Start-Ups

The shiny plaque above your desk. The accreditation in your email signature. The splash in the press announcing your accolade. Winning an award is a lucrative business and the payoff is great for any company, but the reality is that behind (and before) every win is hours of research and writing to hone the best possible entry that will convince the…

Starting a property firm can be challenging in these competitive and disruptive times. Yet with the right strategy and objectives and the ability to make good judgments and quick decisions, you can still make yourself a unique player in the market. People will always need to buy and sell property - whether residential or commercial - there is…

Technology and the internet have already drastically changed the shopping industry, but what does the future hold? Research has shown that between the years 2015 and 2017, there was an 85% increase in search for footwear reviews — showing that buyers want to learn more before they buy. Together with Frank Wright, a British footwear brand that…

Born on the 22nd November 1978, I was christened Sifiso Sithole, in KwaZulu-Natal north coast, eMpangeni. I grew up under my mother’s leadership, a retired nurse, with regular communication with my father, a University Professor of management in the United States. I am currently a married family man with a wife, two sons and a daughter living in…

New Data suggests the global business regulatory environment has changed dramatically in recent years. Per the World Bank Group, 119 of the 190 economies measured in the report Doing Business 2018 have enacted at least one business regulation reform in the past year. Of these, 79.8% implemented at least one reform for a second consecutive year…

Neil Robertson, CEO, Compleat Software Overchoice – also known as "choice overload" – describes the cognitive process in which people have difficulty making a decision when faced with many options. With the sheer number of choices available on the market, it’s a concept that many looking for invoice automation software are likely to be…

By Richard Foster, CEO of DREAM As technology advances, so have hiring practices. We have come a long way from the days of posting a job advert in the local newspaper and following up on a snail-mailed resumé with a landline phone call. Modern companies need to adopt hiring practices in line with the times, and for start-ups and…