few keys clients and we aren’t sure why. How can I track if our other clients are satisfied?
- We are based in Cape Town but would like a national footprint. How important is it to have an office in each area you have clients?
- How do we grow our business without losing the core of what we set out to do and be right at the beginning?
Hiring & Managing Staff
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How Can I Teach My Staff the Value of Good Customer Service?
If you teach your staff how to treat your customers, you’ll have...
- As a business owner, I often feel like I don’t have the time to manage my employees or deal with customers. How can I get my employees to focus more on customers?
- How do I give feedback to my staff effectively?
- I want to implement yearly interviews to make sure my staff is happy and not likely to cross over to my competitor. What are some questions I can ask?
Import Export
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Is it better to import clothing from outside of SA or to buy clothing manufactured locally?
The South African clothing industry is the most labour-intensive segment of South...
Marketing
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How Do I Run an Effective Email Campaign?
Tailor your emails so that recipients open them and don’t send them...
- I have a small business and am new to social media. What are some do’s and don’ts I should know about?
- How can I get businesses to advertise on my website? I’m stuck with needing more traffic before I can get advertisers and need advertisers to help get traffic.
- How can I improve the exposure of my business? I offer a much better product in comparison to my competitors, but they seem to be get much more media attention than me.
Personal Improvement
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How Can I Achieve My Goals?
Review your business goals on a regular basis and you’ll stand a...
- What are some of the attributes of great entrepreneurs that I can develop in myself?
- I’m feeling bogged down by the little stuff in my business. How do I become more streamlined?
- I’m running my own business and am struggling with stress. How can I cope better so I can live to see my business succeed?
Personal Wealth
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I Know I Need to Start Investing for the Future but Have No Idea Where to Start?
Investing is one way of planning for the future, and it’s not...
- I would like to get involved in the property market. I currently have a full time job, but would like to spend my spare time learning about property development. What are some good entry points?
- I’m thinking about funding my new business with the money I’ve saved in my provident fund. Is this a good idea?
- Can a deceased bank account attract charges and penalties?
Sales
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How Do I Keep My Customers?
Selling more to existing customers is cheaper than finding new ones.
- I feel I’m a terrible networker. I have a great business that I know can add value to other SMEs, but I don’t know where to find prospects. Where do I start?
- I need to put a proposal together for the procurement department of a potentially big client. What will they be looking for?
- How do I tie my business’s products to a customer’s bottom line to keep them coming back?
Start-up Industry Specific
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I am looking to sell herbal products to health shops. How do I find the target audience for health shops in SA, and how do I approach the finances?
The first thing you should do is draw up a business plan....
Starting a Business
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How Do I Know that My Product is Market-Ready?
Developing a business model will help you decide whether your idea is...
- I’m in the process of finalising my business model. What are the most common mistakes start-ups make that I should avoid?
- I have been developing a product that I’d like to take to market, but every time I think I’m ready, I find something else I’d like to change. At what point should I just accept the imperfections?
- I’m currently conducting market research for my business. What are some of the most common mistakes companies make when do this exercise?
Success Stories
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How can I build a perfectly suited business, like Richard Branson has with Virgin?
Branson didn’t happen upon a perfectly suited business; he made his business...
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Monsanto SA: Kobus LindequeKobus Lindeque, MD of Monsanto in Sub-Saharan Africa, and...
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Productivity Lifesaver: The 5-Sentence EmailEliminating extra information from emails can help you reclaim...
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8 Tips to Writing Like a Super-Star.Maximise your marketing and learn to write like a...
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Paying Yourself FirstAre you one of those entrepreneurs whose business makes...
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Why Your House Is Not An AssetFrom a cash flow perspective, it’s actually a liability.
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SAB Gives Entrepreneurs Financial BoostThe SAB Foundation recently held its inaugural Innovation Awards...
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How to Start a Funeral BusinessRunning a funeral business can be lucrative, but you...
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