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Are You Ready for a COIDA Employer Site Visit and Audit?

“The main objective… is to provide compensation for disablement caused by occupational injuries or diseases sustained or contracted by employees, or for death resulting from injuries or diseases…” (Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act) Most employers – and particularly smaller businesses and domestic employers – are not able to…
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How To Avoid Bad Customers

 “Happy customers are your biggest advocates and can become your most successful sales team.” (Lisa Masiello) Anyone who has started a business has had those meetings. The ones where you trade a dozen emails explaining what you do and how you do it, what your rates are and why you…
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Top Ten Tips for Maintaining a Strong Cash Flow

“Never take your eyes off the cash flow because it’s the lifeblood of business.” (Sir Richard Branson) Managing cash flow is often one of the biggest challenges business owners face and is also the reason for a concerningly large percentage of business failures. Cash flow can be defined as the…
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The Importance of a Good Credit Score

 “You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.” (Abraham Lincoln) A good business credit score is a critical tool in business success as it helps your business unlock, establish and maintain relationships with lenders, suppliers and vendors. It reveals whether an organisation should lend your business money,…
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Keep Your Business Simple!

“Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it’s worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains.” (Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple) It is easy in business culture to start believing…
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Owe SARS a Tax Debt? Here Are Your Options…

“Tax debtors are expected to take responsibility for their tax obligations and to organise their affairs in such a way as to be able to discharge those responsibilities when required. They should give at least the same priority to tax obligations as their other responsibilities.” (SARS’ Short Guide to the…
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Learning The Essential Art of Delegation

“The really expert riders of horses let the horse know immediately who is in control, but then guide the horse with loose reins and seldom use the spurs.” (Sandra Day O’Connor, former Supreme Court Justice) For years you have been working in the industry of your choice and now you…
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How to Prepare for and Manage a Business Crisis

“When written in Chinese, the word ‘crisis’ is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity.” (John F. Kennedy, 35th U.S. President) When people hear the term “crisis management” they immediately picture a PR team in front of the media defending a company from an unpredictable disaster,…
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