How to turn your hobby into a business
So you’ve got a hobby that you’re really, really good at. You love doing it, everyone else seems to love you doing it and you’d like to see if it’s viable as a business....
Why a recession may be a good time to start a new business
Considering that South Africa won’t see the full roll-out of a COVID-19 vaccine until later this year, and is still reeling from the first and second COVID-19 wave, one might assume that now is...
Mentoring: a leg-up for startups
Having a mentor when you start a business can be as important as the actual product or service you’re selling. While the research on the positive impact of mentorship is clear, so many entrepreneurs...
Bootstrapping your business
Bootstrapping: A term used to refer to the process of using only existing resources, such as your own personal savings, personal computing equipment, or garage space, to start and grow a company.One of the...
Signs your side business could become a full-time job
During the national COVID-19 lockdown, many South Africans took up side hustles to help make up for a drop in their income or to make productive use of their extra time at home. If...
Take your side hustle to new heights
Side hustle. It's what you're doing when the clock strikes five, and everyone else kicks off their work shoes.It’s what you’re doing when most people’s days are over, and yours is just beginning. It’s...
From part-time project to full-time business
David Henderson's family were hard-working government employees, and business or money was never a typical dinnertime discussion. This meant that after school, Henderson followed suite and began studying a technical diploma in Engineering. After...
A recipe for success
Thinking about taking your confectionary hobby to a full-time baking business? The romantic idea that you will spend your days only baking perfect cookies is far from the reality of what it takes to...
Oct/Nov 2020 issue of Your Business out now – your free digital SME magazine!
The October/November 2020 issue of Your Business Magazine is out now, available to you free for online reading or download here.Some of our inspiring articles and features include:
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Checklist: Plan for your business success
It’s no secret that in order to succeed in life, there has to be some sort of plan. This obviously applies to business success as well. In fact, I would even go so far...
Business owner: Ways to pay yourself
There are four ways that the owner of a company can take money out of their business, and all four have different tax implications.When you become a small business owner, one of the most...
Business mentors volunteer to help struggling entrepreneurs
Business mentors are now available to entrepreneurs on the Mentor Hotline, a unique platform that was developed by SME growth specialists Fetola, in collaboration with FNB, to give South African entrepreneurs instant access to...
How young entrepreneurs can find inspiration
As President Ramaphosa noted in a recent newsletter to the nation, young entrepreneurs are finding the "silver lining to the dark COVID-19 cloud". Indeed, even at this dark hour for the world economy, opportunities abound...
Franc – A startup that believes investing is for everyone
There is this notion that investing is only for the rich, but the idea couldn't be further from the truth. Enter Franc.app - an investment app that was conceptualised in 2018 when an engineer,...
It’s vital to have the right bookkeeper and accountant by your side
In my field, it is disconcerting how many business owners I meet on a daily basis that don’t have the right bookkeeper or accountant in place, and are now paying the price. And I...
