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Recapturing Our Finest Hour

Recapturing Our Finest Hour

2015 was certainly something of a tumultuous year on many fronts, presenting a new year with a beleaguered economy; a…

The Most Digital Companies Are Leaving All The Rest Behind

The Most Digital Companies Are Leaving All The Rest Behind

The United States takes pride in being on the cutting edge of all things digital, and rightly so: American innovations…

When Who You Know Trumps What You Know

When Who You Know Trumps What You Know

For those of us who, by virtue of residing outside the continent, are deemed ambassadors for Africa whether we like…

China’s Slowdown: The First Stage Of The Bullwhip Effect

China’s Slowdown: The First Stage Of The Bullwhip Effect

For the last two months, global supply chains have been experiencing the first stage of a bullwhip effect triggered by uncertainties about…

Business Competition Has Not Gotten Fiercer

Business Competition Has Not Gotten Fiercer

It’s become part of the conventional wisdom. The internet and globalization have combined to render almost every company vulnerable to…

Savings Culture Can Boost Your Business – Expert

Savings Culture Can Boost Your Business – Expert

Cape Town – The development of a savings culture is not only appropriate for individuals, but for businesses too, a…

When It Pays To Think Like A Finance Manager

When It Pays To Think Like A Finance Manager

If you want approval for a new project — purchasing new equipment or computer systems, applying for a patent, building…

Exchange Controls Make It Impossible To Pursue My Work

Exchange Controls Make It Impossible To Pursue My Work

2The South African Supreme Court of Appeal yesterday found in my favour in a case about exchange controls. I will put…

Ignore The Advice Of These 3 People

Ignore The Advice Of These 3 People

Everyone has one and wishes they didn’t: the unwanted advice-giver who loves to stick his nose where it doesn’t belong…

Taking Advantage Of The “Youth Wage Subsidy”

Taking Advantage Of The “Youth Wage Subsidy”

With effect from 1 January 2014 employers can take advantage of the Employment Tax Incentive (often referred to as the…