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Dealing with people who doubt your business idea
As you prepare to start your own business you will inevitably meet people who doubt your business idea. They may mean well but their comments can be a devastating blow to your self-esteem. You wil...
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The true entrepreneur
“The true entrepreneur is a doer, not a dreamer.” (Nolan Bushnell) Some time ago, I participated as a coach in a “thinkubator” for small and micro-businesses in Diepsloot. I was humbled. These w...
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Choosing a name for your small business
After all the hard work of planning, conducting research and fundraising, the small business owner may be forgiven for thinking that choosing a name for the business will be easy. There are those...
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7 common small business mistakes
There are untold mistakes that the budding entrepreneur can make when blinded by the excitement of starting a new business. The good news is that mistakes are all part of the learning experience....
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I'm a small business what IT systems do I need
Technology and tools have developed over the years to enable a truly mobile computing experience. This is great news for new business owners who don’t yet need a formal office location with all t...
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Retrenchment as an effective business tool
According to the University of Cape Town, 4 899 firms in South Africa retrenched employees from January 2008 to January 2009, with the majority of retrenchments occurring in companies with less th...
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How to Be a Bad Boss
I think there are many small business owners out there who became entrepreneurs not because they had a burning desire to be one, but because their experience of having a boss was so awful that...
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Respect vs. fear - which leadership gets the best
As a small business owner, getting the best and most consistent performance from your employees is a priority. The question is which tactic is more effective – a leadership style grounded in mu...
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Skills or talents – harness both
To successfully develop and implement a business concept, small business owners must possess various traits (and some would argue a degree of luck as well). Included among these are skills and t...
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Outsourcing: Your Tax
“Having your accounting and tax affairs up to date is a sound base for all successful businesses,” says tax consultant Joan Cain. Her Western-Cape based Tax Shop franchise offers a range of prof...